Many here travel far and wide to photograph birds. I came across this article in NYT - Science Times section describing a project by conservation organizations seeking help finding birds on their Lost Birds List. Some of you here might enjoy this:
www.nytimes.com
Scientists Made a List of Lost Birds and Now They Want Us to Find Them
Some 144 bird species had not been seen in at least a decade, but a project by conservation organizations proposes they all may still be hidden somewhere in the wild.