2016 - World Yearlist Record Attempt (1 Viewer)

[Bananafishbones]

No pelagics planned for Florida. His USA trip is fairly short, covering only peninsular Florida (2.5 days), northern Minnesota (1 day), New Mexico, and California. We will do our best!

and no one should stress about it, the world record has already been set, just make sure you all enjoy the birding :t:

 

[DanielDoer]

It will be interesting how the USA develops but Jamaica first - today?

All the best

No he seems to be in the USA instead (see latest additions). Just a change in plans or skipping Jamaica completely? Good luck nevertheless, Arjan!

 

[Farnboro John]

I took a long time to get into this list but the endgame is turning into a great cliffhanger - go Arjan!

John

 

[JustinJansen]

No he seems to be in the USA instead (see latest additions). Just a change in plans or skipping Jamaica completely? Good luck nevertheless, Arjan!

It is a stop-over to Jamaica in Miami.

 

[DanielDoer]

It is a stop-over to Jamaica in Miami.

That sounds great! So the five species (including Piping Plover ) are real bonus species...

 

[csanchez7]

Not bonus species... he is coming back to Miami on Monday. He just wanted to avoid going through a day without adding new species, but all the species he added on the layover are ones we are highly likely to see again when he comes back shortly.

 

[Paul Chapman]

24 species added for Jamaica but presumably not complete as Noah also added:-

Jamaican Crow
Jamaican Owl
Yellow-billed Parrot
Black-billed Parrot
Jamaican Mango
Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo
Plain Pigeon
White-tailed Tropicbird
Greater Antillean Elaenia
Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo
Stolid Flycatcher

All the best

 

[Jon Turner]

24 species added for Jamaica but presumably not complete as Noah also added:-

Jamaican Crow
Jamaican Owl
Yellow-billed Parrot
Black-billed Parrot
Jamaican Mango
Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo
Plain Pigeon
White-tailed Tropicbird
Greater Antillean Elaenia
Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo
Stolid Flycatcher

All the best

So now on 6604....

 

[DanielDoer]

24 species added for Jamaica but presumably not complete as Noah also added:-

Jamaican Crow
Jamaican Owl
Yellow-billed Parrot
Black-billed Parrot
Jamaican Mango
Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo
Plain Pigeon
White-tailed Tropicbird
Greater Antillean Elaenia
Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo
Stolid Flycatcher

All the best

After finishing in Jamaica, Arjan is now at 6.615 species and has added 35 species there (exactly the same number as Noah and a little bit below Ronald's prediction).

And my assumption that the species in Miami were bonus observations was because of the misunderstanding that it was a planned stopover and no layover and that he would add the "planned" species on Jamaica on the same day (what he didn't do unfortunately).

 

[Paul Chapman]

After finishing in Jamaica, Arjan is now at 6.615 species and has added 35 species there (exactly the same number as Noah and a little bit below Ronald's prediction).

All bar two of the species in my post added.

So presumably the USA leg now visiting Florida, North Minnesota, New Mexico and California before Japan, Taiwan and finishing in Vietnam......

Because of Noah's effort last year, it is easy to think that this is somehow normal behaviour but in reality it is a superhuman feat of stamina!

All the best

 

[Vincent van der Spek]

Because of Noah's effort last year, it is easy to think that this is somehow normal behaviour but in reality it is a superhuman feat of stamina!

I said the same thing to a friend yesterday!

I joined Arjan on the very first day of the year. To me that feels like ages ago, but he's been birding every day ever since. Imagine the alarm clock going off an hour before dawn every day. And looking for night birds - say - once every other day. The stress of having only one shot at several targets every day. And even more killing: all the travelling. All the planes, the car rides, changing rooms > 150 times in a year... Arriving late somewhere after a day of travelling and then get up before the crack of dawn the next day.

I'm usually already completely wasted after one birding trip!

 

[Paul Chapman]

OK - my predictions:-
Currently - 6,615
Florida - 35
Minnesota - 25
New Mexico - 30
California - 40
Japan - 60
Taiwan - 40
Vietnam - 60
Total - 6,905

All the best

 

[John Cantelo]

OK - my predictions:-
Currently - 6,615
Florida - 35
Minnesota - 25
New Mexico - 30
California - 40
Japan - 60
Taiwan - 40
Vietnam - 60
Total - 6,905

All the best

So even if he misses 7,000 mark, he'll be close enough to show that it's a real possibility and encourage some admirable lunatic to attempt it in the near future.

 

[Paul Chapman]

So even if he misses 7,000 mark, he'll be close enough to show that it's a real possibility and encourage some admirable lunatic to attempt it in the near future.

