The Big Sit! 2008: Circles

Reporting Circles and Participants

This page lists up-to-the-minute bird sighting counts reported during the Big Sit 2008! If your team submitted counts that are not showing immediately, please get in touch with us.

Format: State/Country -- # Circles
• Participants -- TBS! location, City -- # species

Alabama -- Circles: 1 registered, 1 reporting

Wheeler NWR Wingers -- Dwight Cooley -- Wheeler NWR, al -- 65

Arizona -- Circles: 5 registered, 3 reporting

The Kathryn F. Anderson Granite Reef Asterisks -- Herbert Fibel -- northeast of Mesa, az -- 70
Aimophila Adventures -- Rick Wright -- Oro Valley, az -- 38
Rio Salado Sitters -- Terry Brodner -- Phoenix, az -- 98

Arkansas -- Circles: 2 registered, 1 reporting

Kayz Circle -- Kay Craig -- Wilmar, ar -- 11

California -- Circles: 5 registered, 4 reporting

Twitch Whiffers -- George Chaniot -- Ukiah, ca -- 89
SLO Birders -- Jim Royer -- Los Osos, ca -- 108
SML Osprey Campers -- Georgia Simpson -- Santa Margarita Lake, ca -- 46
Peekin Peewees -- Bill Doyle -- Santa Rosa, ca -- 43

Colorado -- Circles: 5 registered, 3 reporting

Soloyanis -- Susan Soloyanis -- Cascade, co -- 22
DFO Insaniacs -- Joey Kellner -- Littleton, co -- 53
Scrub J-oakers -- Hugh Kingery -- Franktown, co -- 37

Connecticut -- Circles: 12 registered, 6 reporting

HAS Big Sit -- Jay Kaplan -- South Windsor, ct -- 64
Grassy Hill -- Richard Chyinski -- East Lyme, ct -- 23
Acer saccharum -- John Triana -- Prospect, ct -- 17
Litchfield Hills Audubon, CT -- David Tripp Jr. -- Litchfield, ct -- 76
Silver Sands Sitters -- Stacy Hanks -- Milford, ct -- 76
Bobolinks -- Robert Dixon -- Sterling, ct -- 46

Delaware -- Circles: 3 registered, 3 reporting

Twitching Talons -- Derek Stoner -- Hockessin, de -- 73
Prime Hook Beach -- Mary Bigelow -- Milford, de -- 39
Peregrine Pushers -- Forrest Rowland -- Lewes, de -- 88

Florida -- Circles: 10 registered, 7 reporting

Wild Bird Center of Sarasota -- Matthew Holman -- Sarasota, fl -- 39
Capo Island Sitters -- Jacqueline Kern -- St. Augustine, fl -- 40
Smok Duck -- Rita Grant -- Brooksville, fl -- 25
St. Marks Spotters -- Robin Will -- St. Marks Lighthouse, fl -- 47
Under the Bridge -- Ray Scory -- Port Orange, fl -- 37
Middle River Merlins -- Russ Titus -- Fort Lauderdale, fl -- 39
Me -- Keith Berry -- Tallahassee, fl -- 22

Georgia -- Circles: 3 registered, 1 reporting

sarcelle soucrourou -- Patrick Brisse -- Tucker, ga -- 38

Illinois -- Circles: 4 registered, 3 reporting

Prairie Woods Audubon -- Cyndi Duda -- Barrington, il -- 23
Birdfreaks -- Eddie Callaway -- Rockford, il -- 42
Birdorable -- Amy Evenstad -- Deerfield, il -- 16

Indiana -- Circles: 5 registered, 2 reporting

Sitting Duck Deck Sitters -- James Hengeveld -- Unionville, in -- 68
Beckham Bird Club -- Rod Goforth -- Clarksville, in -- 50

