Century Clubbers:

Anthony Hewetson of Lubbock added three more counties to be the first person with 100 Species in 100 Texas Counties!!! (Actually 101)

Anthony sends the following details on November 9, 2010

"Greetings:

Over the last weekend I boosted my 99th (Cooke went from 86 to 111) and 100th (Montague went from 83 to 105) counties over the 100 mark. I also added my 101st county (Wilbarger went from 50 to 109) to my Texas Century Club attempt.
If I live long enough - and well enough - I hope to get all 254 over the hump!"

Congrats to Anthony--First Full Member TOS Century Club!

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Written by David Sarkozi
Monday, 24 March 2008 16:05
What is the Texas Century Club? The Texas Century Club is a challenge sponsored by the Texas Ornithological Society to its members to record 100 species of birds in 100 Texas counties. Texas is big (254 counties) and most birders probably spend the majority of their time in less than 20 Texas counties. This is just under 8% of Texas counties!. To stimulate the exploration of the birdlife in the other 92% of Texas counties The Texas Century Club was created. The idea is to get birders to record the birds in more than the traditional hot spots. To "bird your own patch". To explore the road less traveled. There are several levels of award; 5, 10, 25, 50 and 75 counties before you reach the ultimate goal of 100 species in 100 counties. The five county award level is open to all birders. The higher levels of awards are open only to Texas Ornithological Society Members Achieving 100 counties will take hard work and dedication, but its going to be fun. You'll find all birds become important to you, no more "trash birds". You'll see more and explore more of the state than you ever dreamed. Join me, it's going to be fun! *David Sarkozi*
Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 May 2009 12:07

County Totals

Written by John B / David S
Friday, 28 March 2008 22:41
How Many Birds Have been Reported in Each County? All County Totals Updated Feb 6, 2011 (Click on Read More below). Partial update 12/15/11 eBird is just about the only source of recent consolidated records available to everyone. A record 7,621 complete checklists were submitted in Texas to ebird in April, 2011. eBird also does a very good job of keeping your personal county records. Below are 3 maps of Texas colored by number of species reported to Ebird. Counties in Blue have 200+ species reported. Counties in Green have 100-199 species reported. Counties in Yellow have 25-99 species reported. Counties in White have 0-24 species reported. Feb 6, 2011 Oct 12, 2009 July 3, 2008 Below is a table of the total species reported to each of the 254 counties through eBird. At bottom see list of counties categorized by number of species reported. 243 Counties (96% of Texas Counties) have added species since Oct, 2009!
Last Updated on Sunday, 15 April 2012 14:49
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Most and Least Birded Counties

Written by David Sarkozi
Wednesday, 02 April 2008 10:23
What are the most birded counties in Texas? Update Oct 11, 2009-JB (Partial update 12/15/11) Thirty (as shown above as of 10/11/09) counties have more than 300 species reported to ebird; Aransas, Bell, Bexar, Brazoria, Brewster, Calhoun, Cameron, Chambers, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Hidalgo, Hunt, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Rains, Randall, Refugio, San Patricio, Starr, Tarrant, Travis, Uvalde, Van Zandt, Williamson What are the least birded counties in Texas? There are now ZERO counties (as of 2/19/12) with fewer than 50 species reported to eBird: Glasscock County has the fewest (58) However there are still EIGHT (as of 2/19/12) counties with fewer than 100 species reported: Crane (80), Dawson (90), Gaines (87), Glasscock (58), ~~Irion (119)~~, Reagan (69), Sterling (86), Upton (78), Winkler (96) What's Possible? I think that's a very interesting question. I've no doubt that 100 species is possible in every county. 246(upd 2/19/12) counties have more than 100 species reported already. Is 200 possible in all counties? 94 (upd 10/11/09) counties already have more than 200 species reported. It really boils down to someone going there and birding and then reporting the results. I'm eyeing these under-birded counties for a future trip to pad the records for these counties.
Last Updated on Sunday, 19 February 2012 22:35

254 County List Leaders

Written by John Berner

Thursday, 03 July 2008 17:25

Below is the top lister for each county in Texas. Texas' 254 counties are separated below into 8 Regional Groups. Please go the Regions Tab or click on an individual region below for other top listers in each county along with total species observed and birding locations.

Dec 2011-Feb 2012 changes in Brown (Update 1&17-Feb 2012: Regions: 1,2,4 & 8 updated plus part of Regions 3 & a few others)

Sep-Oct 2011 changes in Black

Mar 2011 changes in Dark Green

Jan-Feb 2011 Changes in Red

Jan-Mar 2010 Changes in Blue. May-Aug 2010 changes in Lt Green.