Indeed and whatever happens, he'll record a number which almost everyone would have considered impossible on 1st January despite Noah's effort!

All the best

 

[ronaldnuiver]

North America Species seen by Noah and not (yet) by Arjan

Snow Goose California, USA
Ross's Goose California, USA
Cackling Goose California, USA
Trumpeter Swan Oregon, USA
Wood Duck Texas, USA
American Black Duck New York, USA
Mottled Duck Texas, USA
Canvasback Oregon, USA
Redhead Texas, USA
Greater Scaup Oregon, USA
Harlequin Duck Oregon, USA
Surf Scoter California, USA
White-winged Scoter Oregon, USA
Black Scoter Oregon, USA
Barrow's Goldeneye Oregon, USA
Hooded Merganser Oregon, USA
Common Merganser Oregon, USA
Mountain Quail California, USA
California Quail Chile
Gambel's Quail Arizona, USA
Northern Bobwhite Mexico
Montezuma Quail Mexico
Common Pheasant Oregon, USA
Ruffed Grouse Oregon, USA
Sooty Grouse Oregon, USA
Wild Turkey Texas, USA
Pacific Loon Texas, USA
Western Grebe California, USA
Clark's Grebe California, USA
Northern Fulmar Iceland
Great Shearwater Falkland Islands
White-tailed Tropicbird Jamaica
Red-billed Tropicbird Mexico
Brandt's Cormorant California, USA
Pelagic Cormorant California, USA
American Bittern Oregon, USA
California Condor California, USA
Bald Eagle Texas, USA
Red-shouldered Hawk Texas, USA
Yellow Rail Oregon, USA
Ridgway's Rail Mexico
Clapper Rail Texas, USA
Virginia Rail Oregon, USA
Black Oystercatcher California, USA
Wandering Tattler Mexico
Upland Sandpiper New York, USA
Black Turnstone California, USA
Surfbird Peru
American Woodcock New York, USA
Thick-billed Murre Iceland
Pigeon Guillemot California, USA
Marbled Murrelet Oregon, USA
Cassin's Auklet California, USA
Rhinoceros Auklet Oregon, USA
Atlantic Puffin Iceland
Tufted Puffin Oregon, USA
Bonaparte's Gull California, USA
Western Gull California, USA
California Gull Arizona, USA
Glaucous-winged Gull California, USA
Black-billed Cuckoo New York, USA
Flammulated Owl California, USA
Western Screech-Owl California, USA
Eastern Screech-Owl Texas, USA
Northern Pygmy-Owl Guatemala
Elf Owl Arizona, USA
Spotted Owl California, USA
Barred Owl New York, USA
Great grey Owl Oregon, USA
Northern Saw-whet Owl Mexico
Common Poorwill Mexico
Chuck-will's-widow Texas, USA
Eastern Whip-poor-will New York, USA
Black Swift Mexico
White-throated Swift Guatemala
Anna's Hummingbird Arizona, USA
Costa's Hummingbird Arizona, USA
Allen's Hummingbird California, USA
Lewis's Woodpecker Oregon, USA
Red-headed Woodpecker Texas, USA
Williamson's Sapsucker Oregon, USA
Red-naped Sapsucker Oregon, USA
Red-breasted Sapsucker California, USA
Nuttall's Woodpecker California, USA
Downy Woodpecker Texas , USA
Red-cockaded Woodpecker Texas, USA
White-headed Woodpecker California, USA
Black-backed Woodpecker Oregon, USA
Gilded Flicker Arizona, USA
Pileated Woodpecker Texas, USA
Alder Flycatcher Guatemala
grey Vireo Arizona, USA
grey Jay Oregon, USA
Pinyon Jay Oregon, USA
Blue Jay Texas, USA
Western Scrub-Jay Mexico
Black-billed Magpie Oregon, USA
Yellow-billed Magpie California, USA
Clark's Nutcracker Oregon, USA
American Crow Texas, USA
Carolina Chickadee Texas, USA
Black-capped Chickadee Oregon, USA
Mountain Chickadee California, USA
Chestnut-backed Chicka dee Oregon, USA
Oak Titmouse California, USA
Juniper Titmouse Arizona, USA
Tufted Titmouse Texas, USA
Red-breasted Nuthatch Oregon, USA
Pygmy Nuthatch Mexico
Brown-headed Nuthatch Texas, USA
Pacific Wren Oregon, USA
Winter Wren New York, USA
California Gnatcatcher California, USA
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Mexico
Wrentit California, USA
Mountain Bluebird Oregon, USA
Townsend's Solitaire Mexico
Veery New York, USA
Varied Thrush Oregon, USA
Brown Thrasher Texas, USA
Bendire's Thrasher Arizona, USA
California Thrasher California, USA
Le Conte's Thrasher Arizona, USA
Sage Thrasher Oregon, USA
Cedar Waxwing Texas, USA
Phainopepla Arizona, USA
Lapland Longspur Norway
Swainson's Warbler Texas, USA
Pine Warbler Texas, USA
Rufous-winged Sparrow Arizona, USA
Botteri's Sparrow Guatemala
Bachman's Sparrow Texas, USA
Henslow's Sparrow New York, USA
Seaside Sparrow Texas, USA
Field Sparrow Texas, USA
Brewer's Sparrow Oregon, USA
Five-striped Sparrow Arizona, USA
Red Fox Sparrow California, USA
Dark-eyed Junco California, USA
White-crowned Sparrow Mexico
White-throated Sparrow New York, USA
Sagebrush Sparrow Oregon, USA
Bell's Sparrow California, USA
Swamp Sparrow New York, USA
Abert's Towhee Arizona, USA
California Towhee California, USA
Green-tailed Towhee California, USA
Eastern Towhee New York, USA
Pyrrhuloxia Texas, USA
Dickcissel Colombia
Bobolink New York, USA
Tricolored Blackbird California, USA
Yellow-headed Blackbird Mexico
Common Grackle Texas, USA
Purple Finch California, USA
Cassin's Finch California, USA
Lawrence's Goldfinch California, USA
American Goldfinch California, USA
Evening Grosbeak Oregon, USA

