Just finished entering my life list into the AviSys database software. Up to now, I simply wrote them in a book. Problem is, I made some early mistakes, forgot to include some common birds, and that early discombobulation skewed the numbers. Even with eliminating four birds I had seen in France because they appear to be the same species as N.A. birds, my list jumped from 401 to 410, with the ABA hovering at 399! I'm so glad it skewed up, pathetically shallow as I am.
So. Testing you all for pure psychic ability, since you don't know most of what I've already seen, what do you think will be my 400th ABA bird? If you guess and I've seen it I'll tell you, so we can keep the game going.
If you hit it, I'll send you a prize (really).
Posted by MadMonk at April 7, 2004 05:07 AMOK, some hints. #400 will almost certainly be in Arizona and also almost certainly a migrant. And those who bird with me frequently are banned from the prize!
Here's how the lifers progressed:
#100: Wood Thrush
#200: Dickcissel
#300: White-winged Dove
#400: Purple Sandpiper
Are you guys weird like that? Marking milestones?
Posted by: Mad AZ Monk at April 7, 2004 08:02 PMcrescent-chested warbler
Posted by: andy at April 8, 2004 04:11 AMExcellent guess! My friend Tom and I went down to Madera Canyon last May chasing this bird and missed it. I picked up 10 other lifers on that trip, so who cares?
There is another Mexican stray being reported at Madera. That's your next clue.
Posted by: Mad AZ Monk at April 8, 2004 05:44 AMNorthern Beardless-Tyrannulet ?
Posted by: Gunnar Engblom at April 8, 2004 08:27 AMAnother good guess, but I got it on Patagonia Creek (on the nest!) last year. Try again.
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