Another list -- Birds on DU??

[Catbird]

I posted the following on the DU lounge in response to a frivolous thread on lists and thought it should go here as well. If there's an easier way to cross post than cutting and pasting, I would appreciate advice.

Endless lists -- take up birding

Many of you probably know that serious birders keep life lists of all the bird species they have ever seen. However, really serious birders (or merely obsessive ones) keep additional lists: year lists, state lists, state year lists, county lists, county year lists, birds heard lists, birds photographed lists, yard birds, day lists, birds seen from cars, birds on TV programs, etc., etc. There are also total ticky lists for geographical regions, which sum up several other lists for subregions. (For example, the sum of all your state lists). In addition to personal counts, there are ample opportunities for group counting.

It helps to be able to identify the birds, but that's not absolutely essential. A database system or specialized software is highly desirable.

Maybe I need a list of birds mentioned on DU.

[XemaSab]

1. I posted a pic of a

greater sandplover the other day....