Iowa -- Circles: 6 registered, 4 reporting

DeSoto's Gooseless Wonders -- Sue Mcdonald -- Missouri Valley, ia -- 26
The Lakers -- Carolyn Fischer -- Clear Lake, ia -- 29
Neal Smith NWR Prairie birders -- Karen Viste-sparkman -- Prairie City, ia -- 25
Team Vogel -- Bill Tollefson -- Cedar Rapids, ia -- 37

Louisiana -- Circles: 3 registered, 1 reporting

Black Bayou Birders -- Joan Brown -- Monroe, la -- 33

Maine -- Circles: 4 registered, 2 reporting

Gilsland Gulls -- Turk Duddy -- Falmouth, me -- 64
Actonitz -- Paula Parent -- Acton, me -- 7

Maryland -- Circles: 7 registered, 6 reporting

Patuxent NWR Aberrant Passerines -- Maggie O'connell -- Laurel, md -- 21
Kentish Plovers -- Walter Ellison -- Rock Hall, md -- 67
Montgomery County Sitting Ducks -- Rick Sussman -- boyds, md -- 51
Southern Jug Bay -- Danny Bystrak -- Bristol, md -- 60
The Turkey Pointers -- Chris Starling -- Elk Neck State Park, md -- 82
Jug Birds -- Jeff Shenot -- Upper Marlboro, md -- 53

Massachusetts -- Circles: 2 registered, 1 reporting

Jean Road Birders -- David Desrochers -- Arlington, ma -- 10

Michigan -- Circles: 7 registered, 5 reporting

Shiawassee NWR Blue Geese -- Steve Kahl -- Shiawassee NWR, mi -- 78
Metro Munchers -- Tom Heatley -- Harrison Township, mi -- 53
The Sentinels at Detroit River IWR -- Lisa Appel -- Trenton, mi -- 51
Camp Remote -- Russell Emmons -- Casco, mi -- 23
Washtenaw Wingnuts -- Don Chalfant -- Whitmore Lake, mi -- 52

Minnesota -- Circles: 5 registered, 3 reporting

Birds of a Feather -- Edward Lagace Park Ranger -- Winona, mn -- 46
Grosbreasted Rosebeaks -- Paul Fank -- Dassel, mn -- 47
Boreal Birdometers -- Bill Tefft -- Ely, mn -- 26

Mississippi -- Circles: 3 registered, 2 reporting

Up at the Blackwell Cabin -- Ronnie Blackwell -- Hattiesburg, ms -- 19
Lethargic wading watchers -- Larry Morgan -- Hattiesburg, ms -- 44

Missouri -- Circles: 5 registered, 4 reporting

Eagle Eyes Squaw Creek NWR -- James "jimmie" Voltz -- Mound City, mo -- 39
Swan Sitters -- Doris Fitchett -- Sumner, mo -- 51
Memorial Park Lawn Chair Birders -- Steve Garr -- Jefferson City, mo -- 28
Mosquito Food -- Kent Fothergill -- Dorena, mo -- 50

Nevada -- Circles: 2 registered, 2 reporting

Stillwater NWR -- Ali Chaney -- Fallon, nv -- 31
Bird Nerds @ Moapa Valley NWR NV -- Laurie & Dan Mooney - Moapa Valley N W R -- Moapa, nv -- 36

New Jersey -- Circles: 6 registered, 4 reporting

The Celery Stalkers -- Carol Flanagan -- Allendale, nj -- 66
Swamp Sitters -- Pat Giaimo -- Great Swamp NWR, nj -- 63
Team Peregrine Fondue -- Tom Reed -- Cape May Point, nj -- 113
CMBO Avalon Sea Watch -- Sean Fitzgerald -- Avalon, nj -- 82

New Mexico -- Circles: 1 registered, 1 reporting

Desert Oasis -- Patricia Russell -- Santa Teresa, nm -- 25

New York -- Circles: 4 registered, 2 reporting

Lenoir Lunatics -- Michael Bochnik -- Yonkers, ny -- 54
Yardbirds -- Liz Kirchner -- Fresh Meadows, ny -- 28

