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2005 Big Sit! Stats

Participating States/Countries: 54 (a new record! – 41 in 2004)

Total Circles: 171 ( 122 circles in 2004)

Reported Sitters!: 111 (current BWD count)

Total Species Observed Worldwide: 667 (current BWD count)

Total North American (US and Canada) Species Observed: 392 (current BWD count)

Ten Highest Circle Counts

1. Los Osos, California (United States) – "SLO Birders" – Jim Royer – 113
2. Port O'Connor, Texas (United States) – "POC Balcony Birders" – Brush Freeman – 95
3. Baton Rouge, Louisiana (United States) – "Bird Club at LSU" – Justin Bosler – 91
4. Sebastian Inlet, Florida (United States) – "Sebastian Inlet Sit" – Andy Bankert – 90
5. London, Other (United Kingdom) – "Cliffe birders" – Don Taylor – 87
6. Milford, Connecticut (United States) – "B.W. Surf Scopers" – Frank Gallo – 85
7. Washington Boro, Pennsylvania (United States) – "Conejohela Counters" – Tom Johnson – 83
8. Almere, Other (Netherlands) – "anser anser" – Ton Eggemhuizen – 79
9. Unionville, Indiana (United States) – "Sitting Duck Deck Sitters" – James Hengeveld – 76
10. Austin, Texas (United States) – "Travis Audubon Society" – Rob Bates – 74

State Totals: United States

(Compiled from reported results only)

Format: State - # 2005 species (# 2004) species
Alabama - 56 (50)	Montana - 0 (0)
Alaska - 0 (0)	Nebraska - 0 (0)
Arizona - 91 (104)	Nevada - 0 (0)
Arkansas - 0 (0)	New Hampshire - 0 (0)
California - 144 (220)	New Jersey - 91 (125)
Colorado - 42 (114)	New Mexico - 18 (0)
Connecticut - 122 (444)	New York - 65 (182)
Delaware - 0 (0)	North Carolina - 62 (107)
Florida - 106 (78)	North Dakota - 41 (25)
Georgia - 38 (35)	Ohio - 103 (118)
Hawaii - 0 (0)	Oklahoma - 72 (142)
Idaho - 58 (50)	Oregon - 124 (127)
Illinois - 0 (0)	Pennsylvania - 105 (42)
Indiana - 92 (105)	Rhode Island - 0 (0)
Iowa - 36 (0)	South Carolina - 81 (138)
Kansas - 25 (0)	South Dakota - 17 (0)
Kentucky - 0 (0)	Tennessee - 75 (105)
Louisiana - 108 (0)	Texas - 182 (311)
Maine - 0 (0)	Utah - 55 (45)
Maryland - 72 (175)	Vermont - 27 (28)
Massachusetts - 74 (38)	Virginia - 93 (118)
Michigan - 87 (214)	Washington - 0 (101)
Minnesota - 68 (0)	West Virginia - 43 (45)
Mississippi - 31 (0)	Wisconsin - 83 (66)
Missouri - 73 (49)	Wyoming - 0 (0)

International Totals

(Compiled from reported results only)

Format: Country - # 2005 species (# 2004) species
Canada - 56 (79)
Hungary - 0 (0)
Mexico - 0 (0)
Netherlands - 79 (75)
Panama - 32 (0)
Peru - 0 (0)
Spain - 0 (0)
United Kingdom - 137 (85)
Vietnam - 34 (0)
India - 33 (0)