That's right, the yard list is the exception. For most geographical
entities, whether abstract (nation, province, state, township, city,
village, school district...) or physical (like the Cayuga basin), a
bright line is presumed, and your bird is either inside or its
outside the line. But the "yard" is more whimsical: its boundary
expands and contracts with weather, lighting, and the availability of
sanctioned instruments (which might include optics, sky-microphones,
helium balloons, etc.), and so your bird is always in!
-Geo
On Mar 30, 2011, at 8:08 PM, RICHARD JILL WOOD wrote:
Note that a state bird is different. For example, if you are in
Maryland and you see a Neotropic Cormorant on the other side of the
Potomac in Virginia, the Cormorant is NOT a Maryland bird.
For the record, I have seen a Neotropic Cormorant on the Potomac.
He was in the Maryland side, however.
Richard
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Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Short-eared owl
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:15:10 +0000
A yard bird is anything you identify by hearing or seeing it while
you are on your property. The bird can be as far as you can see or
hear. Congratulations.
--Dave Nutter
On Mar 30, 2011, at 04:03 AM, M & K Mannella <[email protected]>
wrote:
Last night just before dark we had a SHORT-EARED OWL make a couple
of circles around the house.
(does that count as a "yard bird" or does it have to actually land
to be counted?)
Michele
Interlaken/Ovid
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