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North American (ABA Area) 2001 Year List Rankings
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Total | Highlights |
| 1 | Brad Bergstrom | 527 | I saw the 527 species primarily during year-long birding in Georgia and Florida, and on special trips to the following states: Alaska (9 days in May/June), Wyoming (1 week in June), Colorado/Utah (2 days June + 3 days July), Arizona (8 days July), Texas (6 days December). Those 8 states accounted for 522 species; the remaining 5 were seen, one each, on short visits to: North Carolina, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Idaho. |
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| 2 | John H. Brunjes | USA | 482 | 8/26/2001 Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, North Carolina & Florida |
| 3 | Larry Semo | USA | 471 | Duluth, Texas, Northeast US, Rocky Mts, Alaska, Arizona |
| 4 | Jim Hengeveld | USA | 461 | Green-br. Mango, Smew, Nutting's Flycatcher, Gr. Sand-Plover, Blue Mockingbird, WW Crossbill--as of 12/31/01 |
| 5 | David Allinson | Canada (Victoria, BC) | 460 | Texas Gulf Coast and Rio Grande (328 spp!) and locally in British Columbia. Ivory Gull in Vancouver! |
| 6 | Steve Sosensky | US | 452 | 12/31/01: Emperor Goose |
| 7 | Chris Charlesworth | Canadian (BC) | 448 | Ivory Gull, Yellow-billed Loon, Black-headed Gull, Hawk-Owl, Tamaulipas Crow, Clay-colored Robin, Brambling, Hoary Redpoll. |
| 8 | Tyler Davis | USA | 443 | Emperor Goose, Bar-tailed Godwit, Ivory Gull, 15 spp. of owl, Berylline Hummingbird, Yellow-green Vireo, Tamaulipas Crow, Tropical Parula, White-collared Seedeater |
| 9 | Colin Thoreen | American | 438 | Yellow-green Vireo AZ |
| 10 | Charlie Wright | USA | 435 | Yellow-billed Loon (WA), Wilson's Storm-Petrel (WA), Mountain Plover (WA), Bar-tailed Godwit (WA), Little Gull (TX), Black-headed Gull (BC), 16 spp. of owl, Tropical Kingbird (WA), Cassin's Kingbird (OR), Crested Myna (BC), 36 spp. of warblers, Ivory Gull (BC). |
| 11 | Alex Lees | UK | 435 | Dark-rumped petrel, 14 species hummingbirds, Flame-colored tanager, Laysan albatross, Island scrub-jay, Nutting's flycatcher, Black-headed & Lesser black-backed gulls, Magnificent frigatebird |
| 12 | Brandon K. Percival | USA | 433 | CO, AZ, NM, KS, OK, AR updated 30 Sept |
| 13 | Mike Creese | TEXAS-USA | 424 | Alaskan trip-22 birds, Tx- Yellow and Black Rails |
| 14 | Andrew Spencer | USA | 413 | Pacific NW, CA, NE coast, CO, SD |
| 15 | Matt Hafner | MD/US | 408 | SoCal, AZ, but mainly mid-atlantic |
| 16 | Karl Lukens | USA | 401 | 12/13/01 |
| 17 | Ron Holland | American | 391 | CA, AZ and TX so far, Updated Dec 31, 2001 |
| 18 | Charles Easley | US | 371 | Elegant Tern |
| 19 | Philip Kline | UK/USA | 353 | northern gannet, kelp gull |
| 20 | Phil Brown | USA, Massachusetts | 324 | 12 Hummingbird species, Curlew Sandpiper, Ruff, MA, AZ, 5/25/01 |
| 21 | George Myers | USA | 310 | Bell's vireo-12/17/01 |
| 22 | Shawn Steinberg | USA, Oregonian | 307 | Nutting's Flycatcher, Greater Sand-Plover |
| 23 | Phred Benham | USA | 302 | Barred Owl 12/31/01 |
| 24 | Tom Reed | NJ-USA | 292 | White-winged Crossbill, Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow, 12/15. |
| 25 | Craig S A McLauchlan | Toronto-Canada | 289 | I only bird Ontario,in 2000 saw 304, highlights this year- Wood stork,Ivory Gull,10 Owl speches,Gyrfalcon and Snowy Plover and Dovekie |
| 26 | James Keener | USA | 265 | had a short trip to TX |
| 27 | David Allen | MA, USA | 263 | white faced storm petrel, s e owl, snowy owl, western kingbird, blackburnian warbler, prothonatary warbler, king eider, ww xbill, all in new england and NJ |
| 28 | Nathan Moorhatch | U.S.A. | 255 | 12/31/01 - White-winged & Surf Scoters |
| 29 | Ross Gallardy | Pa | 254 | Wood Stork (pa) White Ibis (pa) and snowy owl (pa) Updated 12/31/01 |
| 30 | Andy Birch | UK | 251 | Red-throated Pipit in CA |
| 31 | Ben Coulter | USA | 237 | 11/25/01- mostly Pennsylvania, with 1 trip to Niagara. Gyrfalcon, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Hudsonian Godwit, Bohemian Waxwing, Eared Grebe. newest: Brant |
| 32 | David M. Mark | Canadian, US resident | 220 | BC, CA, AZ, NY, Ont, DC so far; best bird Nuttings Flycatcher; most recent Eastern Phoebe 31 Mar 2001 |
| 33 | Daniel König | German | 214 | Hook-billed Kite, Texas |
| 34 | Larry Heinz | USA | 206 | Black Phoebe, Lesser Yellowlegs, |
| 35 | Dixie Burkhart | US | 194 | 11-04-01 |
| 36 | Vincent Lucas | USA | 186 | All Florida birds as of 2/16/01: American Golden Plover, Glaucous Gull, Scarlet Ibis, Shiny Cowbird, Yellow-faced Grassquit, Short-tailed Hawk, Swainson's Hawk. Louisiana Waterthrush, Red-whiskered Bubul, Western & Eared Grebe, White-talied Kite, White-ru |
| 37 | Roy Peterson | USA | 151 | All in Florida, so far. |
| 38 | Christian Nunes | RI-USA | 122 | Some nice birds so far, Long-Tailed Jeager, Rough-Legged Hawk, Short-Eared Owls, Yellow Breasted Chat, American Pipits |
| 39 | Daniel Morehead | USA | 120 | Cliff and Tree Swallows were new for the year 2/11/01 |
| 40 | Edwin Powers | USA | 119 | Ten owl species so far. 23 Feb 01 |
| 41 | Gary R | IL-USA | 67 | Smew |
| 42 | Bill Toler | American | 44 | Carolina Wrens and Golden Crowned Kinglet (update 2/16)
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