The Big Sit! 2008 Results: Statistics

2008 Big Sit! Stats

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.

Participating States/Countries: 47 (Previous record: 54 in 2005)

Total Circles: 207 (Previous record: 199 circles in 2007)

Reported Sitters!: 148 (current BWD count)

Total Species Observed Worldwide: 603 (current BWD count)

Total North American (US and Canada) Species Observed: 426 (current BWD count)

Ten Highest Circle Counts

Format: Rank. TBS! Location, City State/Country - "Team Name (if any)" - Circle Captain - # Species in TBS! 2008

1. Cape May Point, New Jersey (United States) – "Team Peregrine Fondue" – Tom Reed – 113

2. Los Osos, California (United States) – "SLO Birders" – Jim Royer – 108

3. Phoenix, Arizona (United States) – "Rio Salado Sitters" – Terry Brodner – 98

4. Corpus Christi, Texas (United States) – "Corpus Christi Hawkwatchers" – Libby Even – 93

5. Segerstad, Oland isl, Other (Sweden) – "Segerstads fyr" – Christian Cederroth – 93

6. Amherstburg, Ontario (Canada) – "Holiday Beach Migration Observatory" – Paul Pratt – 91

7. Ukiah, California (United States) – "Twitch Whiffers" – George Chaniot – 89

8. Lewes, Delaware (United States) – "Peregrine Pushers" – Forrest Rowland – 88

9. Arlington, Texas (United States) – "Wings Over Wastewater" – Ted Drozdowski – 82

9. Avalon, New Jersey (United States) – "CMBO Avalon Sea Watch" – Sean Fitzgerald – 82

9. Elk Neck State Park, Maryland (United States) – "The Turkey Pointers" – Chris Starling – 82

10. Shiawassee NWR, Michigan (United States) – "Shiawassee NWR Blue Geese" – Steve Kahl – 78

State Totals: United States

(Compiled from reported results only)

Format: State - # 2008 species (# 2007) species
Alabama - 65 (94)	Montana - 0 (0)
Alaska - 0 (0)	Nebraska - 0 (0)
Arizona - 125 (130)	Nevada - 57 (0)
Arkansas - 11 (0)	New Hampshire - 0 (47)
California - 150 (152)	New Jersey - 152 (153)
Colorado - 71 (38)	New Mexico - 25 (22)
Connecticut - 110 (147)	New York - 60 (67)
Delaware - 118 (81)	North Carolina - 136 (137)
Florida - 113 (99)	North Dakota - 35 (64)
Georgia - 38 (68)	Ohio - 118 (131)
Hawaii - 0 (0)	Oklahoma - 86 (98)
Idaho - 0 (0)	Oregon - 144 (104)
Illinois - 53 (33)	Pennsylvania - 89 (117)
Indiana - 85 (76)	Rhode Island - 0 (0)
Iowa - 65 (55)	South Carolina - 24 (93)
Kansas - 0 (0)	South Dakota - 31 (24)
Kentucky - 0 (0)	Tennessee - 14 (53)
Louisiana - 33 (73)	Texas - 192 (175)
Maine - 65 (66)	Utah - 45 (58)
Maryland - 117 (109)	Vermont - 0 (27)
Massachusetts - 10 (43)	Virginia - 84 (106)
Michigan - 106 (96)	Washington - 77 (79)
Minnesota - 79 (63)	West Virginia - 46 (46)
Mississippi - 51 (50)	Wisconsin - 86 (68)
Missouri - 86 (76)	Wyoming - 0 (0)

International Totals

(Compiled from reported results only)

Format: Country - # 2008 species (# 2007) species
Australia - 0 (85)
Canada - 130 (32)
Denmark - 0 (0)
Hungary - 0 (0)
Germany - 0 (0)
India - 34 (28)
Mexico - 0 (0)
Netherlands - 69 (76)
Panama - 0 (43)
Peru - 0 (0)
Spain - 0 (0)
South Africa - 0 (0)
Sweden - 114 (78)
Thailand - 0 (0)
United Kingdom - 0 (83)
Vietnam - 0 (0)


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2008 Big Sit! Stats

Ten Highest Circle Counts

State Totals: United States

Format: State - # 2008 species (# 2007) species

International Totals

Format: Country - # 2008 species (# 2007) species

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