Well the Stolls, plus Alan Troyer & Flynn Biter have passed 500 with a day to spare.
Have any of them declared their intention for 2020?
No idea of their success on Code 3 and above, but they have certainly seen a good number of good birds
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Well the Stolls, plus Alan Troyer & Flynn Biter have passed 500 with a day to spare.
Have any of them declared their intention for 2020?
No idea of their success on Code 3 and above, but they have certainly seen a good number of good birds
Second time. The thing about the 500 species is that, even if there aren't a ton of coded birds (I don't know that there aren't) we've watched Big Year birders spend a bunch of time running around to clean things up. Sometimes they've missed the chance to chase great birds because they're making another Arizona run for Ruddy Ground Dove (for example). Could be a very interesting strategy, and I've always thought that prior Big Year experience is very beneficial.
Joe
Joe
I just read my latest Birding magazine and realized I had a touch of clean-up to do. The Ground-Doves are now Ground Doves, and Great-winged Petrel was split; the ABA version is Gray-faced Petrel. I'm attaching the revised lists (four to this post and the other four to the next); that should hold us until it's time for the 2020 fun and frolic.
Joe
Joe
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Yes, but the honing of process that previous experience brings always produces that temptation to say "Yes but this time I could really nail it...." :t:
JOhn
A mid-year update (and likely the final one) based on the recent ABA update. Pallas's Grasshopper-Warbler was accepted (pleasing John Weigel and the Deans, I'm sure!), and no action was taken on House Crow and Great White Pelican. I've removed them from the provisionals list. They can always be added in if need be. Mexican Duck will only count for those doing a 2020 Big Year, and anyone doing a 2020 Big Year can count Northwestern Crow (but not after this year). I'll attach the sheets in two posts (the limit is five attachments).
I hope all is well with everyone; I do miss the ongoing conversation!
Joe
I hope all is well with everyone; I do miss the ongoing conversation!
Joe
Hey Joe. In case you missed it, Tiffany Kersten did a Lower 48 Big Year in 2021. According to her blog she beat the current record.
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