[va-richmond-general] "What's countable vs what counts" - Kenn Kaufman
- From: Larry R Lynch <birder6@xxxxxxxx>
- To: VA-Richmond-General@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 12:08:34 -0500
Greetings everybody!
Kenn Kaufman gave me permission to re-post this message from
BirdChat. It seems very appropriate to post it now with all of the
recent questions regarding whether or not the Barnacle Goose in
Northern Virginia is "coutable" or not.
I really like Kenn's proposal !!!
Larry
Larry Lynch
birder6@xxxxxxxx
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Subject: What's countable vs. what counts
From: Kenn Kaufman
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 23:28:20 -0700
A few days ago, when I was too preoccupied to weigh in, there was a
discussion on BirdChat about futuristic technology for "seeing" distant
birds and the resulting questions about just what would be countable on
life lists. How far can the light be refracted before your sighting
becomes artificial? What about electronic enhancement of the view? What
about image stabilization technology? It seems there could be an endless
number of arguments about just exactly what you can count.
I'd like to make my own modest proposal for true futuristic birding. A
brand new rule: You can't count it on your life list unless you've seen
or heard it AND done something to aid the long-term survival of that
species. Want to count that Swainson's Warbler? Maybe Houston Audubon
will let you contribute to their sanctuary fund. Want to count that
Snowy Owl? Write to your senator about protecting the Arctic Refuge.
What about those hot birds you saw in Ecuador? Better hook up with the
Jocotoco Foundation, or do something big for ABA's Birders Exchange. Or
you can make a whole slew of your local birds countable by fighting for
better protection of local hotspots, as Lydia Thompson has done in
Georgia, or you can take a courageous public stand on controversial bird
issues, like Barry Kent MacKay in Ontario or Tim Capone in upstate New
York. There's future birding for you: Don't just count them, stand up
and be counted.
Kenn Kaufman
Tucson, AZ
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