[TN-Bird] TN Birders by the Numbers: 2006 Report
- From: "K.D. Breault" <KBreault@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tn-bird" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:13:31 -0500
TN Birders:
Several people have asked me if and when I would update "TN Birders by the
Numbers" and now that the 2006 ABA List Report has been published (and I have a
little time before semesters), I can finally comply and, like last year, we can
see where TN birders stand. And the news is very good indeed! Like last year,
let's begin with "Total Ticks".
I. Total Ticks: States/Provinces by Total Ticks Birders
As many of you know, the ABA's Total Ticks is where you list the total
species seen in states (but not HI), Canadian provinces, DC & the French
islands of St.-Pierre & Miquelon (located just south of the Island of
Newfoundland), with a threshold (requirement) of 4,000 total birds in these
areas. Last year we tied for 8th so our record of 3 (tied with California)
this year is a decided advance. Only one state (MI) has more total tickers
than TN!
1. Michigan (9 birders)
3.-tied TENNESSEE (7)
3.-t California (7)
7.-t Massachusetts (6)
7.-t New Jersey (6)
7.-t Texas (6)
7.-t Washington (6)
8. Maryland (5)
16.-t Colorado (4)
16.-t Florida (4)
16.-t Illinois (4)
16.-t Indiana (4)
16.-t New York (4)
16.-t Pennsylvania (4)
16.-t Rhode Island (4)
16.-t Virginia (4)
And just who are these well traveled total tickers? For 2006 they are: Rick
Waldrop (8550), Robert Odear (8385), Kevin Breault (6395), John Henderson
(6091), John Moyle (5569), David Trently (4229), and Bill Pulliam (4202).
II. States/Provinces by ABA Area Birders
Perhaps the major ABA list, the "ABA Area" includes all the states (but
again not HI), Canadian provinces, St. Pierre & Miquelon and adjacent waters,
with a threshold of 500 species. Like last year we came in 14th with 23
birders in the number of reporting birders on the ABA Area list. Yet, I know
of two birders who did not report this year. Get those reports in! Note that
not on the table are the states that have few ABA Area birders. I wonder why.
South Dakota has only one reporting ABA Area birder; Alaska, DC, Kentucky and
Montana have two; and Alabama, Maine, Mississippi, Nevada, West Virginia and
Wyoming have three.
1. California (89 birders)
2. Texas (63)
3. Florida (50)
4. Michigan (41)
5. Massachusetts (39)
6. Arizona (37)
7. Washington (33)
9.-t Colorado (31)
9.-t Maryland (31)
10. New Jersey (29)
11. New York (27)
13.-t Ohio (25)
13.-t Pennsylvania (25)
14. TENNESSEE (23)
Who are the 23 intrepid TN birders for 2006? Robert Odear (776 birds),
Dollyann Myers (754), Nita Neilman (750), John Henderson (747), Daniel Jacobson
(747), Rick Waldrop (732), Kevin Calhoon (731), Clyde Blum (716), Rick Knight
(706), Kathy Jacobson (694), Judy Newsome (677), Carol Fegarido (677), Terry
Witt (663), Gail & Steve Clendenen (658), Jeff Wilson (642), Kevin Breault
(628), Ron Huff (614), John Moyle (614), Francis Fekel (603), Bill Pulliam
(590), Michael Todd (589), David Trently (551).
III. TN Birders on State/Province Lists Other than Tennessee
Many TN birders are on the lists for other states (exactly 21 TN birders
with a total of 28 states/provinces). Each state or Canadian province has a
requirement of 50% species identified. In 2006 (and again next year in 2007),
the TN requirement is 203, i.e., in order to record your TN total with the ABA
you must have identified 203 species in TN. The following table provides TN
birders by the number of states/provinces at the 50% threshold, and the
specific states/provinces ranked first among TN birders. Thus, Robert Odear
has 50% or more species in 21 states/provinces and in six states/provinces is
first among all TN birders.
