(OK, folks, stop blushing and get your minds outta the gutter!)
How big is your L I S T ???
I was just amending my posted life list to include the Red-Necked Grebe I scored yesterday in Indianapolis. And in reading through the replies to that thread, I saw again where several others had posted the size of their personal lists.
Given that there are over 8000 species known (and more remaining to be found), I'm just curious as to what YOUR life list totals up to.
With the global reach this forum has, and the travel that many of you do, I'm sure there are some totals that will be just amazing!
That said, however, I wouldn't want anyone to be embarrassed because they have a relatively small number. Birding is all about the enjoyment of the birds, and the joy they bring YOU, in my book. Low esteem and humility are not allowed here! Remember, even the birders with the astronomical totals once had only 15 or 37 or 88, long before they reached three and four-digit totals!!
So, I'll start:
I have a life total of 199, as of 4-20-03, with the list including birds seen in Indiana, Ohio, and California, USA.
'Fess up, now. How about YOU?