North Carolina -- Circles: 7 registered, 6 reporting

Pea Island NWR -- Jeff Lewis -- Pea Island NWR, nc -- 74
Alligator River NWR -- Bucket Taylor -- Manteo, nc -- 32
MECKBIRDERS -- David Lovett -- huntersville, nc -- 64
BIRDRANGER -- Brian Bockhahn -- Wake Forest, nc -- 52
The Sitting Ducks -- Susan Jones -- Winston-Salem, nc -- 42
Lewisville Lookers -- Allen Huss -- Lewisville, nc -- 17

North Dakota -- Circles: 2 registered, 1 reporting

Warbler Woodland Watchers -- Paulette Scherr -- Arrowwood NWR, nd -- 35

Ohio -- Circles: 10 registered, 10 reporting

Whipple Bird Club -- Bill Thompson, Iii -- Whipple, oh -- 69
GMAS ACE BIRDERS -- Tim Leslie -- Perrysville, oh -- 48
The Dean Clan -- Patricia Dean -- Prospect, oh -- 24
Brumbaugh Birders -- Chuck Mcclaugherty -- Alliance, oh -- 26
OYBC Ottawa NWR -- Rebecca Hinkle -- Oak Harbor, oh -- 54
Sisters Circle -- Sister Marty Dermody -- Shaker Trace - Miami, oh -- 40
Nature Center at Shaker Lakes -- Julie West -- Cleveland, oh -- 47
The Solitary Vireo -- Jane Van Coney -- Cincinnati, oh -- 15
The Sitting Emperors of Caesar Creek SP -- John Habig -- Waynesville, oh -- 51
Mill Creek Wildlife Sanctuary -- Jim Dolan -- Canfield, oh -- 62

Oklahoma -- Circles: 6 registered, 3 reporting

Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge Birders -- Becky Wolff -- Jet, ok -- 50
TREES -- Douglas Wood -- Tishomingo, ok -- 50
Sitting Green Togeth -- Lori Jones -- Okmulgee, ok -- 41

Oregon -- Circles: 10 registered, 9 reporting

Finley Flyers -- Molly Monroe -- Corvallis, or -- 60
Hilltopers -- Jack Doyle -- Lincoln City, or -- 26
Marsh Dwellers -- Gordon West -- Bandon, or -- 20
Chunkos -- Al Ahlgrim -- Oregon City, or -- 24
Cold Springs NWR -- June Whitten -- Hermiston, or -- 42
McNary Wildlife -- June Whitten -- Umailla, or -- 30
MISSION PONDS -- Jack Simons -- PENDLETON, or -- 19
Lower Columbia Birders -- Mike Patterson -- Seaside, or -- 51
KBAS Grebes -- Julie Van Moorhem -- Klamath Falls, or -- 49

Pennsylvania -- Circles: 14 registered, 10 reporting

Juniata Juncos -- Chad Kauffman -- Mifflintown, pa -- 36
Stone Mtn Hawkeyes -- Trudy Kyler -- Huntingdon, pa -- 33
WBNC -- Dick Byers -- Derry, pa -- 27
Shavers Creek -- Greg Grove -- Petersburg, pa -- 33
Rose Tree Redtails -- Holly Merker -- Media, pa -- 49
NOTSLAR PTB -- Norwood Frederick -- Ralston, pa -- 12
Bald Eagle SP Storm Birds -- Bob Snyder -- Bald Eagle State Par, pa -- 37
St Thomas Titmice -- Kathie Gifford -- Linglestown, pa -- 17
Militia Hill Deck Sitters -- Rich Conroy -- Fort Washington, pa -- 60
Greenies -- Valerie Barnes -- Fayetteville, pa -- 30

South Carolina -- Circles: 2 registered, 1 reporting

Pickens Picidae -- Scott Stegenga -- Pickens, sc -- 24

South Dakota -- Circles: 2 registered, 2 reporting

turkeyfeathrs -- Caroline Stafford -- Rapid City, sd -- 23
SF feeder complex -- Mick Zerr -- Sioux Falls, sd -- 14

