Surfbirds Life and Year List Rankings

2008 N. American State and Province Year List Showing Records 1 through 48 of 48 Total Records Rank Name Nationality Total Highlights 1 Steve Gross Texas 418 12/31 N. Shrike, R-legged Hawk, McCown's Longspur, Glaucous Gull, Whooping Crane, Calliope HB 2 Sheridan Coffey Texas 403 Rose-throated Becard, November 8 Estero Llano Grande near Weslaco Texas 3 Oscar Johnson California 377 10/27/2008. Latest: Lapland Longspur, Swamp Sparrow, Cerulean Warbler, Dusky Warbler (Self Found) 4 Dan Jones Texas 362 Updated 12/25/08 5 Jennifer Rycenga California 335 Highlight of CA Year: Red-throated Pipit and Gray Vireo 6 John Berner Texas 333 Final. Last: Grasshopper Sp, W. Meadowlark, Golden-cr. Kinglet, Kelp Gull, Surf Scoter, Hairy WP, Swallow-tailed Kite, Bank Sw.(-3) 7 Dan Berard Massachusetts 332 Massachusetts only 8 Jay Keller California, USA 331 11/15 - Moved to state in June + 2 winter trips: RED-THROATED PIPIT, RED-FOOTED BOOBY, RED-NECKED STINT, YELLOW-GREEN VIREO, Arctic Tern, Craveri's Murrelet, LeConte's Thrasher, Yellow-footed Gull, Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Spotted Dove 9 James P. Smith Texas 314 Seen/heard during two week tour of TEXAS (April 10th - 24th). Unlikely to return this year. Many highlights; CC Robin, Swainson's Warbler, Yellow and Black Rails, LBB Gull etc. Missed some Rio Grande specialities. 10 John C Kendall Indiana 312 Varied Thrush (12/30),Spotted Towhee, all 3 Phalaropes, California Gull, Both Crossbills,Snowy Owl, LIGU, POJA, Purple Sandpiper, Fork-tailed FC, all 3 Ibis', 36 shorebirds, BB Whistling Duck, White-winged Dove, Bohemian Waxwing,Brant, Prairie Falcon, W. Tanager 11 Ian Davies USA-Massachusetts 306 (Last updated 4/11/09) 12 Scott Jennex Michigan - USA 301 Michigan as of 12/2 King Eider & Rufous Hummingbird 13 Philip Kline Arizona 299 12/30 - Orchard Oriole, Swamp Sparrow, Blackburnian Warbler, Pacific Loon 14 Nathan Swick North Carolina 299 Finished the year just short of 300 15 kirsten mills BC Canada 297 Highlights: Bohemian Waxwing, Green Heron, Sharp tailed Sandpiper, Little stint, Northern Mockingbird, Brown Pelican, Black throated Blue Warbler, Pink footed Shearwater, Leach' Storm Petrel, Eurasian Collared Dove 240 in Victoria, 3 in Port Renfrew and 52 in the Okanogan 16 Rodney Cassidy Florida 295 Bell's vireo, ruff, canada warbler, philadelphia vireo, surf scoter, rt loon 17 Joe Lill Illinois 293 The state record is 322. Picked up 14 new IL birds during the year. 18 Gabe Leidy OHIO 283 two California Gulls...and a January Harris' Sparrow that I nearly forgot to add 19 Ken Burrell Ontario, Canada 283 Mottled Duck, Burrowing Owl, Fish Crow, Snowy Plover, Black Vulture, Kentucky, 2 Yellow-throated Warblers, Sabine's Gull, Long-tailed Jaeger, Hudsonian Godwit, BL Kittiwake, Ross's Goose, Curlew Sandpiper, Cave Swallow, Am. Avocet and Boreal Owl 20 Philip Chaon Ohio 282 Hoary Redpoll, Black-headed Gull, Northern Gannet, both Crossbills, Harlequin Duck, etc. 21 Ryan Johnston canadian 282 Northern Hawk Owl, Tropical Kingbird 22 Brandon Holden Ontario 282 Ross's Gull, N. Hawk/Boreal Owls, 3 California Gulls, Mottled Duck, Lark Bunting, Kirtland's Warbler, Little Stint, All 3 Jaegers, Swainson's Hawk, Curlew Sandpiper, N. Gannet 23 J.D. Cortez Texas 281 8/24/08 24 Michael Woodruff Washington 278 Black-headed Gull, 2 Northern Hawk Owls, White-winged Crossbills, Blackpoll Warbler, White-tailed Kite, Acorn Woodpecker, Ancient Murrelet 25 Rob Fanning New Jersey 276 Townsend's Solitaire; Bohemian Waxwing, Sandhill Crane, Loggerhead Shrike, Wilson's Phalarope--updated 5/27 26 Tom Reed New Jersey 276 5/21 27 Bret McCarty (15) OHIO 262 12-30-08: California Gull 28 Jen Brumfield OHIO 261 NOV BIRDS: White-winged Crossbill (75!), White-winged Scoter, Snowy Owl (2), Long-tailed Duck (2), Black-headed Gull, Northern Gannet, Pomarine Jaeger (4), Parasitic Jaeger (2), Purple Sandpiper, CAVE SWALLOW (4), Red Crossbill, Brant. NOVEMBER ON THE GREAT LAKES IS ACE. 29 Ryan O'Donnell Utah 258 As of year end; Mississippi Kite, Whip-poor-will, Mew Gull, Iceland Gull, Cackling Goose, Yellow-billed Loon, Glossy Ibis. 30 Nate Dias South Carolina 255 YTD highlights: Ruff(2), Black Guillemot, Broad-billed Hummingbird, Calliope Hummingbird, Vermilion Flycatcher, Western Kingbird (2) 31 David Daniels Indiana 248 2008 Indiana state lifers: White-faced Ibis, Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Brant, Willet, Western Sandpiper, Wilson's Phalarope, Red-necked Phalarope, Fork-tailed Flycatcher. Latest bird: Prairie Falcon (12/17/08). 32 Tyler Loomis Arizona 218 14 species of sparrows, all 5 vireos, and Olive warbler 33 Marcel Such Colorado 214 Final Total 34 Nicholas Block Illinois 207 Chicago area only 35 Rik Brittain Texas 178 Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet near Mathis 2-17-2008 36 Michael McQuerrey California 172 5/3 - Flammulated Owl 37 Norman Erthal Colorado 166 38 Mike Hilchey New Mexico 164 Lawrence's Goldfinch, Rufous-backed Robin, Couch's Kingbird, Thayer's Gull 39 Zachary Loman California 152 2/21 Humboldt and Santa Clara counties only. Out of state until fall. 40 Bennet Porter Massachusetts 127 Snowy Owl 12/24/08 41 Cole Wild Texas 101 Golden-crowned Sparrow, Pectoral Sandpiper, Dunlin 42 Scott Schuette Missouri 88 Red-breasted Merganser and Bonaparte's Gull; January 9, 2008 43 Jay Lynn 63 Townsend's Solitaire in backyard 44 Bennet Porter Florida 55 Short-tailed Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3/3/08 45 Bennet Porter Illinois 19 Double-crested Cormorant 8/3/08 46 Bennet Porter New York 12 Canada Goose, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Northern Flicker, American Robin, European Starling, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Common Grackle, American Goldfinch, House Sparrow, Blue Jay 11/1/08 - 11/2/08 47 Bennet Porter Connecticut 2 Rock Pigeon, House Sparrow 10/31/08 48 Bennet Porter Rhode Island 2 Ring-billed Gull 10/31/08 Not entered in these rankings and want to enter yourself? Update or Delete your ranking Back to Life and Year List Home