Bird watchers outdid themselves once again this year and surpassed last year's all-time record of 85,700+ by submiiting about 93,400 checklists!! 27 states set new records for checklists submitted, as did 8 Canadian provinces as well.

In species spotting news, the Northern Cardinal has been bumped down to 15th place, with top billing going to the Snow Goose, which had over 1.3 million individuals recorded! For other exciting updates and summaries, visit www.birdcount.org. You can also explore maps, see beautiful photos, prize-drawing winners, and the list cities and towns that topped their state or province for the number of checklists submitted-our "checklist champs."