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  1. Lerxst

    Do you count heard only birds on your life list?

    Of my 5,006 lifers, I was only able to get audio recordings for 966 of them so far. So I guess only about 20% of my birds have been 'properly ticked' by the standards that I'd apply if I was being a stickler. I estimate that about 1% of my lifers fall into the heard-only bin overall, so about...
  2. Lerxst

    Do you count heard only birds on your life list?

    I know a birder who has been 100% blind from birth. I have had the privilege to go birding with him. He loves birds no less than anyone here, even though he has no concept of what "blue' even means, for example. While it would be absurd to say that he isn't missing anything due to his...
  3. Lerxst

    Do you count heard only birds on your life list?

    Not 'inherently less reliable' for an Alder vs Willow Flycatcher.... Yes, you point out challenges but I find these less daunting than the visual ones. Nothing ever works perfectly. But in the end, the question is only this: can I identify the bird with high confidence? Confidence sufficiently...
  4. Lerxst

    Do you count heard only birds on your life list?

    Option 1, of course. Vision is no more inherently valuable than hearing. If you are willing to tick a bird you saw but never heard, why is the reverse not acceptable? If I had to go one way on this, I would say that to see but not hear a bird is by far the inferior experience. Unlike the mere...
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