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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Paul Chapman" data-source="post: 3219082" data-attributes="member: 69491">Half Way to 5,000The pace has dropped off with additional species in the Americas in short supply but nevertheless the 2,500th species was notched up on day 136 with a couple of days in Mexico still to go:-<a href="http://www.audubon.org/news/the-species-list" target="_blank">http://www.audubon.org/news/the-species-list</a><a href="http://www.audubon.org/news/day-135-potoos-herons-and-tanagers" target="_blank">http://www.audubon.org/news/day-135-potoos-herons-and-tanagers</a>Finally getting Mallard must have been a highlight and he must be looking forward to Dunlin.I imagine when he gets to the USA all stops will be out to assist him. However with maybe 300 standard North American species already seen, I suspect he'll do well to get an additional 250 in the USA?I would have thought that he can expect 350-400 species combining Norway, Turkey and Spain so maybe 250 new species for him in Europe combining those countries before he starts his African adventure. He's probably already dreaming of Dunnocks, Robins, Great Tits, etc - proper birds in place of those Resplendent Quetzals, Cock-of-the-Rocks, hummingbirds....All the best</blockquote>