The Chase Becomes the Story: Part2
Getting to 500 state birds takes patience, consistency, curiosity and a "hunger" to see more. To know more. Getting over 400 new birds is doable over several years. I'd say for a general birder in Arizona, over 300 will happen with time and very little chase. 400 requires chases. But remember, these last 100 birds took me over 10 years to reach! We're still hanging out in the year 2016 for these next birds and end in May of 2017. In 2016, a new president would divide the country. It would be the last time that I'd get to visit with my Grandma. It would be the first time I began leading groups of people to find birds. Somehow, I found the time to officially get married. We'd take epic trips around the country and world. I'd meet my friends Homer and Khanh for the first times. I'd travel often with Gordon, Jon and Magill to find super rare birds in the state. I'd continue to learn more about Arizona habitat and I'd add several more of those ra...
