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  1. temmie

    HBW Illustrated Checklist

    I totally agree with your last post, Andy. Especially about the independent vs. guided travel. There is a way to remember as much from guided travel, i.e. prepare as well, but most people (including me) get lazy in their preparation by the idea of a guide showing you everything.
  2. temmie

    HBW Illustrated Checklist

    I feel personally that keeping a list helps remembering what you saw, where you saw it and, last but not least, how it looked like. In this way, you have a firmer grip on the species in a new destination, whether you saw them before or not...
  3. temmie

    HBW Illustrated Checklist

    Robert, I would advise you to still have your data either in an online system (like I do with observado), either in an offline program (like scythebill). In this way, future splits and lumps are automatically processed with updates of the IOC / Clements / ... list. No obligations whatsoever...
  4. temmie

    HBW Illustrated Checklist

    Well, I use the willybase (something similar to Scythebill) but back in the days I didn't upload my sightings always with ssp. information. So with the HBW, I routinely check for each family / genus what has changed and wether I still need something in a certain area and how it looks compared to...
  5. temmie

    HBW Illustrated Checklist

    Without this book, you would have to buy some other guides from nearby countries other than Costa Rica and put the maps together in order to know what species are 'hard' targets and what species have back-up sites in other countries + with all the splits and illustrations of ID-able subspecies...
  6. temmie

    HBW Illustrated Checklist

    You aren't too shy to give a well-founded review of this book that I, and with me many world birders find rather excellent and worth the money, are you? ;)
  7. temmie

    HBW Illustrated Checklist

    I received mine yesterday. I ordered it roughly 1 week ago (not more). I like it (my review-writing skills are a bit lacking I know!). You will like it. I am still contemplating writing notes in the book. My better half told me I shouldn't do that in a book this expensive...
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