Cobirders, The 2010 ABA List Report recently arrived in the mail. Based on ABA's report, Colorado ranks a very respectable 9th for total number of documented species. I note that it is respectable because of the fact that the states listed ahead of Colorado are located next to the ocean, Mexico, in the proximity of potential Asian/European strays or a combination of these. In my humble opinion, Colorado's total is a reflection of the number of birders that actively bird the state from corner to corner throughout the year.
As you can see below, Massachusetts is directly behind Colorado. Their totals are impressive as well given the amount of land mass that they have to bird, although the contribution of ocean species and species from "across the pond" certainly bolster their totals. Our western neighbors in Nevada have also done quite well. Especially considering that if you remove the population of Las Vegas there is probably only a couple people in the state, and they must certainly be birders! Here is the ranking according to the ABA: 1 643 California 2 633 Texas 3 546 Arizona 4 533 New Mexico 5 521 Oregon 6 510 Alaska 7 507 Florida 8 500 Washington 9 493 Colorado 10 491 Massachusetts 11 487 Nevada 12 473 Kansas Good Birding, Steve Stachowiak Highlands Ranch, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
