The Big Year
Jeff Osborne
264 species
Most species in the county this year.
- 2. Janet Davis258
- 3. Bryan Cotter249
Wrapping the year…
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Wrapping the year…
Travis County Birding
The year so far, through Oct 23.
331
species
31,942
checklists
3,601
birders
374
hotspots birded
Busiest day: Saturday, May 9, with 384 checklists.
Any birder's year in review. Type an eBird display name.
The top five's running species totals, against everything the county has turned up.
| By the end of | Jeff Osborne | Janet Davis | Bryan Cotter | Jane Tillman | Andy & Ellen Filtness | Whole county |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 125 | 111 | 51 | 83 | 125 | 189 |
| Feb | 149 | 138 | 63 | 111 | 135 | 201 |
| Mar | 181 | 174 | 100 | 160 | 164 | 236 |
| Apr | 219 | 209 | 153 | 216 | 208 | 295 |
| May | 250 | 245 | 213 | 247 | 236 | 316 |
| Jun | 254 | 248 | 215 | 247 | 236 | 316 |
| Jul | 255 | 248 | 219 | 248 | 236 | 319 |
| Aug | 259 | 252 | 228 | 248 | 239 | 321 |
| Sep | 261 | 256 | 234 | 248 | 241 | 326 |
| Oct (so far) | 264 | 258 | 249 | 248 | 244 | 331 |
| Month | Checklists |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3241 |
| Feb | 3459 |
| Mar | 3958 |
| Apr | 5220 |
| May | 5075 |
| Jun | 2391 |
| Jul | 1942 |
| Aug | 2054 |
| Sep | 2373 |
| Oct | 1985 |
| Month | Species |
|---|---|
| Jan | 189 |
| Feb | 189 |
| Mar | 220 |
| Apr | 264 |
| May | 253 |
| Jun | 165 |
| Jul | 159 |
| Aug | 185 |
| Sep | 234 |
| Oct | 249 |
The Big Year
Jeff Osborne
264 species
Most species in the county this year.
Most dedicated
Jaleen Lubker
257 days
Feb 9 to Oct 23
Longest streak of days in a row with a checklist.
Workhorse
Jaleen Lubker
999 lists
Most checklists.
Biggest day
Bryan Cotter
115 species
Thursday, May 7
Most species in a single day.
Rarity hunter
Connor Teseny
13 rarities
Most county rarities reported.
First finder
Rick Gundlach
10 firsts
Most first-of-the-year reports of seasonal birds: spring arrivals and fall returns.
Early bird
Byron Stone
201 lists
Most checklists started between 4 and 7 AM.
Night owl
Terry Banks
32 lists
Most checklists started after dark (8 PM–4 AM).
Hours afield
Byron Stone
1,177 hours
Most time birding, from checklist durations.
Explorer
Jeff Taylor
51 hotspots
Most different hotspots birded.
Patch loyalist
Jeff Taylor
167 lists
Most checklists at one hotspot.
The year's other achievements, some more serious than others.
Marathon
Rajiv Jauhari
23.9 hours
at Quarries Park, Austin, Sep 9
The longest single checklist of the year. Some lists just never stop.
Up before the birds
bec g
4:05 AM
at Bull Creek District Park, Austin, May 15
The earliest start of the year (from 4 AM; night surveys and owling don't count).
Heavy hitter
D Files
16,000
Purple Martin at Purple Martin Roost at Round Rock Crossing, Jul 29
The biggest single count of one species.
Grackle accountant
Jaleen Lubker
8,307 grackles
across 709 checklists
Most Great-tailed Grackles counted, all year, added up. Someone has to.
Exclusive
15 species
Seen by exactly one birder all year.
Lone wolf
Jeff Taylor
848 solo lists
Most checklists birded solo.
Social butterfly
Jaleen Lubker
225 group lists
Most checklists with a group of three or more.
Holiday birder
Jaleen Lubker
9 lists
on 2 of the holidays
Most checklists on New Year's Day, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
New Year's Day
Celeste Treadway
90 species
Most species on January 1: the year list's first page.
Who reported the first one back.
Jaleen Lubker at Lake Pflugerville
Cindy Millford at Southeast Greenway, Mueller
los atx at Baker Sanctuary
Louise Smyth
Ted Eubanks
Suzie McCann at Baker Sanctuary
Jennifer Bristol
Bryan Cotter at Arrowhead Park
Josh Brunell at Roy G. Guerrero Colorado River Metro Park
Jaleen Lubker at Carmel Neighborhood Trail, Pflugerville
Janet Davis at Hornsby Bend (HOTE 037)
Chris Ruzin at Hornsby Bend (HOTE 037)
Who reported each of the county's signature birds on the most checklists.
Jeff Osborne
7 checklists
Charlotte Reemts
27 checklists
Jaleen Lubker
223 checklists
Rajiv Jauhari
125 checklists
Bill Reiner Jr.
41 checklists
Adrian Johnson
2 checklists
Shelia Hargis
143 checklists
Jaleen Lubker
449 checklists
Jaleen Lubker
162 checklists
Charles Smith
75 checklists
Connor Teseny
2 checklists
Rick Gundlach
133 checklists
Jaleen Lubker
79 checklists
Jeff Osborne
48 checklists
Jaleen Lubker
224 checklists
From public eBird checklists in Travis County, Jan 1 to Oct 23. Birders who asked to be left off the leaderboard, and anonymous ones, aren't ranked or named. Hours come from checklist durations; early lists start 4–7 AM, night lists 8 PM–4 AM. Full year leaderboard