Surfbirds Life and Year List Rankings

2008 North American Non-Motorized Year List Showing Records 1 through 9 of 9 Total Records Rank Name Nationality Total Highlights 1 Frank Apsey USA/MI 262 All Michigan - Alcona and Iosco Counties - Best birds - Brewer's Sparrow, Red Phalarope, Little Gull, Eurasian Siskin (2), Spotted Towhee, Bewick's Wren, Lark Sparrow. 2 Christian Nunes Boulder, CO 236 2054 miles by bike. Highlights include Tundra Swan, Long-tailed Duck, Surf Scoter, Red Phalarope,Long-tailed Jaeger, Brown Pelican, Ruff, Scarlet Tanager, Hooded Warbler, Least Tern. Details can be seen here: http://christiannunesbgby.blogspot.com/ 3 Matt Hysell SW Michigan 227 1000+ miles so far, Bohemian waxwing, Saw-whet owl, Common moorhen, Chuck-will's-widow, Piping plover, Brown Pelican, 34 sp. warbler. Updated mid-Nov. Details at www.berrienbirder.blogspot.com 4 Neil Gilbert USA - California 213 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Pine Warbler, Brant, Lewis's Woodpecker, Lazuli Bunting, Baltimore Oriole, Grasshopper Sparrow, Tropical Kingbird, Eurasian Wigeon are some of the better ones. 6/23/08 5 Alex Rinkert Santa Cruz, Ca. 204 All by bike. Highlights:Barrow's Goldeneye, White-throated Sparrow, Townsend's Solitaire, Northern Fulmar, Gray Catbird, Willow Flycatcher, Summer Tanager, Black-chinned Hummer, Blackburnian Warbler, Clay-colored Sparrow, Lapland Longspur, Red Crossbill, White-breasted Nuthatch, Harris's Sparrow 6 David Bell Sault Ste. Marie, ON 161 All within 5 km of my house - Highlights: Hoary Redpoll, Marbled Godwit, Western Tanager, TUFTED DUCK (1st area record), Willet, White-eyed Vireo, Northern Cardinal, House Finch, Red Crossbill, 24 warbler sp. 7 Robbie LaCelle Upstate New York (Oneida, Oswego, Madison counties) 145 Highlights include Golden Eagle, Hoary Redpoll, Merlin, Fish Crow, Prothonotary Warbler, Sedge Wren. Latest are Pine Siskin, Prothonotary Warbler, Sedge Wren, Canada Warbler (finally). (updated 07/31/08) 8 Tom Reed NJ 74 Foot/bicycle -- 1/16 9 Richard Guthrie USA 20 BIGBY LIST Not entered in these rankings and want to enter yourself? Update or Delete your ranking Back to Life and Year List Home