Hi Tweeters & InlandNW Birders -

As some may recall, a bunch of us have been keeping track of the
collective county year lists for almost all counties across WA. Every
month, I ask the individual county compilers to report in with an
update, and I keep track of the combined list.

The idea behind this project is to step away from individual year
lists and see what it would look like to track 'combined' year lists.
These county year lists are collaborative efforts, with each tally
representing the collective sightings for a county rather than any
one individual's list.

After 5 months and much of the spring migration past, the county
lists have grown pretty dramatically. There are now 357 species that
have been reported statewide, with 313 in Western WA, and 293 in
Eastern WA.

Over 100 species have been reported in more than 30 counties, and 39
species have been reported in 38 or 39 of the state's counties.

If anyone would like to take a look at the excel file, drop me an
email and I'll send it to you.


We have designated compilers for every county. If you'd like to
report any unusual sightings, look up the county compiler at either
the WOS site http://www.wos.org/CountyList.htm , or the county
pages on the new Washington Birder website http://www.wabirder.com


Best.

Matt Bartels
Seattle, WA