This was the 20th year for this count and we had a record high 65 species on a cold, sunny day. We had always felt that we could break our former barrier of 59 if we could avoid any big misses. That's exactly how it played out. We have no open water to speak of, so what few waterfowl species we get come from farm ponds and the Green River. One intrepid birder, John Brittain, did a little kayaking on the river in the "heat" of the day, when it was about 30 degrees. It was very satisfying to get all of our "expected" birds; seems like one or two always slip between the cracks. There were no rarities, with black ducks and Wilson's snipe being the most unusual, only because we don't find them every year. We did get both accipiters, three owls, seven woodpeckers, both vultures,as well as all expected sparrows, thrushes, snadhill cranes, etc. It was a glorious day. Highlights: 94 turkeys, 81 white-crowned sparrows, 10 rusty blackbirds, 75 sandhill cranes (1 flock low and circling directly overhead.) Good birding, Steve Kistler