985 during Africa travels (S. Africa, Lesotho, Swazi., Zim., Zam., Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda), plus a few from New England, USA. Recent Uganda highlights include Shoebill, Green-breasted Pitta, and African Green Broadbill among a host of Albertine Rift endemics. Also White-crested Tiger-Heron among a bunch of Congo specialties in the Semliki Valley (potential first for Uganda and East Africa).

UK, Finland (2 days) Trinidad & Tobago, Kenya

two weeks of a month long trip to Venezuela, and ABA area.

Florida, Texas, New Jersey, Ohio, and Ecuador

9/2/07 - ABA (Feb and mid-Aug - southern CA, AZ) ~ 425 , India (Jan - Tamil Nadu) ~ 270, UK (March - Norfolk and Scotland) ~ 135

A fantastic trip to Ecuador in March really boosted my list, plus birding around parts of the US.

AZ, CA, ID, IL, MO, NM, WA and Sonora (only 9 species added); updated December 9th

(Last updated 2/12/08)

Final highlights: Crescent-chested Warbler, SE AZ specialty stuff (July), LRGV specialty stuff (December), CA trip with pelagic (August), NH/MA coast (January), Magee Marsh (a few hours in very early May), WSB

OH,FL,MI,AZ Eurasian Wigeon was the last

AZ, CA, RI, NY, PA...........birds, migratoin, yellow-billed loon

Lesser Black-backed Gull, Yellow-throated and Worm-eating Warblers - Orange Co., Flesh-footed Shearwater, Stilt Sandpiper, Greater Pewee, Eastern Yellow Wagtail, Magnolia and Chestnut-sided Warbler, Harris's Sparrow - L.A. Co., Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Ruff, Ruddy Ground-Dove - Imperial Co., Black-backed Woodpecker - Lassen Co., Black-footed Albatross, South Polar Skua, all three jaegers, Buller's and Flesh-footed Shearwater, and Marbled Murrelet - Monterey Co.,

OH,CO,SC,NJ,Canada-12/29/07- Brant, Ross' Goose, Long-tailed Duck, Red-throated Loon, Red-necked Grebe, Northern Gannet, Great Cormorant, Red Knot, Pomerine Jaeger in Ohio, Parasitic Jaeger, Sabine's Gull in Ohio, Northern Hawk Owl, Long-eared Owl, Short-eared Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, American Pipit, Le Conte's Sparrow, Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Seaside Sparrow, Snow Bunting, Blue Grosbeak, Dickcissel, Pine Grosbeak in Ohio, and Common Redpoll.

Uk, Ireland + Morocco visited - Gyr, White-billed + Pacific Diver, Spot.Sand, Northern Bald Ibis, Crimson-winged Finch, Egyptain Nightjar, Desert Sparrow

108 New LB-Long-tailed Duck, Swallow-tailed Kite, Whooping Crane, Black-tailed Gull, Black-legged Kittiwake, Prairie Warbler

Hairy Woodpecker, Pine Grosbeak, American Coot, Common Raven, Ruffed Grouse, Sandhill Cranes, Greater White-Fronted Goose, Greater Yellowlegs, Rough-legged Hawk, Chipping Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Swainson's Thrush, Pine Siskin, California Gull, Chestnut-Collared Longspur, Sanderling, Willet, Vesper Sparrow, Mute Swan, Belted Kingfisher, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Eastern Pheobe, Osprey