10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2013

Ali Iyoob is looking to break the North Carolina Big Year record of 351 this year. And who’s planning one for 2014? Priority in all of these blog posts will go to those keeping a blog about their big year, simply because it is easier to track what they are doing. Follow along at NC Big Year ’13.

2013 214

2013 New Jersey Los Angeles North Carolina 214

10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2013

Now seems like a good time to look in on the birding big years happening in 2013 to see how folks are doing as they tear around their county or region or state or province or country trying to see as many birds as possible before 1 January 2014. As of the end of March they had already reached a whopping 652 species !

2013 200

2013 New Jersey North Carolina Canada 200

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2016

And, the birds and birding trips to Arizona, Florida, California, the waters of North Carolina, and Alaska—always back to Alaska—start accumulating. He tied Komito’s record officially in 2014, when the ABA Checklist Committee approved the addition of the Common Redstart seen on St.

2013 110

2013 Arizona Birds San Diego 110