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2004 Big Sit! Stats

Participating States/Countries: 41 (a new record! – 38 in 2003)

Total Circles: 122 ( 159 circles in 2003)

Reported Sitters!: 79 (current BWD count)

Total Species Observed Worldwide: 484 (current BWD count)

Total North American (US and Canada) Species Observed: 362 (current BWD count)

Ten Highest Circle Counts

1. Los Osos, California (United States) – "SLO Birders" – Jim Royer – 103
2. Irvine, California (United States) – "Sea & Sage" – Christopher Obaditch – 89
3. Milford, Connecticut (United States) – "B.W. Surf Scopers" – Frank Gallo – 89
4. Blakeney, England (United Kingdom) – "Friary Hills American Coots" – Stiles Thomas – 85
5. Amherstburg, Ontario (Canada) – "Holiday Beach Migration Observatory" – Paul Pratt – 79
6. Milford, Connecticut (United States) – "The Marsh Harriers" – Frank Mantlik – 78
7. Northampton County, Virginia (United States) – "Coastal VA Wildlife Observatory" – Brian Taber – 78
8. Port O'Connor, Texas (United States) – "POC Balcony Birders" – Brush Freeman – 77
9. Rhenen, Utrecht (Netherlands) – "The Blue Room" – Marijn Prins – 75
10. Unionville, Indiana (United States) – "Sitting Duck Deck Sitters" – James Hengeveld – 73

State/Country Totals

United States
Alabama - 50 (33)	Montana - 0 (0)
Alaska - 0 (0)	Nebraska - 0 (0)
Arizona - 104 (80)	Nevada - 0 (0)
Arkansas - 0 (63)	New Hampshire - 0 (0)
California - 220 (154)	New Jersey - 125 (69)
Colorado - 114 (77)	New Mexico - 0 (0)
Connecticut - 444 (108)	New York - 182 (60)
Delaware - 0 (0)	North Carolina - 107 (78)
Florida - 78 (110)	North Dakota - 25 (37)
Georgia - 35 (60)	Ohio - 118 (65)
Hawaii - 0 (0)	Oklahoma - 142 (17)
Idaho - 50 (53)	Oregon - 127 (113)
Illinois - 0 (0)	Pennsylvania - 42 (0)
Indiana - 105 (90)	Rhode Island - 0 (0)
Iowa - 0 (0)	South Carolina - 138 (56)
Kansas - 0 (0)	South Dakota - 0 (0)
Kentucky - 0 (0)	Tennessee - 105 (52)
Louisiana - 0 (70)	Texas - 311 (172)
Maine - 0 (0)	Utah - 45 (57)
Maryland - 175 (147)	Vermont - 28 (27)
Massachusetts - 38 (63)	Virginia - 118 (94)
Michigan - 214 (89)	Washington - 101 (83)
Minnesota - 0 (0)	West Virginia - 45 (31)
Mississippi - 0 (25)	Wisconsin - 66 (61)
Missouri - 49 (73)	Wyoming - 0 (0)

International
Canada - 79 (82)
Hungary - 0 (33)
Mexico - 0 (156)
Netherlands - 75 (118)
Peru - 0 (0)
Spain - 0 (92)
United Kingdom - 85 (58)