 

[James Eaton]

OK - my predictions:-
Currently - 6,615
Vietnam - 60

All the best

As I mentioned earlier, his itinerary in Vietnam, just in the south, only allows for a maximum possibility of 39 species, of which 5 or so are tough in the limited time. If he had the chance to alter slightly for a day in the north (Tam Dao) then he could possibly get another 10.

James

 

[DanielDoer]

North America Species seen by Noah and not (yet) by Arjan

Snow Goose California, USA
Ross's Goose California, USA
Cackling Goose California, USA
Trumpeter Swan Oregon, USA
Wood Duck Texas, USA
American Black Duck New York, USA
Mottled Duck Texas, USA
Canvasback Oregon, USA
Redhead Texas, USA
Greater Scaup Oregon, USA
Harlequin Duck Oregon, USA
Surf Scoter California, USA
White-winged Scoter Oregon, USA
Black Scoter Oregon, USA
Barrow's Goldeneye Oregon, USA
Hooded Merganser Oregon, USA
Common Merganser Oregon, USA
Mountain Quail California, USA
California Quail Chile
Gambel's Quail Arizona, USA
Northern Bobwhite Mexico
Montezuma Quail Mexico
Common Pheasant Oregon, USA
Ruffed Grouse Oregon, USA
Sooty Grouse Oregon, USA
Wild Turkey Texas, USA
Pacific Loon Texas, USA
Western Grebe California, USA
Clark's Grebe California, USA
Northern Fulmar Iceland
Great Shearwater Falkland Islands
White-tailed Tropicbird Jamaica
Red-billed Tropicbird Mexico
Brandt's Cormorant California, USA
Pelagic Cormorant California, USA
American Bittern Oregon, USA
California Condor California, USA
Bald Eagle Texas, USA
Red-shouldered Hawk Texas, USA
Yellow Rail Oregon, USA
Ridgway's Rail Mexico
Clapper Rail Texas, USA
Virginia Rail Oregon, USA
Black Oystercatcher California, USA
Wandering Tattler Mexico
Upland Sandpiper New York, USA
Black Turnstone California, USA
Surfbird Peru
American Woodcock New York, USA
Thick-billed Murre Iceland
Pigeon Guillemot California, USA
Marbled Murrelet Oregon, USA
Cassin's Auklet California, USA
Rhinoceros Auklet Oregon, USA
Atlantic Puffin Iceland
Tufted Puffin Oregon, USA
Bonaparte's Gull California, USA
Western Gull California, USA
California Gull Arizona, USA
Glaucous-winged Gull California, USA
Black-billed Cuckoo New York, USA
Flammulated Owl California, USA
Western Screech-Owl California, USA
Eastern Screech-Owl Texas, USA
Northern Pygmy-Owl Guatemala
Elf Owl Arizona, USA
Spotted Owl California, USA
Barred Owl New York, USA
Great grey Owl Oregon, USA
Northern Saw-whet Owl Mexico
Common Poorwill Mexico
Chuck-will's-widow Texas, USA
Eastern Whip-poor-will New York, USA
Black Swift Mexico
White-throated Swift Guatemala
Anna's Hummingbird Arizona, USA
Costa's Hummingbird Arizona, USA
Allen's Hummingbird California, USA
Lewis's Woodpecker Oregon, USA
Red-headed Woodpecker Texas, USA
Williamson's Sapsucker Oregon, USA
Red-naped Sapsucker Oregon, USA
Red-breasted Sapsucker California, USA
Nuttall's Woodpecker California, USA
Downy Woodpecker Texas , USA
Red-cockaded Woodpecker Texas, USA
White-headed Woodpecker California, USA
Black-backed Woodpecker Oregon, USA
Gilded Flicker Arizona, USA
Pileated Woodpecker Texas, USA
Alder Flycatcher Guatemala
grey Vireo Arizona, USA
grey Jay Oregon, USA
Pinyon Jay Oregon, USA
