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The Big Sit! 2010 Statistics

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These statistics reflect information submitted by reporting circles. As teams continue to report their Big Sit! results, the statistics on this page will change to reflect up-to-the-minute information.

2010 Big Sit! Overview

Participating States/Countries: 51 (current record: 54 in 2005)
Total Circles: 241 (current record: 241 circles in 2010)
Reported Sitters!: 187 (BWD count)
Total Species Observed Worldwide: 552 (current BWD count)
Total North American (US and Canada) Species Observed: 446 (current BWD count)

Ten Highest Circle Counts

Format: Rank. TBS! Location, City State/Country - "Team Name (if any)" - Circle Captain - # Species in TBS! 2010
Cape May Point, New Jersey (United States) – "No Bull-sittas" – Tom Reed – 139
Cape Henlopen State , Delaware (United States) – "PeregriNATION" – Forrest Rowland – 108
Milford, Connecticut (United States) – "B.W. Surf Scopers" – Frank Gallo – 107
Los Osos, California (United States) – "Pishing in the Wind" – Jim Royer – 101
Elk Neck State Park, Maryland (United States) – "The Turkey Pointers" – Sean Mccandless / Chris Starling – 99
Northampton County, Virginia (United States) – "Coastal VA Wildlife Observatory" – Brian Taber – 88
Pea Island NWR, North Carolina (United States) – "Pea Island NWR" – Jeff Lewis – 88
Weslaco, Texas (United States) – "Weslaco RedCrowns" – Huck Hutchens – 87
Coatesville, Pennsylvania (United States) – "Chambers Lake Early Birders" – Larry Lewis – 86
Rio Hondo, Texas (United States) – "Arroyo Colorado Audubon Society" – Sue Griffin – 86
Los Altos de Cerro A (Panama) – "Petrels In Panama" – Leslie Lieurance – 49
Los Altos del Cerro (Panama) – "Bill & Claudia in Cerro Azul" – William Ahrens – 44

State Totals: United States

Compiled only from results reported online in real time. Format: State - # 2010 species (# 2009) species
Alabama — 2010: 89 species (2009: 75 species) Montana — 2010: 0 species (2009: 0 species)
Alaska — 2010: 26 species (2009: 0 species) Nebraska — 2010: 40 species (2009: 30 species)
Arizona — 2010: 81 species (2009: 88 species) Nevada — 2010: 47 species (2009: 44 species)
Arkansas — 2010: 0 species (2009: 0 species) New Hampshire — 2010: 68 species (2009: 77 species)
California — 2010: 136 species (2009: 112 species) New Jersey — 2010: 170 species (2009: 155 species)
Colorado — 2010: 72 species (2009: 84 species) New Mexico — 2010: 43 species (2009: 30 species)
Connecticut — 2010: 145 species (2009: 137 species) New York — 2010: 81 species (2009: 76 species)
Delaware — 2010: 123 species (2009: 116 species) North Carolina — 2010: 146 species (2009: 129 species)
Florida — 2010: 133 species (2009: 110 species) North Dakota — 2010: 36 species (2009: 46 species)
Georgia — 2010: 97 species (2009: 68 species) Ohio — 2010: 102 species (2009: 99 species)
Hawaii — 2010: 0 species (2009: 0 species) Oklahoma — 2010: 108 species (2009: 92 species)
Idaho — 2010: 21 species (2009: 49 species) Oregon — 2010: 115 species (2009: 117 species)
Illinois — 2010: 73 species (2009: 66 species) Pennsylvania — 2010: 133 species (2009: 113 species)
Indiana — 2010: 96 species (2009: 75 species) Rhode Island — 2010: 0 species (2009: 0 species)
Iowa — 2010: 79 species (2009: 67 species) South Carolina — 2010: 112 species (2009: 84 species)
Kansas — 2010: 0 species (2009: 0 species) South Dakota — 2010: 21 species (2009: 51 species)
Kentucky — 2010: 0 species (2009: 0 species) Tennessee — 2010: 11 species (2009: 13 species)
Louisiana — 2010: 76 species (2009: 30 species) Texas — 2010: 198 species (2009: 190 species)
Maine — 2010: 78 species (2009: 50 species) Utah — 2010: 58 species (2009: 66 species)
Maryland — 2010: 140 species (2009: 124 species) Vermont — 2010: 38 species (2009: 0 species)
Massachusetts — 2010: 102 species (2009: 42 species) Virginia — 2010: 111 species (2009: 110 species)
Michigan — 2010: 96 species (2009: 96 species) Washington — 2010: 107 species (2009: 84 species)
Minnesota — 2010: 92 species (2009: 64 species) West Virginia — 2010: 0 species (2009: 0 species)
Mississippi — 2010: 100 species (2009: 17 species) Wisconsin — 2010: 79 species (2009: 73 species)
Missouri — 2010: 93 species (2009: 91 species) Wyoming — 2010: 0 species (2009: 0 species)

International Totals

Compiled only from results reported online in real time. Format: Country - # 2010 species (# 2009) species
Cambodia — 2010: 0 species (2009: 0 species)
Canada — 2010: 103 species (2009 107 species)
China — 2010: 0 species (2009: 0 species)
Germany — 2010: 0 species (2009: 0 species)
Panama — 2010: 72 species (2009: 54 species)
South Africa — 2010: 0 species (2009: 0 species)
United Kingdom — 2010: 34 species (2009: 18 species)