Well, I'll chime in. I live in northern Virginia (unfortunately) but bird a lot in Fauquier County as that's where I did my thesis research and it's far enough out of the major populus to give me the allusion that I don't live amongst the masses. My Fauquier list is higher than any other county at 220. Lately I have been concentrating on the four counties surrounding where I live - Fairfax (207), Loudoun (176), Prince William (207) and Fauquier trying to get at least 200 in each. I'm almost there. I also have lists for the other counties in which I bird a lot - Highland, Northampton, and Accomac. I add a few to each of them whenever I go west or east as the case may be. Mainly due to Mike and Todd's obsession, I've started keeping track of birds I see in every county now (haven't started on the independent cities - I just can't embrace them yet). None of those are as high as my local counties except Northampton which is my favorite place to bird away from home. So there it is. Sue -- Susan Heath Fairfax County Centreville, VA sheath@xxxxxxxxx va_co_birding is hosted by FreeLists. To change your settings or unsubscribe, visit www.freelists.org To post to the list (subscribers only), send email to va_co_birding@xxxxxxxxxxxxx