I've never been much of a "lister" but, just for fun, I've decided to see how many species I can total during the year here in Utah. I'm sure things will be lean for a couple of months until migrants begin to make their way north, but 50 or more could be possible. I don't intend to treat as some kind of "big year" where I chase across the state based upon some vagrant showing up at a marsh near Salt Lake. Nor will I limit it to what I see within a few miles of the park. I've created a special category - 2008 Utah Birds - if you care to follow along and, when I write about Utah birds in an entry, will note the total plus update this entry and the table when I add a new species. Of course it may all be futile because I really don't know at this point if I will still be at Bryce come May (since I will have to compete for a summer position). But, we'll see where it all goes . . .