The following table shows the folks who are trying to establish a new record for the number of species of birds seen in Contra Costa County during one year. If you'd like to be listed, along with your year's totals for the county, contact Denise Wight.
Here are some of the unusual sightings in Contra Costa County so far
this year: Harlequin Duck, Solitary Sandpiper, Sharp-tailed
Sandpiper, Black Skimmer, Lesser Nighthawk, Tropical Kingbird, Purple
Martin, Dusky Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Connecticut
Warbler, Summer Tanager, Clay-colored Sparrow and Harris's Sparrow!
Want to see a list of birds seen in the county in 2008? Click the button!
If you see an unusual bird, no fair keeping it a secret. Post your sightings on EBB, or it won't count. If you're not an EBB member, learn how by clicking the button!
Participants / Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
County | 183 | 192 | 205 | 231 | 235 | 239 | 246 | 251 | 253 | 261 | 265 | 268 |
Denise Wight | 178 | 184 | 191 | 217 | 220 | 225 | 231 | 236 | 239 | 240 | 242 | 247 |
Bob Dunn | 121 | 150 | 172 | 194 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 220 | 220 | 224 | 230 | 232 |
Jeff Hoppes | 129 | 148 | 158 | 181 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 192 | 196 | 200 | 207 | 213 |
Nel Benningshof; Nick Despota |
106 | 139 | 157 | 169 | 173 | 181 | 186 | 186 | 190 | 190 | 195 | 200 |
Bob Lewis | 118 | 123 | 135 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 163 | 168 | 174 | 185 | 198 | 200 |
Hugh Harvey | 79 | 114 | 149 | 164 | 165 | 166 | 167 | 183 | 183 | |||
Ted Robertson | 111 | 119 | 129 | 150 | 179 | |||||||