By The Way, 300 out of this year's 328 species (91%) is a very good number, imho, so i hope nobody misinterprets my comments (apologies if it came across the wrong way). Most of those other 28 species were seen very briefly, and then quickly gone, never to be seen again this year. That's life, at least, that's a Birder's Life (-: Lots of good fun, but never 100% on every rare bird pursued in a big-year. 300 is GREAT!! Congratulations Abby and Steve. Tom Robben Glastonbury CT On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 1:31 PM Thomas Robben <robben99@gmail.com> wrote: > Congratulations indeed! > The SYL State Year List for 2022 is currently up to 328... > https://ebird.org/region/US-CT?yr=cur&m=&rank=lrec > but it is really impossible for one person to see all of those 328. > 300 is a great accomplishment. > And that Smith's Longspur (or the Gray Kingbird) is the likely BOTM bird > of the month for October, unless something even better comes along in the > next ten days... > https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/bird-of-the-month/ > > Tom Robben > Glastonbury > > > > On Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at 6:02 PM jaybrd49--- via CTBirds < > ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > >> Congratulations! I knew you would make it back in August. And you still >> have two months to go. I'd say, 310! >> >> Sent from the all new AOL app for Android >> >> On Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at 1:06 PM, Steve Mayo via CTBirds< >> ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: # 299 Smith's Longspur (Thanks >> Bill!) Sandy Point, 10/18; #300 Gull-billed >> Tern (Thanks Severin!) Sandy Point, high tide, 10/19 >> >> Steve Mayo >> Bethany >> >> On Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at 12:51 PM Arthur Shippee via CTBirds < >> ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: >> >> > Hooray! What put them over the top? >> > >> > Sent from my iPhone >> > >> > > On Oct 19, 2022, at 12:48 PM, Liz Jaffin via CTBirds < >> > ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: >> > > >> > > Wow! Well done! When I heard about the latest rarities that have been >> > showing up, I said to my hubby that I hoped that Steve and Abby got to >> see >> > them all! >> > > >> > > Liz >> > > Sent from my iPhone >> > > >> > > >> > >> On Oct 19, 2022, at 12:32 PM, Dan Rottino via CTBirds < >> > ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: >> > >> >> > >> Congratulations to Abby Sesselberg and Steve Mayo for reaching 300 >> CT >> > birds in one year! It’s only October too. They worked hard for it! A >> > great accomplishment! >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - >> Bringing >> > birders together statewide. Please support COA: >> > https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ >> > >> CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. >> For >> > list rules and subscription information visit: >> > https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ >> > > >> > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - >> Bringing >> > birders together statewide. Please support COA: >> > https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ >> > > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For >> > list rules and subscription information visit: >> > https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ >> > >> > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing >> > birders together statewide. Please support COA: >> > https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ >> > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For >> > list rules and subscription information visit: >> > https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ >> >> CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing >> birders together statewide. Please support COA: >> https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ >> CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For >> list rules and subscription information visit: >> https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ >> >> CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing >> birders together statewide. Please support COA: >> https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ >> CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For >> list rules and subscription information visit: >> https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ > >