The first 84

Okay, we're through the first weekend of the year and I think it's safe to say we are doing pretty well. Our primary targets this week were the rarities and vagrants that have been present since last year and a few people helped us out by picking up Brown Booby, Curve-billed Thrasher, Bullock's Oriole, and Pyrrhuloxia. We've also picked up some routine winter things, although there are some easy targets for anyone looking to add some things. We are at 84 species from 12 contributors, and I see both of those lists growing considerably in the coming weeks. 

For those of you looking for a bit tougher challenge, these are some winter species that are here but need some extra effort in tracking down:

Cinnamon Teal

Greater Scaup

Sedge Wren

Eastern Towhee

LeConte's Sparrow

Thanks to everybody who helped this big year get off to a successful start.

-Nate