Tennessee -- Circles: 2 registered, 1 reporting

Vansbest -- Kathleen Van Orsdel -- Talbott, tn -- 14

Texas -- Circles: 14 registered, 13 reporting

AustinX -- Laurie Foss -- Austin, tx -- 70
FAMI whoopers -- Barbara Bruns -- Aransas NWR, tx -- 49
Wings Over Wastewater -- Ted Drozdowski -- Arlington, tx -- 82
Bexar Butter Butts -- Sheridan Coffey -- San Anonio, tx -- 77
Border Birders -- Mike Carlo -- Alamo, tx -- 41
The Green J's -- Joshua Rose -- Mission, tx -- 65
Trinity River Refuge -- Stuart Marcus -- Dayton, tx -- 57
Pineywoods Audubon -- Ruth Heino -- Nacogdoches, tx -- 22
Circle TEXAS -- Roy Reinarz -- brenham, tx -- 40
LagunaAtascosa -- Stacy Sanchez -- Los Fresnos, tx -- 38
Pedernales Peepers -- Lydia Middendorf -- Johnson City, tx -- 19
Corpus Christi Hawkwatchers -- Libby Even -- Corpus Christi, tx -- 93
Hays Squawkers -- Stephanie Barko -- Driftwood, tx -- 19

Utah -- Circles: 1 registered, 1 reporting

Utah Lakers -- Eric Huish -- Provo, ut -- 45

Virginia -- Circles: 5 registered, 5 reporting

roxys birders -- Tom Dilts -- midlothian, va -- 21
Coastal VA Wildlife Observatory -- Brian Taber -- Northampton County, va -- 60
Wirtz Whip-poor-wills -- Alyce Quinn -- Wirtz, va -- 20
Burnt Chimney Swifts -- Tim Quinn -- Burnt Chimney, va -- 22
Riverbend Renegades -- John Callow -- Great Falls, va -- 55

Washington -- Circles: 2 registered, 2 reporting

trout -- Ralph Arnold -- Olympia, wa -- 41
West Sequim Bay -- Denny Van Horn -- Sequim, wa -- 66

West Virginia -- Circles: 2 registered, 1 reporting

Handlan Chapter, Brooks Bird Club -- Cynthia D. Ellis -- Red House, wv -- 46

Wisconsin -- Circles: 3 registered, 3 reporting

EPBWC City-Sitters -- Joseph Devereaux -- Milwaukee, wi -- 28
The Old Coots -- Larry Michael -- Horicon, wi -- 68
Birdie Sitters -- Pastor Elmer Lehman -- Weston, wi -- 37

Canada Big Sits!

Manitoba -- Circles: 2 registered, 2 reporting

boreal48 -- Darrell Neufeld -- winnipeg, MB -- 7
One Old Crow and a Cute Chick -- Carrie Braden -- Portage la Prairie, MB -- 11

Nova Scotia -- Circles: 1 registered, 1 reporting

SIBBS -- Don Macneill -- Seal Island, NS -- 57

Ontario -- Circles: 1 registered, 1 reporting

Holiday Beach Migration Observatory -- Paul Pratt -- Amherstburg, ON -- 91

Quebec -- Circles: 1 registered, 1 reporting

BorealChickadeeTeam -- Claudette Cormier -- Saint-Fulgence, QB -- 53

International Big Sits!

Netherlands -- Circles: 3 registered, 1 reporting

De Hoekse Sluis -- Erik Kleyheeg -- Bergambacht, Other -- 69

Sweden -- Circles: 2 registered, 2 reporting

Segerstads fyr -- Christian Cederroth -- Segerstad, Oland isl, Other -- 93
Dyudden -- Bengt Stridh -- Västerås, Other -- 35

India -- Circles: 1 registered, 1 reporting

Birds of Gujarat-GNCS -- Bhargav Joshi -- Vadodara, Other -- 34


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