But before Lin Wen-hung began the Kenting survey, no survey records had been kept of birds of prey in Kenting, so although people knew not to miss the National Day Bird in October, if one asked them how many there were, they could only guess or describe in exaggerated terms.
國內推動墾丁賞鷹已十幾年，在林文宏前往墾丁調查之前，卻從未全面建立墾丁猛禽的普查資料，人們只知道不要錯過十月的國慶鳥，但若問數量有多少？只能猜測、或以誇張的口吻形容。