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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mysticete" data-source="post: 3348416" data-attributes="member: 67784">Green birding is pretty awesome...while most of my birding is alas not car free I do try minimize how far I travel and so try to avoid spending a lot on gas. and of course I take public transit a lot for work and sometimes birding.I do think adding points to different levels of birding just results in less "trying to waste less energy while birding" and more arguing over the merits of different approaches, or looking for ways to game the system.Some years back I actually ran into a family of birders that were doing a green big year, and had managed to bike a considerable distance across the country. You can certainly rack up a respectable total in the year if you have the time and energy to do so.</blockquote>