life list
Species sighting record
A life list is a cumulative record of all the species someone has observed, most commonly used by birdwatchers tracking every bird species they've ever identified: She added the painted bunting to her life list.
The term extends to other pursuits—butterflies, wildflowers, national parks visited.
A life list grows over a lifetime and never resets, distinguishing it from annual or location-specific counts.
Itemized verification guide
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- sightingInstance of perceiving something
- liferPrisoner without release
- twitchingInvoluntary muscular contractions
birding · ornithology · tick · tally · field guide · rare · endemic · vagrant
Intended end results
- dreamsInvoluntary sleep visions
- experiencesEvents personally lived through
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- travelMovement between locations
achievements · destinations · aspiration · milestone · ambition · accomplishment · skydiving · safari
checklist
Itemized verification guide
twitching · birding · ornithology · tick · tally · field guide · rare · endemic · vagrant · binoculars
goals
Intended end results
- dreamsInvoluntary sleep visions
- experiencesEvents personally lived through
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
travel · achievements · destinations · aspiration · milestone · ambition · accomplishment · skydiving · safari · aurora
- birdingbirding, bird watching, birdwatcher, birder, binoculars
- birdwatching gearbinoculars, field guide, spotting scope, checklist, bird blind
- birding slanglifer, tick, twitch, twitcher, dip
- seabirdspenguin, penguins, pelican, pelicans, seagull
life listfield guide
Portable species identification manual
identification guide · bird book · reference book · want list · reference guide
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