Re: $$$$ blues...
Emily Joyce (ejoyce@toad.net)
Fri, 30 Oct 1998 20:17:46 -0500
I think Clements had an advantage. When I went with VENT to
Panama, Clements was on the trip. If I remember correctly, he
commented about having his own plane and having a pilot's
license. Still costs mega-bucks, but it enhances one's flexibility
a great deal!
Emily Joyce
Marcia Watson-Whitmyre wrote:
> Gregory B Miller wrote:
>
> > The big OUCH! This has been my biggest hurdle. I never dreamed of
> > spending this much on birding in North America in a year...
>
> On the flyleaf of Clements' Checklist of Birds of the World, it says that
> in 1989, Clements did a worldwide big year totalling 3,631 birds. It was a
> record at the time but I don't know if it has been surpassed. Can you
> imagine - that's an average of almost 10 new birds each day! But also
> imagine what it must have cost!!! Now, Greg, I hope I haven't given you
> any ideas about trying for THAT record...Marcia Watson-Whitmyre
> Cecil County
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