Here's a brief summary of the 2015 Oregon Listing Results
Notable statewide achievements:
Seven more birders have reached the 400 species mark on their Oregon Life
List
Dean Hale
Adrian Hinkle
Christopher Hinkle
John Fitchen
Marilyn Miller
Jamie Simmons
Noah Strycker (We also note that Noah set another record this year.)
Three birders' big years in Oregon in 2015 reached the ranks of the top ten
year lists of all time:
Trent Bray -- 363 species
Christopher Hinkle -- 353 species
Adrian Hinkle -- 347 species
We added two new categories to showcase life lists in Eastern Oregon and
Western Oregon, each category representing 18 counties on either side of the
Cascade Crest.
Notable County Listing achievements:
Jeff Harding became the 18th birder to see 100 species in all 36 Oregon
counties.
Two birders reached the goal of seeing 125 species in all 36 Oregon
counties: Tim Shelmerdine and Russ Namitz.
Carol Karlen came close to this goal, falling only 2 species short in
Douglas County.
New county year list records.
Harney County -- Tim Blount at 291 species
Klamath County -- Dave Hewitt at 259 species
Notable Local Listing achievements:
Motorless Life List record (18 participants)
291 John Sullivan
Motorless 2015 Year List (7 participants)
183 Art Clausing
Circle Count Life List (23 participants)
293 Tom Crabtree
Circle Count 2015 Year List (5 participants)
193 Steve Warner
Yard Life List (78 participants)
211 Duncan Evered
Favorite Refuge (26 participants)
266 Tim Blount - Malheur NWR
Congratulations to all of you
Thank you to all who submitted Listing Results this year. We hope to hear
from even more of our friends next year.
Paul T. Sullivan
McMinnville, OR
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