Surfbirds Life and Year List Rankings

2005 North American State and Province Year List Showing Records 1 through 46 of 46 Total Records Rank Name Nationality Total Highlights 1 Terry Baldwin USA 458 Lucifer Hummingbird, Forked-tailed Flycatcher Vireo,Bohemian Waxwing all in Texas Dec. 31, 2005 2 Steve Gross Texas 403 Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Allen's Hummingbird, American Woodcock 3 Terry Hunefeld California 353 353 total ABA California birds in 2005 4 Brandon Percival Colorado 341 Updated on 31 December 2005. 5 Richard Hall CA (A Brit abroad) 337 2005 goodies: Laysan Albatross, Cook's Petrel, Flesh-footed Shearwater (400th state bird), Y-c Night Heron, Common Black-Hawk, Tufted Puffin, Greater Pewee, Thick-billed Kingbird, 'Eastern' Bell's Vireo, Sedge Wren, 2 Ovenbirds (including one in the home county) 6 Adam M. Byrne Michigan 329 Old state record was 322 set in 1994: Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Feb), Chuck-will's-widow (May), White-eared Hummingbird (Aug), Gull-billed Tern (Sep), Tropical/Couch's Kingbird (Oct), and Short-tailed Hawk (20 Nov at WPBO) 7 Charlie Wright Washington 325 Update 17 December 8 Dan Jones Texas 313 Snow Bunting!!! 9 Howard Laidlaw Texas 312 10 Hans Holbrook Maryland 312 12/26 Snow Bunting 11 Jay Keller Virginia, USA 309 Ross's Goose, Neotropic Cormorant, Black Rail, Glaucous Gull, Allen's Hummingbird, LeConte's Sparrow 12 Bill Hubick Maryland 302 Marbled Godwit, LB Dowitcher, GWF Goose, Nelson's ST Sparrow 13 Alan Wormington Ontario 301 292 of these species were recorded entirely within the Point Pelee Birding Area, which is a CBC circle (15-mile diameter). See "Local Patch" listings for species seen at Point Pelee 14 Jeff R. Wilson Tennessee 297 8-30-05 Inca Dove, Bridled Tern, Royal Tern, Skimmer, Band-rumped Storm-Petrel, Magnificent Frigatebird -Golden-crowned and Black-throated Sparrow 15 Guy L. Monty British Columbia 293 Rock Ptarmigan, Short-tailed Shearwater, Ruff, Red-necked Stint, Little Stint, Long-tailed Jaeger, Little Gull, Sabine's Gull, Spotted Owl, Northern Wheatear, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Baird's Sparrow 16 Kenny and Mike Burrell Ontario, Canada 286 BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER, 2!! WHITE-WINGED DOVE'S, SWAINSON'S WARBLER, Swainson's Hawk, Kirtland's Warbler, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, 10/25 Pomarine Jaegers, Black-legged Kittiwakes, 12/12 WWCR 17 Rodney Cassidy Florida 284 18 Kreg Ellzey Texas 281 Added 27 life birds from Texas in 2005 including Northern Goshawk, Long-eared Owl, Tundra Swan, Baird's Sparrow, Ruddy Ground-Dove, Clark's Grebe, Streak-backed Oriole, King Eider and Golden-cheeked Warbler 19 Joshua Uffman USA (MO) 281 12/31/05: Highlights include YELLOW-BILLED LOON, Pacific Loon, Tricolored Heron, (5) flyover White Ibis, Whimbrel, Red-necked Phalarope, (2) LITTLE GULLS on the same day and same location, Laughing Gull and (2) White-winged Dove, TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE on 12/31!! 20 Travis A. Mahan Illinois 280 12-26-05: Harlequin Duck (downstate), White-faced Ibis, PURPLE GALLINULE, Whimbrel (downstate), 2 Red Phalaropes, POMARINE JAEGER, MEW GULL, SOOTY TERN, 8 N. Saw-whet Owls (same site), Spotted Towhee, GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE 21 Tom Wetmore Massachusetts 278 Massachusetts life birds in 2005: Cackling Goose, White-faced Ibis, California Gull, Royal Tern, Thick-billed Murre, Blue Grosbeak, Sage Thrasher, Cave Swallow 22 Nathan Moorhatch U.S.A. California 277 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. 