Comments on: Thanksgiving Bird Watching With My Father http://www.birdsinyourbackyard.com/2008/11/thanksgiving-bird-watching-with-my-father/ Enjoying Birds In The Backyard And Beyond Tue, 04 May 2010 10:54:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mark http://www.birdsinyourbackyard.com/2008/11/thanksgiving-bird-watching-with-my-father/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Mark Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:12:42 +0000 http://www.birdsinyourbackyard.com/?p=47#comment-3 Hi Dona, Thanks for taking the time to comment! Yeah, it was so long ago that I last kept track of things I saw that there is no real way to quantify it anymore. Although my Father reminded me that I did have a pretty good list way back then. But, I figure by starting over I can really feel good about every new bird I see. And, now that my wife is involved we can share the pleasure of birding together. Hi Dona,

Thanks for taking the time to comment!

Yeah, it was so long ago that I last kept track of things I saw that there is no real way to quantify it anymore. Although my Father reminded me that I did have a pretty good list way back then. But, I figure by starting over I can really feel good about every new bird I see. And, now that my wife is involved we can share the pleasure of birding together.

]]> By: Dona http://www.birdsinyourbackyard.com/2008/11/thanksgiving-bird-watching-with-my-father/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Dona Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:52:57 +0000 http://www.birdsinyourbackyard.com/?p=47#comment-2 What a good idea -- to start over. I birded a lot before I had kids, but slowed down quite a bit afterward. Now that they are in their teens, I've begun to think about getting back into the habit, but have doubts about some of the sitings on my life list. Like, was that really a fox sparrow I saw in the back yard on Tennessee Ave or was it something else? I sort of felt that my "life list" might have been a "lie list" in some ways. But starting over with a fresh list is a good way to start, well, fresh. What a good idea — to start over. I birded a lot before I had kids, but slowed down quite a bit afterward. Now that they are in their teens, I’ve begun to think about getting back into the habit, but have doubts about some of the sitings on my life list. Like, was that really a fox sparrow I saw in the back yard on Tennessee Ave or was it something else? I sort of felt that my “life list” might have been a “lie list” in some ways. But starting over with a fresh list is a good way to start, well, fresh.

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