1. Robert Odear (21 states/provinces), CT, DE, MO, OR, BC, MB (first among TN
birders)
2. Rick Waldrop (16), IN, ND, VA, WV
3. Kevin Calhoon (11), FL, OH, SC
4. John Henderson (8)
5. Daniel Jacobson (7), GA, KY, MS
6. Jeff Wilson (5), AL, AR
10.-t Clyde Blum (4)
10.-t Carol Fegarido (4), CA
10.-t John Moyle (4), CT, NJ, NY
10.-t Bill Pulliam (4)
15.-t Kevin Breault (3), IL
15.-t Francis Fekel (3), AZ
15.-t Mark Greene (3)
15.-t Rick Knight (3), LA, NC, TX
15.-t David Trently (3), PA
17.-t Phillip Casteel (2)
17.-t Kathy Jacobson (2)
21.-t Gail & Steven Clendenen (1)
21.-t Dollyann Myers (1)
21.-t Judy Newsome (1)
IV. Canada: The Undiscovered Country?
Speaking of Robert Odear, he is the only TN birder to report on ABA's
Canada list, and the only TN birder with 50% or greater for a Canadian
province, i.e., BC & MB (British Columbia and Manitoba). Note that the
threshold for Canada is only 350, and several trips to British Columbia and
Ontario or Quebec might do the trick! Where to bird in BC, ON and QC? In
British Columbia, the Vancouver Bird Sanctuary and Victoria Waterfront are must
sees; in Ontario, Point Pelee, Algonquin Provincial Park and Niagara are great;
in Quebec, the Gaspe Peninsula and Bonaventure Island are necessary.
V. The World
What about TN birders beyond the ABA Area? Let's begin with the World list
and focus on some of the other non-ABA area lists and our TN leaders. Our
World leader with an amazing 6566 species is Dollyann Myers at a rank of 30
among all ABA birders. Ron Huff has 6382 at rank 36, and Terry Witt has 5730
at rank 52. Oh, if only I had the time and money!
VI. North America
If we include all areas in North America, Rick Waldrop has 1621 birds at a
high rank of 5 (again, among all ABA birders!), and Dollyann Myers at 1504
birds has a rank of 19.
VII. South America
On ABA's South America list, Ron Huff has 2100 species at a rank of 28,
Dollyann Myers is at 2089 with a rank of 29, Rick Waldrop has 1948 (45), and
Terry Witt has 1920 (48).
VIII. Africa
Our leaders in Africa are Dollyann Myers (1346 @ 29), Ron Huff (1309 @ 33),
and Terry Witt (1279 @ 36).
IX. Asia
In Asia, Ron Huff has 1287 (29), Dollyann Myers is at 1250 (36), and Terry
Witt has 1180 (40).
X. Mexico
In Mexico, Dollyann Myers has 694 (29), Jeff Wilson is at 686 (31), and
Robert Odear has 660 (38).
XI. Millennium List
A new list for the ABA is the "Millennium List". Here, you record the
number of species identified in the ABA Area after January 1, 2001. Carol
Fegarido has 661 and leads TN birders at a rank of 13 (among all ABA birders),
Daniel Jacobson has 612 at a rank of 33, and Gail and Steve Clendenen have 587
at a rank of 46.
XII. East South Central Region
It would be interesting if the ABA had regional lists for the US, yet one
problem is just how would the regions be defined? For example, would TN be in
the same region as Arkansas? What state grouping/region should TN be in? The
major regional groupings in the US are the ones developed by the US Census
Bureau. The "East South Central Region" includes Alabama, Kentucky,
Mississippi, and Tennessee. The following table includes the top eight totals
among all birders on the state lists for AL, KY, MS and TN. Note that six of
the ten are TN birders!
1. Jeff Wilson, TN (1214 birds)
2. Rick Waldrop, TN (1033)
3. Larry Peavler, IN (1027)
4. Kevin Calhoon, TN (999)
5. Robert Odear, TN (970)
6. Leif Anderson, AR (950)
7. Mike Resch, MA (911)
8. Deuane Hoffman, PA (907)
9. Daniel Jacobson, TN (846)
10. John Henderson, TN (830)
XIII. Annual Lists
The ABA has various annual lists. Among them is that for the ABA Area, in
which Carol Fegarido has a strong 550 birds with a rank of 9 for 2006. On the
"United States" list, Carol also has a rank of 6. In the World, Dollyann Myers
has 1975 annual (2006) birds with a fantastic rank of 4 (among all ABA
birders), with Ron Huff very close at 1964 with a rank of 6.
XIV. Annual Total Ticks
The ABA does not have a list for annual total ticks but it can (with
difficulty!) be calculated. The following tables include the top ten birders
(11 in the case of 2006) by number of total ticks for the indicated years (I
include all the years as these have not been published before). Note that 1998
was the first year for Total Ticks, and that to be counted in a year you must
have a record for the previous year. Thus, Rick Waldrop ranks first in annual
total ticks for 2006 with a total of 1295. Also note that John Henderson is
4th and David Chaffin 10th on the 2000 list; Robert Odear is 5th and David
Chaffin 6th on the 2001 list; David Chaffin is 10th in 2002 and 8th in 2005;
Kevin Breault is 3rd in 2005 and 11th in 2006.
