What counts as a "sighting" is up to you (such a helpful answer, huh? ;D).
Some birders won't add a bird to a list until they've photographed it, even
if they hear it. Other birders count birds they've seen through binoculars
or in photos. And others still count just hearing a bird as a "sighting".
When I first started, I was a photo-only but over time, I've become a mix
of all three. I'm comfortable adding a species with completely unambiguous
calls/songs (Great Horned Owl, Chuck-wills-widow) to my Life List even if I
don't see them now. When I go out birding, for the purposes of eBird, I'll
count common species I hear but don't see, I'll use my binoculars most of
the time, but if it's something I can't ID right away, I take a photo or
make a recording.
-Lisa
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On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 11:29 AM, Zwicky, Eric <ezwicky2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi all, third question from me, this one regarding a sighting.
Almost every night I hear a barred owl in the alley behind the house. A
couple evenings ago I went out with my binoculars, still with a bit of
faint light in the Western sky, and was able to find him. All I could
make out was his silhouette through the branches against the faint sky, but
I saw him move his head so I know it wasn't just a clump of branches or
whatever.
Does that count as a "sighting"? I don't keep a life list or anything,
so it's not critical, it just got me curious about the criteria.
Thanks,
Eric
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