---- 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) > #################### > You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding > Network (Wisbirdn). > To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn > > #################### > You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding > Network (Wisbirdn). > To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn > > #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn