Here are my final #BirdingStats at the end of October:
#20 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of species ID'd here in 2025 (124).
#4 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of complete checklists here in 2025 (550).
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Here are my final #BirdingStats at the end of September:
#20 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of species ID'd here in 2025 (120).
#4 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of complete checklists here in 2025 (443).
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Here are my final #BirdingStats at the end of August:
#20 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of species ID'd here in 2025 (115).
#5 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of complete checklists here in 2025 (345).
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Before I get carried away today…these are my final #BirdingStats at the end of July:
#18 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of species ID'd here in 2025 (115).
#5 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of complete checklists here in 2025 (321).
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Since I'm away and haven't done any birding here yet, here are my current #BirdingStats back home:
#21 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of species ID'd here in 2025 (112).
#5 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of complete checklists here in 2025 (272).
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My #BirdingStats update:
#21 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of species ID'd here in 2025 (111).
#5 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of complete checklists here in 2025 (230).
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My #BirdingStats update:
#22 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of species ID'd here in 2025 (106).
#6 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of complete checklists here in 2025 (179).
So fascinating to see these numbers go up and down each week!
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Who wants to know which 40+ birds I ID'd today on the #EasternShore of Maryland? YOU do? Well! I'm so glad you asked!
Let me tell share my list with you in this #MarylandBirding thread! 🤗
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What. A. Long. Day.
I'm essentially dead.
Aside from being sick, it's been pretty good!
I spent ONE DAY on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and managed to break into the Top 100 birders of 2025 for the county I was in 😅
#31 by # of species (41)
#10 by # of checklists (10)
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My #BirdingStats at the end of #GlobalBigDay:
#20 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of species ID'd here in 2025 (100).
#7 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of complete checklists here in 2025 (152).
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Assuming I won't ID any additional ones today, my #GlobalBigDay stats include 50 (and ½ lol) different species in 6 locations all over Frederick County, MD. I only covered a total of 2.03 walking miles over 2 hours and 51 minutes. The rest was driving or sitting still.
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A blue jay is perched on a square wooden post in a park, looking plump and sleepy.
Blue jay.
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Small drab shorebird with a speckled white belly is exploring along the rocky edge of a lake.
Spotted sandpiper.
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Smol drab birb with clean belly and bold wingbars perched on a branch in the tree canopy surrounded by lush green foliage. It has a pointy little beak, and it is looking skyward.
Acadian flycatcher.
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Bright red bird with black wings on a high tree branch with a background of vivid yellow-green leaves.
Scarlet tanager.
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Small- to medium-sized grayish-brown warbler with a whitish flecked breast and belly stands on a log in a creek with its head down and its butt in the air.
Louisiana waterthrush.
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#GlobalBigDay is here!
My #BirdingStats have already changed due to a checklist I'd submitted yesterday:
#19 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of species ID'd here in 2025 (94).
#7 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of complete checklists here in 2025 (141).
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Since tomorrow is #GlobalBigDay, here are my current #BirdingStats before they change dramatically 😅
#22 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of species ID'd here in 2025 (91).
#7 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of complete checklists here in 2025 (140).
#Birds #MarylandBirding
It's Sunday night, but here are my latest #BirdingStats anyway!
#16 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of species ID'd here in 2025 (63).
#9 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of complete checklists here in 2025 (60).
BONUS: #36 & #6 one county to the west!
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I haven't updated my Saturday night #BirdingStats...
I am currently:
#20 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of species ID'd here in 2025 (50).
#10 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of complete checklists here in 2025 (38).
#Birds #MarylandBirding
Saturday night #BirdingStats!
I am currently:
#30 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of species ID'd here in 2025 (42).
#13 in the Top 100 birders in my county by # of complete checklists here in 2025 (21).
Feeling pretty good about my progress; gotta keep it up!
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White-breasted nuthatch with black above the eye and white front below
White-throated nuthatch with black above the eye and white front below
Yesterday at the bird feeder: male white-breasted nuthatch. Ellicott City, MD 🪶🦉🐦
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Two bluebirds, the male in vivid blue and the female greyer with vivid blue tail, perched at a bird feeder
Yesterday at the bird feeder: pair of eastern bluebirds. Ellicott City, MD 🪶🦉🐦
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Northern cardinal finch, a bright red bird with black face, perched in a tree
Northern cardinal finch, a bright red bird with black face, perched in a tree
Yesterday at the bird feeder: male northern cardinal finch. Ellicott City, MD 🪶🦉🐦
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Close photo of an American goldfinch
At the bird feeder 25 Jan 2025: American goldfinch. Ellicott City, MD 🪶🦉🐦
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Close photo of a white-throated sparrow in a tree
At the bird feeder 25 Jan 2025: white-throated sparrow. Ellicott City, MD 🪶🦉🐦
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Close photo of a Carolina wren at a birdfeeder
At the bird feeder 25 Jan 2025: Carolina wren. Ellicott City, MD 🪶🦉🐦
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Close photo of a grey-and-white dark-eyed junco
At the bird feeder 25 Jan 2025: dark eyed junco. Ellicott City, MD 🪶🦉🐦
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Close photo of a male eastern bluebird sitting on a birdfeeder
At the bird feeder 25 Jan 2025: eastern bluebird. Ellicott City, MD 🪶🦉🐦
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Eastern bluebird, male, a small bird with bright blue head and wings and buff breast, looks left at the birdfeeder
This morning at the bird feeder: eastern bluebird. Ellicott City, MD 🪶🦉🐦
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