[wisb] Re: Last Call for Totals

  • From: <rcd2@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Wisbirdnet <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, trschultz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 9:15:21 -0500

---- Tom Schultz <trschultz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> Bob,
> 
> Do you have rules/guidelines for which birds are countable for these list 
> totals?  It might be helpful to know what the standards are, so that 
> comparisons of published list totals do not compare "apples with oranges."
> 
> For example, should Whooping Crane be included on anyone's list?
> 
> Should Barnacle Goose be included on anyone's list?
> 
> Should identifiable subspecies (e.g. "Audubon's Warbler") be included on 
> anyone's list?
> 
> Should hybrids (e.g. "Nelson's Gull" or "Sutton's Warbler") be included on 
> anyone's list?
> 
> Should birds that have not been accepted by the WI Records Committee be 
> countable?
> 
> Are there other bird species that should or should not be included in these 
> totals?
> 
> Is it up to the individual birder as to what is counted for their lists?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Tom Schultz
> Green Lake Co.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: rcd2@xxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 10:33 PM
> To: Wisbirdnet
> Subject: [wisb] Last Call for Totals
> 
> The deadline for sending totals for the WSO Birder is Feb. 15.  Any birder 
> can participate provided they meet the thresholds.  Birders can submit their 
> totals by back channeling to this email address.  The totals to be printed 
> are --
> 
> 1. 2012 Wisconsin Year Total (Threshold 200)
> 2. Wisconsin Life Total (Threshold 200)
> 3. ABA Life Total (basically all North American Birds seen north of Mexico 
> and the Caribbean) (Threshold 400)
> 4. 2012 BIGBY (number of species seen from a central location without use of 
> motorized vehicle) (Threshold 100)
> 5. Life Total for any of Wisconsin's 72 Counties (Threshold 125)
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