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I was going to say from someone that works in central Ohio during the week,
that around 250-258 is a good number.  That includes 1 palegic, 1 week
spring birding around Lake Erie, 1 trip South, and the rest around
home....that's my typical non chase bird list.

Steve J.
On Dec 22, 2015 7:56 AM, "Haans Petruschke" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Back in the 1990's Vic Fazio and I estimated about 250 or so just being
> dedicated  and going to appropriate locations. A good way to estimate is to
> look at a resource like "Birds of the Cleveland Region" 2004- Rosche, ed.
> and start counting.  Given enough time in the field you will likely find
> all the common and uncommon species. Plus some rare ones.  Also that
> reference is old so some birds have changed in status over the past
> decade.  Mostly increasing in numbers and occurrence with one or two
> exceptions like Rusty Blackbird.  So you are far more likely to find a
> Sandhill Crane or Merlin today than 10 years ago.
>
> Haans
>
> On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 7:05 AM, Jon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > To say that I have spent a lot of hours driving with my friends Kent and
> > Ben over the past 2 years would be an understatement.  During those
> drives
> > we have talked about birds, family, life, and everything in between.
> Here
> > is a subject that we began kicking around a few months ago and I thought
> it
> > might make for some interesting conversation here.  If you would rather
> > just chase reports of birds, then you can hit the delete button now.
> >
> > We started pondering this question:  How many birds could a person see in
> > Ohio in a calendar year WITHOUT using any outside resources?  Think of it
> > as a “Pure Big Year”.  Outside resources would include this listserv, all
> > social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), phone “hotlines” (yes, some still
> > exist), or information gained in any way outside of your own finding of a
> > bird.  If you aren’t the one who literally finds the bird on your own, it
> > does not count.  NO CHASING.  We think that historical resources such as
> > the Annotated Checklist, or Peterjohn’s Birds of Ohio would be perfectly
> > appropriate as this constitutes doing research in order to develop a game
> > plan.
> >
> > We often see folks getting over 300 birds in Ohio lately, which is a
> > pretty remarkable number.  Clearly a HUGE part of that is the ability to
> > chase the reports of birds found by others.
> >
> > So the question is:  How many species of birds do you think that an
> > experienced birder could locate in a year without ANY kind of outside
> help?
> >
> > Clearly, those who have been birding in Ohio for years would have the
> > advantage of knowing where and when to seek out species to increase their
> > odds, but that is what I mean by an experienced birder.  During our
> > conversations about this subject we have tossed around a few numbers that
> > we think would be possible, but I will not share them here so as to
> > encourage others to weigh in without undue influence.  There have been
> > county efforts that may be a good reflection of what would be possible
> > state-wide (like Jen Brumfield’s Cuyahoga effort).
> >
> > I am also interested to hear what kinds of pitfalls you can imagine for
> > such an endeavor.  For instance, how would you handle a trip to the
> > boardwalk at Magee Marsh in May?  How could you NOT be using the efforts
> of
> > others (clogs on the boardwalk around a Mourning Warbler) in that circus
> of
> > people?  How would a person cope with the psychological challenges
> > (loneliness, mental fatigue) of undergoing such a difficult endeavor?
> > Would photo documentation be required to make the tally “legitimate?"
> >
> > I truly hope that some of the excellent birders who call Ohio home will
> > weigh in on this thoughtfully.  I wonder if anyone would attempt such a
> > challenge?  I wonder if an optics or other birding-related company would
> > consider sponsoring such an endeavor?
> >
> >
> > Jon Cefus
> > Cuyahoga Falls
> >
> >
> > “Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from
> > the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent
> > disinclination to do so.”
> > -Douglas Adams
> >
> >
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