Snake Fingers Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 Up to 51!!! 9 away from my goal! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 This year has been exceptional for birding for me (probably why you haven't seen me on here as much 😁). As of 6/8 I have: 262 species in Nueces County 307 species in Texas 311 species in the ABA area 443 species in the World I'm hoping to break 500 for the second year in a row. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 Finally made it to 120. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 I'm at 274. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 I’m at 299 world, 264 for California, and 243 for my county . Before Colorado in mid July, I’m hoping to get to 310 world, 275 California, and 255 for my county. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Only nabbed 2 of my 5 target birds this morning. Dickcissel and Acadian Flycatcher. Sedge Wrens have been sparse around here, and Henslow’s have disappeared the past 2 years. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 I’m at 301 world(which is just SoCal and Florida briefly), 266 for California, and 245 for Orange County. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 Since my last update about a month ago, I've seen or heard 7 more species (bringing me to 194 species. The best one is the Roseate Spoonbill I saw in DC this morning. It was first discovered yesterday, prompting the finder to download the eBird app in order to report it. I'm 13 species ahead of where I was on this date last year. But, I've seen about 10 species earlier this year than I did last year, so I am not actually that far ahead. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 I'm currently up to 269 species for the year! Limpkin, Roseate Spoonbill, Western Kingbird, Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Neotropic Cormorant, and Anhinga were the most recent additions. Hmm, I see a pattern... minus the kingbird. Kinda funny all these birds were in Tennessee. Also, I randomly checked the Top 100... I was surprised to see I'm #6 in the state for 2023, with 233 (will be 234 when it updates with today's Limpkin)! For all time I'm at #106, with 7 species needed to tie for #100. Might be a more attainable goal to go for if hitting 400 species on my life list doesn't pan out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 19 minutes ago, Avery said: I'm currently up to 269 species for the year! Limpkin, Roseate Spoonbill, Western Kingbird, Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Neotropic Cormorant, and Anhinga were the most recent additions. Hmm, I see a pattern... minus the kingbird. Kinda funny all these birds were in Tennessee. Also, I randomly checked the Top 100... I was surprised to see I'm #6 in the state for 2023, with 233 (will be 234 when it updates with today's Limpkin)! For all time I'm at #106, with 7 species needed to tie for #100. Might be a more attainable goal to go for if hitting 400 species on my life list doesn't pan out. I just checked the Tennessee top 100 all time…that’s crazy. Here in California, to get in the top 100 all time you need at least 525 species on your state list. For my county all time, you need at least 315 species on your county list to be in the top 100. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 13 minutes ago, IKLland said: I just checked the Tennessee top 100 all time…that’s crazy. Here in California, to get in the top 100 all time you need at least 525 species on your state list. For my county all time, you need at least 315 species on your county list to be in the top 100. Yup, welcome to eastern birding! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 13 minutes ago, IKLland said: I just checked the Tennessee top 100 all time…that’s crazy. Here in California, to get in the top 100 all time you need at least 525 species on your state list. For my county all time, you need at least 315 species on your county list to be in the top 100. You have to realize, California has the most population of any state and with four states(California, Texas, New York, and Florida) having 31% of the US population, most states are going to have comparatively few serious birders. Even if percentage per population of birders is higher, it is nearly impossible to compete with such a drastic population difference. Also with less people birding you have less people spotting rare birds for others to chase making it even harder. Of course to really get a good view of the whole picture you would need to know the population of birders vs total landmass. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_population Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 55 minutes ago, IKLland said: I just checked the Tennessee top 100 all time…that’s crazy. Here in California, to get in the top 100 all time you need at least 525 species on your state list. For my county all time, you need at least 315 species on your county list to be in the top 100. We Easterns can only see what's here. Comparatively fewer species moves the bar down a bit for us in terms of what it takes to rank high, but that also makes it harder to rack up large numbers of county and state totals. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 On 6/29/2023 at 1:58 PM, Peromyscus said: Since my last update about a month ago, I've seen or heard 7 more species (bringing me to 194 species. The best one is the Roseate Spoonbill I saw in DC this morning. It was first discovered yesterday, prompting the finder to download the eBird app in order to report it. I'm 13 species ahead of where I was on this date last year. But, I've seen about 10 species earlier this year than I did last year, so I am not actually that far ahead. On Friday I visited two places, picking up four year birds, including the first Least Terns I've seen in maybe a decade. And Saturday I saw a Cattle Egret, bringing me up to 199 species for the year. I wonder what bird will be species number 200? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 Just now, Peromyscus said: On Friday I visited two places, picking up four year birds, Where’d ya drop ‘em off? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 At the airport where the Cattle Egret was the next day 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulK Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 For top 100 in Metro Vancouver you'd need 242, and for the province you'd need 338. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 3 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: We Easterns can only see what's here. Comparatively fewer species moves the bar down a bit for us in terms of what it takes to rank high, but that also makes it harder to rack up large numbers of county and state totals. Percentages. If you've seen 87.13% of the species in a county that is pretty good, on the other hand if you've seen 265 species depending on where you are that may be really good or not. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 #200! Caspian Tern, 8 of them, which I missed this spring. Last year I hit 200 in October. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Lark Sparrow and Sedge Wren got me to 191 for the year, in my County. Tied for 3 with 2 other years, so I feel pretty good about my pace to 200 for the year. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulK Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 This family road trip brings me up to 118 for the year, with two lifers so far, with some incidental birding during family activities. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 I finally got a Great Horned Owl this year! Last year there was one that would come out around sunset at the church on the corner of our road, but this year he was nowhere to be found. Even when I went up to NY I didn't see or hear them. And finally, after it poured for over an hour, I see one! It had stopped raining when I saw the guy, but I felt bad for him. He didn't look particularly dry, and his ears were all droopy like a sad puppy. Bird n 235! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 340 for the year, 272 for California this year, and 251 for Orange County this year. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 Been a little bit, but picked up Baird’s Sandpiper in a fluddle that a farmer managed to not drain. Also finally got a couple of Great Egrets. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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