I had the pleasure of seeing a Bar-headed Goose this weekend, a very striking bird. It was in an open aired enclosure mixed with other local captive and wild birds. I was thinking, what if I saw this bird in the wild, would I add it to my list? There are a lot of birds that have been brought over from other counties that have either escaped or have been released and are doing quite well in this country/state. The Ring-necked Pheasant, some Sparrows, Parakeets, Gray-lagged Goose, etc. are all doing quite well in this country/state. Some birds are on lists and in books others are not. My question is this, at what point do you count these birds? How many generations will it take, if ever, before they become part of a list of birds to see in this country/state? Looking for your thoughts. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]