Month: December 2018

It’s now the day before. I’m dying to get unleashed, there are a world of birds out there waiting to be added to the list. All I can do is watch the clock – hour by hour.

I start tomorrow in the Santa Cruz Valley with the able assistance of an eminent local birder. The mission is to find me a Lawrence’s Goldfinch, since they are scarce around here. What will be my first bird? I can’t wait for the year to begin!

Wait! Hold on a sec. I think someone’s at the door.

Whoa! How did she get in here, Garth!?

” Lori be thy Name!”

Dude- this is a blog about birding, not babes!

“Yeah….”

Let’s see if I can set this Blog up and get it running. If so, you can follow my progress, day by day, of my North American Big Year. Can I see 500 native species of birds in North America in one calendar year starting January 1, 2019? Living in Arizona will give me a strong tail wind. Then I will visit Texas and Florida in the spring, New Hampshire in the summer, then Colorado, back to Arizona, and finish in southern California in December. For some context, this year, without trying, I ended up with 355 after visiting Florida in April, spending the summer in New Hampshire, and a few days in Colorado. My total for 2017 was almost the same – 354. I can think of one other year I also hit 350 something. Now I’m ready to break out of the 300 ranks and hit 500. If only New Year’s Day would arrive….