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2004 Big Sit! Stats

These statistics reflect information currently recorded by our database. 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: 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

Format: Rank. TBS! Location, City State/Country - "Team Name (if any)" - Circle Captain - # Species in TBS! 2004
  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

Format: State/Country - # 2004 species (# 2003) species
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)