2009 Changes in Purple.

2008 Leader Changes in Pink.

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1.PANHANDLE
County	Leader	#
Andrews.	Breden	151
Armstrong	Pierce	120
Bailey.	Hewetson	262
Borden	Hewetson	125
Briscoe.	Hewetson	161
Carson	Pierce	124
Castro.	Hewetson	122
Childress	Surber	113
Cochran	Hewetson	195
Collingsworth.	Dillon	122
Cottle	Surber	108
Crosby	Hewetson	279
Dallam.	Pierce	142
Dawson.	Hewetson	133
Deaf Smith.	Hewetson	107
Dickens.	Hewetson	220
Donley	Pierce	226
Fisher	Hewetson	111
Floyd.	Hewetson	211
Gaines.	Hewetson	103
Garza.	Hewetson	207
Gray.	Pierce	160
Hale.	Hewetson	200
Hall.	Hewetson	110
Hansford.	Pierce	141
Hartley	Pierce	162
Hemphill.	Pierce	167
Hockley.	Hewetson	200
Howard.	Bumgardner	148
Hutchinson	Pierce	181
Jones.	J.Packer	190
Kent.	Hewetson	209
King.	Hewetson	121
Lamb.	Hewetson	201
Lipscomb.	Pierce	103
Lubbock.	Hewetson	375
Lynn.	Hewetson	221
Martin	Lupardus	113
Mitchell.	Hewetson	141
Moore	Pierce	207
Motley.	Hewetson	212
Nolan	Packer	153
Ochiltree.	Hewetson	110
Oldham.	Pierce	131
Parmer.	Hewetson	119
Potter	Pierce	209
Randall	Pierce	312
Roberts.	Pierce	101
Scurry.	Hewetson	145
Sherman	Pierce	107
Stonewall	Hewetson	114
Swisher	Hewetson	126
Taylor	J.Packer	269
Terry.	Hewetson	206
Wheeler.	Pierce	101
Yoakum.	Hewetson	200

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2.NO._CENTRAL
County	Leader	#
Archer	Lofland	216
Baylor	Surber	133
Callahan	J.Packer	142
Clay.	Lofland	150
Collin	Guernsey	224
Cooke	Surber	140
Dallas	Runk	258
Denton	L Brown	227
Eastland	C.Smith	104
Ellis	Drozdowski	224
Erath	C. Smith	131
Fannin	Guernsey	162
Foard	Surber	161
Grayson	Chiles	304
Hardeman	S. Wellborn	205
Haskell	Packer	112
Hood	Schat	114
Hunt	Kinney	302
Jack	Little	107
Johnson.	Easley	317
Kaufman	R.Stone	249
Knox.	Hewetson	117
Montague	Surber	111
Palo Pinto	Glover	115
Parker	McCumber	126
Rockwall	Drozdowski	108
Shackelford	Packer	142
Somervell	Easley	218
Stephens	Glover	110
Tarrant.	Currie	282
Throckmorton	Glover	146
Wichita.	Lofland	218
Wilbarger	Surber	260
Wise	Mary Curry	190
Young	Little	115

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3.PINEYWOODS
County	Leader	#
Anderson	Little/Currie	142
Angelina.	R.Schaefer	121
Bowie	Dillon	201
Camp	D.Brotherton	136
Cass	Dillon	186
Cherokee	Barnes	107
Delta	Baltzegar	165
Franklin	D.Brotherton	135
Gregg	L.G.Price	153
Hardin	MacKinnon	158
Harrison	Dillon	206
Henderson	Belssner	200
Hopkins	DBrotherton	125
Houston	D. Green	103
Jasper	Frank	167
Lamar	McCumber	130
Liberty..	Kessler	203
Marion.	Dillon	182
Montgomery.	Kessler	160
Morris	LBrotherton	169
Nacogdoches.	Schaefer	213
Newton	D&L Brotherton	100
Orange	Mayes	142
Panola	L G Price	154
Polk	Berner	114
Rains.	Kinney	302
Red River	D Brotherton	144
Rusk	P Harding	206
Sabine.	L&D Brotherton	102
San Augustine.	Schaefer	131
San Jacinto.	Kessler	159
Shelby	L G Price	139
Smith.	Barnes	255
Titus	L Brotherton	166
Trinty	D. Green	101
Tyler.	Frank	112
Upshur	D Brotherton	152
Van Zandt	Kinney	315
Walker.	Bello	200+
Wood.	Barnes	185

