Surfbirds Life and Year List Rankings

2005 North American (ABA) Year List Showing Records 1 through 31 of 31 Total Records Rank Name Nationality Total Highlights 1 Sandy Komito United States 852 2 Edge Wade US--MO 539 Tropical Kingbird, TX. final update, 17 Jan 06 3 Chris Charlesworth Canadian 524 Barn Owl and 68 other species on the Osoyoos CBC. 4 Brandon Percival Colorado 523 Birded in TX, AZ, CO, NM, MA, NH, VE, ME, NB, AK, NV, UT, NE, IA, KS, CA, FL. Updated on 31 December 2005. 5 Steve Gross US (TX) 517 11/5 Cassin's Auklet, Buller's Shearwater, Fork-tailed Flycatcher 6 Richard Hall A Brit abroad 515 Year's Highlights: Eye-popping views of Great Gray, Hawk, Boreal and Snowy Owls. Latest: Laysan Albatross at Pt. Arena, a very obliging Ovenbird in Yolo County 7 Tim White USA 497 6/26/05 - Flame-colored Tanager, Yellow-billed Loon in GA, latest Cory's Shearwater in SC 8 Joyce Bathke US-MO 486 10Dec05 9 Erik Enbody USA- MI 480 Northern Saw-whet Owl and Boreal Chickadee a great way to end this most excellent of years. Visited TX, NJ, GA, FL, SD, and WA 10 Terry Hunefeld San Diego 445 445 ABA birds 11 Chad Witko USA- NY 417 Yellow-billed Loon, Dark-rumped Petrel, Parkinson's Petrel, Tufted Duck, King Eider, Sabine's Gull, Clay-colored Robin, Painted Redstart 12 Howard Laidlaw UK/Texas 416 Alaska 13 Tom Auer MN 414 Final as of 12/31/05. 14 Andy Boyce Colorado 410 11/26 15 Scott Kennedy UK (AZ) 395 birded AZ, CA, NM, OR, Black-capped Gnatcatcher, Slate-throated Redstart 06/01,Island Scrub-jay, Harlequin Duck, Tufted Puffin (Lwr 48 #600), Black-backed Woodpecker 16 Jim Holmes, Jr. USA (Calif) 391 Social Flycatcher in Texas was the year's highlight 17 Nathan Moorhatch U.S.A. California 358 2005 has saved the best for last: 12/15/05: BAIKAL TEAL, Lompoc CA.; 12/23/05: Fulvous Whistling Duck, Goleta, CA., 12/26/05: ALL FOUR LONGPURS, Calipatria, CA.; Rufous-backed Robin, Wister Unit, CA. 18 Michael Woodruff WA -- USA 355 Washington, Idaho, Oregon, B.C., Arizona 19 Kreg Ellzey USA-LA 347 Lots of new birds in 2005 including Baird's Sparrow (TX), Ruddy Ground-Dove (TX), Streak-backed Oriole (TX), Golden-cheeked Warbler (TX), Eurasian Tree Sparrow (MO), Kirtland's Warbler (MI), Great Gray Owl (MN), Snowy Owl (MN) and Northern Hawk Owl (MN) 20 David Daniels USA 339 Montezuma Quail, Glossy Ibis, Northern Hawk Owl, Spotted Owl, Great Gray Owl, Boreal Owl, White-eared Hummingbird, Lucifer Hummingbird, Elegant Trogon, Black-backed Woodpecker, Buff-breasted Flycatcher, Dusky-capped Flycatcher, Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Thick-billed Kingbird, Rose-throated Becard, Bendire's Thrasher, Red-faced Warbler, Five-striped Sparrow, Botteri's Sparrow, Varied Bunting 21 Skip & Lyn Nelson Independent 327 8/28/05 Pelagic Trip NC 22 Dan Jones USA/Texas 324 23 Charlie Wright USA-WA 317 Update 4 September-- all but 1 in WA 24 Daniel Casey USA 309 As of 30 Nov. in a slow travel year; mostly MT with short trips to 13 other (mostly western) states. Latest additions include White-winged Scoter, Black Turnstone in WA. 25 Ryan Douglas USA (Missouri) 296 Black-headed and Little Gulls at Niagra Falls (19 Nov 05) 26 Adam Wood Texas 290 Henslow's Sparrow, Brown-headed Nuthatch, LeConte's Sparrow, Red-billed Tropicbird, and Red-necked Phalarope. Updated 12/5/2005 27 Michael McQuerrey US 280 Black-capped Gnatcatcher, Rose-throated Becard, Short-tailed Hawk, Northern Saw-Whet Owl - all Arizona 28 Daniele Mitchell Canadian 234 (126 Can) FL (1/10: 178 sp. including White-crowned Pigeon, Snail Kite, Short-tailed Hawk, Burrowing Owl), ON (2/6: Townsend's Solitaire, Snowy Owl, Lapland Longspur) ON: 57, Can: 80 29 Chris Fagyal USA 232 6/1/2005 - Say's Phoebe, Rock Wren, Chestnut-collared Longspur, Whip-poor-will, Short-eared Owl, American Woodcock. 30 Steve Sosensky US/CA 182 Black Rail, Slaty-backed Gull, Yellow Rail, Sedge Wren 31 Brandon US 112 Not entered in these rankings and want to enter yourself? Update or Delete your ranking Back to Life and Year List Home