Rank | Name | Nationality | Total | Highlights |
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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 |
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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 |