Congratulations. Quite an accomplishment which sounds like it was also a
very good time.
On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 4:09 PM, Kevin A. Calhoon <kac@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Most of you have probably heard by now but I did a ABA Big Year in 2015.
My goals were to bird as many of my favorite areas in the US as possible
and enjoy the travel and experiences along the way. It turned out to be
fantastic and even more enjoyable than I had expected. I was blown away be
all the friendly, helpful birders I met, particularly in CA, MA, TX, and
AR. I want to thank my longtime friend Roger Clark in Santa Fe, we found
at least a couple hundred species in NM including my first lower 48 Boreal
Owl! I want to also thank Lizzie and John Diener for giving me an
opportunity to go with them to Anchorage and then Adak Island, Alaska.
Picked up 30 ABA year birds on that trip including two life ABA birds.
(Little Stint and Common Snipe) I also went on great trips to India
(enjoyed travelling with several TN birders) and Australia so it was a very
full year!
So here are my final annual numbers for 2015:
605 ABA year birds
583 ABA lower 48
1058 world birds
272 Tennessee year
Kevin Calhoon
Assistant Curator of Forests
Tennessee Aquarium
423-785-4070
