Surfbirds Life and Year List Rankings

2008 Lower 48 Year List Showing Records 1 through 17 of 17 Total Records Rank Name Nationality Total Highlights 1 Roy Morris United States / FL 564 Update December 30, 2008. LeConte's Sparrow in FL. Barnacle Goose, Harlequin Duck in NJ. Birded FL, TX, AZ, CA, GA, NC, PA, NJ. 2 Chris Rasmussen U.S. / Florida 559 Spuce Grouse, Boreal Chickadee, C. Redpoll, WW Crossbill, Pine Grosebeak, Razorbill, B. Guillemot, Harlequin Duck, Red-necked Grebe, Great Cormorant - Maine. Homebase FL, 10 days TX, 7 days AZ, 7 days CA, 4 day KS, and 4 days ME 3 Jay Keller California, USA 559 12/31 - (All Lower 48 & no S. TX) - FINAL 2008 BIRD: Red-breasted Sapsucker (San Diego) - HIGHLIGHTS: (CA) RED-THROATED PIPIT, RED-FOOTED BOOBY, RED-NECKED STINT, YELLOW-GREEN VIREO, Arctic Tern, Craveri's Murrelet, LeConte's Thrasher, Spotted Owl, Yellow-footed Gull, Spotted Dove; (AZ) Lucifer, Violet-crowned & White-eared Hummers, Thick-billed Kingbird, Black-capped GC, Flame-colored Tanager, Elegant Trogon, Mexican Chickadee; (TX) Harris's Sparrow, Neotrop Corm, Least Grebe; (DE) WOOD SANDPIPER, Yellow Rail, WHITE-WINGED TERN; (MD) White-winged Crossbill; (FL) WW Parakeet, Mangrove Cuckoo, Black-whiskered Vireo, FL Scrub-Jay; (Niagara) Black-headed Gull; (PA) Henslow's Sparrow 4 Edge Wade USA-Missouri 517 total 5 Ed Slattery Seekonk, MA - USA 476 6 Nicholas Block USA, IL 468 Chicago area birding, the Southwest, Portland, and the Lower Rio Grande Valley 7 James P. Smith UK/USA - MA 435 Update 05/27/08: (TX) Swainson's Warbler, Black Rail: Le Conte's Thrasher (AZ), recently in FL (Banaquit, Yellow Rail highlights), plus MA and Central AZ so far. Highlights: Northern Jacana, Slaty-backed Gull, Pine Grosbeak, Dovekie, King Eider, Thayer's Gull - all MA. 8 Steve Gross TX 429 Texas, Idaho only this year 9 Ian Davies USA-Massachusetts 395 (Last updated 4/11/09) 10 Scott Jennex Michigan - USA 394 includes everything as of 9/18 11 Phil Jeffrey Ex-pat Brit (NJ) 369 12 Marcel Such USA (CO) 343 FINAL TOTAL. Highlights: Sage Sparrow, Long-eared Owl (CO), Rufous-winged Sparrow, Bridled Titmouse (AZ), All Code 1-2 Rails, Bachman's Sparrow, Red-cockaded Woodpecker (TX) 13 Michael McQuerrey USA 277 July 15-31, Southeast Arizona trip 14 Tom Magarian 261 15 Rob Fanning USA (NJ) 254 Red-naped Sapsucker (CO), Am. Three-toed Woodpecker (CO), Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (NY), Sandhill Crane (NJ), Black-whiskered Vireo, White-crowned Pigeon 16 Bennet Porter Falmouth, MA USA 149 Snowy Owl 12/24/08 17 S. Roper 24 Not entered in these rankings and want to enter yourself? Update or Delete your ranking Back to Life and Year List Home