Annual Total Ticks, 1999
1. Tom Schlegel, Switzerland (1290)
2. Donald Chalfant, MI (1200)
3. David Pashley, VA (730)
4. Cecil Kersting, LA (573)
5. Michael Overton, IA (568)
6. Walter Bosse, RI (544)
7. Peter Worthington, SC (533)
8. Robin Carter, SC (469)
9. Caroline Eastman, SC (457)
10. Luke Cole, CA (415)
Annual Total Ticks, 2000
1. Robert Machover, NJ (1024)
2. M. Christine Sidler, RI (901)
3. Leif Anderson, AR (721)
4. JOHN HENDERSON, TN (718)
5. Hugh Willoughby, RI (571)
6. Donald Chalfant, MI (531)
7. Michael Overton, IA (509)
8. Jay Withgott, CA (442)
9. Cecil Kersting, LA (437)
10. DAVID CHAFFIN, TN (389)
Annual Total Ticks, 2001
1. Ken Ward, VT (2439)
2. Cecil Kersting, LA (1868)
3. Thomas Heatley, MI (1698)
4. Barbara Baldinger, MI (1190)
5. ROBERT ODEAR, TN (1103)
6. DAVID CHAFFIN, TN (987)
7. Jack Hugas, VA (778)
8. Leif Anderson, AR (739)
9. Marian Sandsberry, AZ (739)
10. Kenneth Burton, CA (696)
Annual Total Ticks, 2002
1. Jack Hugas, VA (2578)
2. Edwin Smith, MI (1507)
3. Shirley Smith, MI (1393)
4. Karl Overman, MI (1362)
5. Richard Rosche, NY (1285)
6. Reynold Larsen, RI (1141)
7. Phillip Bedient, MA (758)
8. Edwin Powers, IN (700)
9. Richard Irvin, ID (630)
10. DAVID CHAFFIN, TN (580)
Annual Total Tick, 2003
1. Kenneth Brock, IN (1142)
2. Paul Marvin, FL (983)
3. Robin Carter, SC (952)
4. Caroline Eastman, SC (918)
5. Stephen Dinsmore, MS (734)
6. M. Christine Sidler, RI (678)
7. David Narins, FL (627)
8. M. Wade, MO (624)
9. Larry Hood, IL (593)
10. Robert Machover, NJ (499)
Annual Total Ticks, 2004
1. Albert Filemyr, PA (1294)
2. Jean Richmond, CA (1184)
3. Kenneth Ward, VT (1176)
4. M. Wade, MO (998)
5. Joy Bowen, MD (641)
6. Michael Bowen, MD (606)
7. Kevin Rolle, HI (577)
8. DAVID CHAFFIN, TN (561)
9. John Gatchet, OR (491)
10. Roger Foxall, BC (456)
Annual Total Ticks, 2005
1. Robert Walton, IN (1253)
2. Robin Carter, SC (941)
3. KEVIN BREAULT, TN (912)
4. Albert Filemyr, PA (805)
5. Nancy Laframboise, WA (768)
6. Bill Laframboise, WA (766)
7. Paul Lehman, NJ (741)
8. M. Wade, MO (712)
9. Ron Haaseth, MA (690)
10. Kent Davis, VA (542)
Annual Total Ticks, 2006
1. RICK WALDROP, TN (1295)
2. Allen Richards, MA (1106)
3. Phillip Bedient, MA (922)
4. Joan Bathke, MO (858)
5. Mary McDavit, NC (856)
6. Steven Matherly, TX (798)
7. C. Zeillemaker, ID (750)
8. Albert Filemyr, PA (709)
9. Bill Laframbois, WA (697)
10. Nancy Laframbois, WA (696)
11. KEVIN BREAULT, TN (694)
Well, that is all for this year. Good luck for 2007! Let me apologize in
advance for any errors. There are lots of numbers and calculations here and
I'm sure some are incorrect. Let me know and I'll make a note of it next year.
Finally, needless to say, you can't list your ABA totals unless you are a
member of the national body, the American Birding Association
(www.americanbirding.org). An Individual membership is $45 and Joint is $52,
and you get subscriptions to Birding, a very nice full-color magazine, Winging
It, a newsletter with all things birds (where to go birding, sightings,
conferences, etc.), and the ABA Big Day and List Report. A good investment for
all TN birders!
Kevin Breault
Brentwood, TN
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