Blue Jay Texas, USA
Western Scrub-Jay Mexico
Black-billed Magpie Oregon, USA
Yellow-billed Magpie California, USA
Clark's Nutcracker Oregon, USA
American Crow Texas, USA
Carolina Chickadee Texas, USA
Black-capped Chickadee Oregon, USA
Mountain Chickadee California, USA
Chestnut-backed Chicka dee Oregon, USA
Oak Titmouse California, USA
Juniper Titmouse Arizona, USA
Tufted Titmouse Texas, USA
Red-breasted Nuthatch Oregon, USA
Pygmy Nuthatch Mexico
Brown-headed Nuthatch Texas, USA
Pacific Wren Oregon, USA
Winter Wren New York, USA
California Gnatcatcher California, USA
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Mexico
Wrentit California, USA
Mountain Bluebird Oregon, USA
Townsend's Solitaire Mexico
Veery New York, USA
Varied Thrush Oregon, USA
Brown Thrasher Texas, USA
Bendire's Thrasher Arizona, USA
California Thrasher California, USA
Le Conte's Thrasher Arizona, USA
Sage Thrasher Oregon, USA
Cedar Waxwing Texas, USA
Phainopepla Arizona, USA
Lapland Longspur Norway
Swainson's Warbler Texas, USA
Pine Warbler Texas, USA
Rufous-winged Sparrow Arizona, USA
Botteri's Sparrow Guatemala
Bachman's Sparrow Texas, USA
Henslow's Sparrow New York, USA
Seaside Sparrow Texas, USA
Field Sparrow Texas, USA
Brewer's Sparrow Oregon, USA
Five-striped Sparrow Arizona, USA
Red Fox Sparrow California, USA
Dark-eyed Junco California, USA
White-crowned Sparrow Mexico
White-throated Sparrow New York, USA
Sagebrush Sparrow Oregon, USA
Bell's Sparrow California, USA
Swamp Sparrow New York, USA
Abert's Towhee Arizona, USA
California Towhee California, USA
Green-tailed Towhee California, USA
Eastern Towhee New York, USA
Pyrrhuloxia Texas, USA
Dickcissel Colombia
Bobolink New York, USA
Tricolored Blackbird California, USA
Yellow-headed Blackbird Mexico
Common Grackle Texas, USA
Purple Finch California, USA
Cassin's Finch California, USA
Lawrence's Goldfinch California, USA
American Goldfinch California, USA
Evening Grosbeak Oregon, USA

That are 162 species if I counted correctly. So some more than Paul estimated for the US leg - it will be interesting how Arjan will do in the next roundabout 10 days! Hopefully better as predicted - as always ...

 

[Paul Chapman]

As I mentioned earlier, his itinerary in Vietnam, just in the south, only allows for a maximum possibility of 39 species, of which 5 or so are tough in the limited time. If he had the chance to alter slightly for a day in the north (Tam Dao) then he could possibly get another 10.

James

James

Sorry. I do recall now.

Many thanks.

 

[Paul Chapman]

That are 162 species if I counted correctly. So some more than Paul estimated for the US leg - it will be interesting how Arjan will do in the next roundabout 10 days! Hopefully better as predicted - as always ...

Indeed. Hopefully. (A few in that list shouldn't be available eg Alder Fly & Veery.)

All the best

 

[McMadd]

Here's a nice spanner in the works for ya! If this gains traction then will anybody really know what they've seen...?

http://phys.org/news/2016-12-bird-species-world.html

(pinched from this thread in Taxonomy: http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=335523)