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4.TRANS_PECOS
County	Leader	#
Brewster.	Ohl	281
Crane.	C Smith	44
Culberson	Pappas	121
Ector.	Vanderberg	54
El Paso.	Zimmer	401
Hudspeth.	Zimmer	301
Jeff Davis	Burns	187
Loving.	Wilson	104
Midland	Lupardus	191
Pecos	Surber	109
Presidio.	Ohl	147
Reeves.	Ohl	218
Terrell	C. Merkord	134
Upton	C Smith	41
Ward.	Hewetson	76
Winkler.	Hewetson	63

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5.EDWRDS_PLAT
County	Leader	#
Bandera	Hood	201
Bexar	Rejzek	328
Blanco	Lineham	160
Burnet	Reinarz	239
Coke	Packer	161
Comal	D. Green	254
Concho	Dale	128
Crockett	Reinarz	88
Edwards	JRoberts	96
Gillespie	Kessler	119
Glasscock.	C.Smith	47
Hays	S.Ramirez	212
Irion	C.Smith	76
Kendall	Stillwell	215
Kerr	Kessler	210
Kimble	RHelton	198
Kinney	Calk	120
Llano	Stone	201
Mason	Feuerbacher	158
McCulloch	Kostecke	145
Medina	Hemphill	213
Menard	Hewetson	110
Reagan	Kelly	37
Real	Lohman	121
Runnels	JPacker	113
San Saba	Bessent	143
Schleicher	S.Johnson	134
Sterling	Hewetson	45
Sutton	Stone	106
Tom Green	JPacker	225
Travis	Freeman	378
Uvalde	Davenport	229
Val Verde	Harrison	164

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6.CENTAL_PRAIR
County	Leader	#
Bastrop	Gravenstein	234
Bell	Kostecke	306
Bosque	Bumgardner	115
Brazos	Frenz	231
Brown	Nims	212
Burleson	Stone	130
Caldwell	Stone	158
Coleman	Packer	144
Comanche	Little	112
Coryell	Kostecke	261
DeWitt	Muschalek	301
Falls	C.Smith	105
Fayette	Gravenstein	187
Freestone	Barnes	239
Gonzales	Stone	137
Grimes	Vollert	175
Guadalupe	Wheeler	202
Hamilton	Chisholm	109
Hill	Hassell	154
Karnes	Muschalek	257
Lampasas	Hodges	218
Lavaca	Hartman	150
Lee	H. Brown	269
Leon	K.Arnold	103
Limestone	Currie/Little	101
Madison.	Berner	100
McLennan	Bumgardner	305
Milam	Stone	136
Mills	Hewetson	125
Navarro	Little	193
Robertson	Kostecke	129
Washington	Vollert	>300
Williamson	Fennell	308
Wilson	Burrier	219

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7.BRUSHLANDS
County	Leader	#
Aransas	McIntyre	285
Atascosa	Muschalek	111
Bee	Benson	187
Brooks	Finnell	104
Cameron	McKinney	385
Dimmit	D. Green	103
Duval	L Brown	121
Frio	D. Green	100
Goliad	Muschalek	207
Hidalgo	Jones	357
Jim Hogg	D. Green	100
Jim Wells	Mcintye	228
Kenedy	Nelson	201
Kleberg	Perrigo	253
La Salle	L Brown	102
Live Oak	Muschalek	210
Maverick.	Hewetson	100
McMullen	Muschalek	261
Nueces	Cooksey	400
Refugio.	Muschalek	251
San Patricio	Brittain	260
Starr	Hewtson	209
Webb	Foster	268
Willacy	Jones	257
Zapata	Hewetson	159
Zavala.	Rasa	111

Region 8

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8.COASTAL_PLN
County	Leader	#
Austin	Gravenstein	150
Brazoria	Weeks	373
Calhoun	McIntyre	252
Chambers	Sarkozi	289
Colorado.	Muschalek	201
Fort Bend	Scheuerman	281
Galveston	Stevenson	352
Harris	H. Smith/ Berner	336
Jackson.	Weeks	202
Jefferson	Mayes	324
Matagorda	Scheuerman	276
Victoria	Muschalek	232
Waller	Honig	238
Wharton	Weeks	170

Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 April 2012 06:07

The Great Texas Wildlife Trails

Written by David Sarkozi
Saturday, 29 March 2008 10:24
So you have 100 species in your home county and a few surrounding ones. You've birded the Upper Texas Coast, the Coastal Bend, and the Rio Grande Valley. You done the Davis Mountains and Big Bend National Park. Now what? You still need a lot of counties to reach that goal of 100 counties. Texas Parks and Wildlife's Great Texas Wildlife Trails (GTWT) offer you a guide to hundreds of birding sites in 80% of the state.
Last Updated on Saturday, 29 March 2008 10:50
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