Hey, since it's one of only two nights this week that I'm not playing ('tis the season for trumpeters...) I figured I'd get this done. Here are the ABA sheets with updated codes. I applaud the committee's choice to make every Hawaiian bird at least a Code 2.
Joe
Congratulations to John!
Here's a list of missing code 3's (bolded seen in 2016). Whooper Swan and Steller's Eider might be still gettable. Anything else?
Virtually no chance at any of the rest of those, I'm afraid. There are several Code 4s and 5s that could potentially make an appearance, though - Yellow-legged Gull, Graylag Goose, Northern Lapwing, Streak-backed Oriole, and Blue Bunting (among others) have all turned up in December in recent years. It's been a bit of a slow rarity season, so I'm hoping there's still a surprise In store over these final couple of weeks.
Amanda likely has 25 more species, as her AOU eBird list (which includes Hawaii) is 752. Subtract one for Mexican Duck, but she's doing quite well. She's been to Hawaii at least twice, but I'm at the mercy of the given birder. Some birders (like the Deans) actually text me for each new bird, and the McQuades shoot an email.
All the other lists are up to date. I'm the person who updates the Wikipedia page, so that's a good one to bookmark if you want to see the statuses of other lists. I don't have spreadsheets for the US or the Lower 48, but birders have been very good about keeping me on track with those numbers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_year
Joe
Oi! That's Greylag to you, its name is in Old World English, it's not one of your Nearctic endemics - Mr Smyth.....
Merry Christmas, y'all.
John
Lol - take it up with eBird! I do see, however, from your correct usage of the second person plural, that you have a proper appreciation of Nearctic culture.
Nothing to do with eBird. If you set it to English UK names it will come up with Greylag. If you set it to English American it will come up with Graylag. It comes back to two countries separated by the same language.
As it simply means Grey goose and comes from the old English word that can be written either grei or grai, either works historically.
Good point - in my blind Americentrism, I'd forgotten that UK names were even an option. Just to be provocative, I'll note that Samuel Johnson himself preferred the spelling "gray"...
John still plugging away. Remarkable tenacity from someone who has already beaten his own record:-
https://birdingyear.com/bus-drivers-holiday/
All the best