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From: dmark@acsu.buffalo.edu (David Mark)
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Subject: September "Big Day" records
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September is almost upon us.  So, to inspire you to run out and dash about
from pre-dawn to post-dusk, trying to see as many species of birds as
possible (such an effort is known to birders as a "Big Day"), I thought
I would list September records from "The Pettingell Book of Birding 
Records", 1986, Austin: American Birding Association.

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Interestingly, the WORLD RECORD Big Day for any month (up to 1986) was
set in September!

331 species!  September 5, 1982, by Ted A. Parker II and Scott Robinson,
              in a 1-square-mile area in Manu National Park, southeastern Peru.


September record for the US:

174           September 30, 1982, by Richard Stallcup and Jules Evans, 
              in Northern California.


September record for Canada:

154           September 1, 1980, by Rudolph Koes, Dennis Fast, and George
              Holland, in southeastern Manitoba.

Other country September records listed in TPBOBR (details can be posted on 
request.

Panama               296        25 Sept 1979    Canal Zone
Australia            143        29 Sept 1984    Darwin area, N.T.


September Records for US States and Canadian Provinces:

Alabama              151
California           174
Colorado             144
Connecticut          120
D.C.                  96
Hawaii                54
Illinois             117
Minnesota             91
Nevada                60
New Mexico           105
Texas                153
Washington            95

British Columbia     122
Manotoba             154
Newfoundland         106
Nova Scotia          121
Ontario              111

For the other states and provinces, no September "Big Day" total has been
reported to the ABA, or sent to Noel Pettingell, or published where Noel
could find it.


And by the way, Noel Pettingell is working on compiling a second edition
of the book, so if you have set any records lately, be sure to let Noel
know, or send them to me and I'll print them and mail them to him.


David Mark
dmark@acsu.buffalo.edu