Surfbirds Life and Year List Rankings

North America Mammal Life List Showing Records 1 through 20 of 20 Total Records Rank Name Nationality Total Highlights 1 Curtis Hart USA, Michigan 152 Gray-collared Chipmunk, NM, Uinta Ground Squirrel, WY July '09. Black-footed Ferret, Western Hog-nosed Skunk, Antelope Jackrabbit, Desert Pocket Mouse, Western Pipistrelle, Arizona Gray Squirrel, Bailey's Pocket Mouse, Gray-footed Chipmunk, and Botta's Pocket Gopher in AZ, TX, and NM, March '09. Island Gray Fox, Badger, Kit Fox, Bobcat, American Marten, Orca, Beluga, Gray Wolf, and Canada Lynx. Snorkled with two NA River Otters in the Rainbow River, FL on 10-29-06. Watched a Mink hunt under water in a clear shallow stream 10-29-07. ABA, no ferals Add 27 for Central America. 2 Scott Flamand USA 152 ABA Area: Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat, Long-eared Myotis, Hopi Chipmunk, Porcupine, Gunnison's Prairie Dog, Mountain Goat, Caribou, Muskox(Nome), Arctic Ground Squirrel, Tiaga Vole, Collared Pika, Beluga, Lynx, Arctic Fox & Dall's Sheep 3 Paul Hudson USA 142 My list includes Central America; 119 in the ABA area. Favorites are the dozens of grizzlies at Katmai, Wolves at Alaska and Yellowstone, Badger, swimming with a Manatee, and a Blue Whale in Quebec from a zodiac close enough to nearly cause a heart attack 4 Hans Holbrook Maryland 120 Lower 48 - 04/06 Wyoming Ground Squirrel, White-tailed Prairie Dog, Uinta Chipmunk, Mountain Goat, Mountian Cottontail 5 Michael Bentley Canadian 113 This total is for Canada only. I've seen at least 14 additional species in the States. No ferals, recent reintroductions or trapped animals. 6 Morgan Churchill Wyoming, U.S.A. 111 Fall 2009: Beluga, Northern Minke Whale, and Gray Seal. Other past highlights include Swift and Kit Fox, Muskox, and American Badger 7 Bob Holbrook Maryland 111 8 Scott Watson Canadian 107 Highlights include: Arctic Fox, Steller's Sea Lion, Pribilof Island Shrew, in Alaska 2002. Dec. 2005, Fisher. July 07 - Star-nosed Mole 9 Mike Haldeman USA - ID 104 Most recent - Hopi Chipmunk near Moab, UT 10 David Vander Pluym California 95 non-introduced only Preliminary list, need to track down some rodents and bats. All species lower 48. 17 species of cetaceans, Kit Fox, Puma, Grizzly, all the Prairie Dogs, Santa Cruz K-Rat (Narrow-faced K-Rat) 11 Scott Jennex Michigan - USA 93 As of 11/07 22 new species on trip from MI to CA incl 3 Prairie Dogs, Pronghorn, Pika & Yellow-Bellied Marmot. Badger in Crawford Co, MI 7/7/07 12 Nicholas Block IL, USA 92 13 Daniel Riley Canadian 62 trip to se arizona 14 Gloria Pike USA 45 9-20-07 - Abert's Squirrel, Uinta Chipmunk; 8-18-07 - Snowshoe Hare; 7-28-07 - Douglas Squirrel, Townsend's Chipmunk 15 Georges Olioso French 38 16 Alex Harper Florida 37 West Indian Manatee, River Otter, Black Bear, Bobcat 17 Brandon US 34 18 Kreg Ellzey USA 32 13 June 05 19 Tony Conway British 24 One trip to Vancouver / Vancouver Island and B.C.boat trip in 2004, best include, Humpback, Minke and Gray Whales, Dall's + Harbour Porpoises, Pacific White-sided, Common +bottlenosed Dolphins, Steller's + Californian Sea Lions, Sea Otter, River Otter, Raccoon, Mink, Black +Grizzly Bears, only heard Wolf (not counted). I'll be Back!! 20 Bill Alexson VA (U.S.) 20 Short-finned Pilot Whale, Common Bottlenose Dolphin, Nine-banded Armadillo, Least Shrew Not entered in these rankings and want to enter yourself? Update or Delete your ranking Back to Life and Year List Home