23 Danny Akers Iowa 267 2005 life/state birds: Lesser Black-backed Gull, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, Glaucous Gull, Snow Bunting, Lapland Longspur, Brewer's Blackbird, BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, Ross's Goose, Black-throated Blue Warbler, GREEN VIOLET-EAR, Le Conte's Sparrow, BLACK-HEADED GULL, Black-bellied Plover, MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD, ROYAL TERN, RED KNOT, BROWN PELICAN, Piping Plover, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Common Moorhen, VERMILION FLYCATCHER, Black-billed Cuckoo, Henslow's Sparrow, White-faced Ibis, Virginia Rail, Common Tern, Summer Tanager, WESTERN TANAGER, Trumpeter Swan, Hooded Warbler, KING RAIL, Swainson's Hawk, Long-billed Dowitcher, BLACK-NECKED STILT, Clay-colored Sparrow, PINE WARBLER, Greater White-fronted Goose, NORTHERN HAWK OWL, BLACk-HEADED GROSBEAK, Spotted Towhee, Long-eared Owl, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Thayer's Gull 24 Michael Woodruff Washington 265 Mainly on the east side of the state, but a short trip to the lower Puget Sound in March and a couple days on the outer coast in September. 25 Mike Burchett Maryland 256 Roseate Tern (5/21/05); a cool Warbler and Eared Grebe (5/22/05); Bicknell's Thrush (5/23/05) 26 Alex Harper Florida 254 12/26/05 - Greater Scaup, Eurasian Wigeon, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Franklin's Gull, Buff-bellied Hummingbird, Groove-billed Ani, La Sagra's Flycatcher, Thick-billed Vireo, Black-throated Gray and Canada Warbler, Vesper Sparrow 27 Tom Auer MN 250 Final as of 12/31/05. 28 Adam Wood Texas 250 29 Daniel Casey USA: Montana 241 As of 30 Nov. Latest: Sharp-tailed Grouse, Sanderling, Mew Gull, Thayer's Gull, Nashville Warbler, Palm Warbler, White-throated Sparrow, Lapland Longspur. Best others so far: American Golden-Plover, Broad-winged Hawk, Sabine's Gull, Short-billed Dowitcher, Alder Flycatcher, Flammulated Owl, Great Egret, White-winged Crossbill, Purple Finch, Eurasian Wigeon, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Sage Sparrow. 30 Dave Powell Maryland 240 6/24 Dickcissel ( 1710 ticks, 7 closeouts, 3 counties over 100) 31 Chris Fagyal USA - Minnesota 230 6/1/2005 - Say's Phoebe, Rock Wren, Chestnut-collared Longspur, Whip-poor-will, Short-eared Owl, American Woodcock. 32 David Daniels Indiana 218 2005 State Birds: Trumpeter Swan, Surf Scoter, American Bittern, Glossy Ibis, Black-bellied Plover, Sanderling, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Laughing Gull, Glaucous Gull, Common Tern, Black Tern, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Monk Parakeet, Philadelphia Vireo, Orange-crowned Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Vesper Sparrow, Rose-breasted Grosbeak 33 Brandon Percival Texas 208 updated on 16 May 2005 34 Stan Arnold Maryland 198 4/24; Broad-winged Hawk, Cliff Swallow, Va. Rail, Sora, Great-crested Flycatcher (3 counties over 100) 35 Steve Sosensky US/CA 182 Black Rail, Slaty-backed Gull, Yellow Rail, Sedge Wren 36 Michael McQuerrey California 180 Updated: May 28 37 David Szmyr Ontario 149 May 28 : Ruff 38 Russell Graham Texas 139 Rufous-capped Warbler, Golden-crowned Warbler, Elegant Trogon, Rose-throated Becard, Blue Bunting, Green-breasted Mango, SOCIAL FLYCATCHER, White-throated Robin, Crimson-collared Grosbeak, Baird's Sparrow, Ruddy Ground-Dove 39 Brandon Percival Alaska 132 updated on 2 Sep 2005 40 Kurt Pohlman USA-Hawaii 126 41 Brandon Percival Arizona 125 updated on 13 January 2005. 42 Richard Guthrie New York State 102 New York State Year List - Just getting started Latest was the new species Cackling Goose and Harris' Sparrow 43 Jim Holmes Jr. USA (California) 99 This is my Hawaii total for 2005 after spending 20 days in Hawaii. 44 Brandon US 98 45 Buckskin Hawk US 52 Wilson's Snipe 46 Bill Alexson Virginia (U.S.) 45 Green-winged Teal, Red-shouldered Hawk, Bald Eagle, 5 woodpeckers, 4 sparrows Not entered in these rankings and want to enter yourself? 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