On Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM Bill Fontenot via groups.io
<williamrodneyfontenot...> wrote:
> Nan, I well remember the year long yard list challenge! Wasn’t it our old
> friend John Sevenair who initiated that?
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> Living in the woods along Bayou Vermilion at the time I figured I’d do
> well — even vs Remsen, Cardiff, and Dittmann who were living in the woods
> around Bayou Paul (Iberville parish). I worked my ass off to get to 100 sp.
> That was my goal. I made it to 101. Felt smug — till I saw Cardiff/Dittmann
> post something like 199.
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> Them was fun times!
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> Bill Fontenot
> 500 Saint Catherine St.
> Lafayette, LA 70506
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> > On Jul 9, 2026, at 12:01 PM, Nancy L Newfield via groups.io <nancy=
> <casacolibri.net...> wrote:
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> > LABIRDers,
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> > Who among us doesn't keep lists? Life list? Country list? State list on
> > down to parish and yard? I've kept lists of birds that I've seen even
> > before my husband and I moved into our current residence in old Metairie
> in
> > 1970 . . . and I've regretted not keeping a list earlier than that . . .
> > OCD anyone?
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> > Well, over the years, listing has been everything from casual to manic,
> > mostly manic. I recall LOS once 'sponsoring' a yard list challenge. No,
> I
> > think the year was 1990 or 1991. Anyone recall?
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> > Of course, the more one tallies, the less there is to tally though we've
> > added more species to the Louisiana list. I was pleased to add a flyover
> > Limpkin to my yard list while having morning coffee in 2025. What more
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> > one hope for???
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> > On 5 July, very unexpectedly, I looked out of the back window of my
> office
> > AND, THERE WAS AN ADULT PURPLE GALLINULE!!! Score.
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> > It didn't show the next day, so I thought it was indeed a fluke, but I've
> > gotten brief views every day since.
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> > Maybe LOS should have another yard list challenge for 2027?
> >
> > NLN
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> > Nancy L Newfield
> > Casa Colibrí
> > Metairie, Louisiana USA
> > <nancy...>
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