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- Total Ticks
- What, Why, Who
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- Total Ticks
- What, Why, Who
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- Life list
- State (Province) list
- Yard list
- Month list
- Trip list
- Big Day list
- Big Year list
- etc., etc
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- Total Ticks
- The total of all birds on your state and province lists.
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- Pennsylvania 250
- Delaware 225
- New Jersey 325
- Total Ticks 800
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- Pennsylvania 250
- Delaware 225
- New Jersey 325
- Florida 220
- Total Ticks 1020
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- Manitoba
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Brunswick
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- Newfoundland
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Northwest Territories
- Nova Scotia
- Nunavut
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- Alabama 430
- Alaska 498
- Alberta 408
- Arizona 532
- Arkansas 394
- British Columbia 483
- California 624
- Colorado 482
- Connecticut 409
- Delaware 398
- District of Col. 324
- Florida 494
- Georgia 417
- Idaho 417
- Illinois 439
- Indiana 406
- Iowa 408
- Kansas 466
- Kentucky 373
- Louisiana 460
- Maine 425
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- Alabama 430
- Alaska 498
- Alberta 408
- Arizona 532
- Arkansas 394
- British Columbia 483
- California 624
- Colorado 482
- Connecticut 409
- Delaware 398
- District of Col. 324
- Florida 494
- Georgia 417
- Idaho 417
- Illinois 439
- Indiana 406
- Iowa 408
- Kansas 466
- Kentucky 373
- Louisiana 460
- Maine 425
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- Total Ticks
- What, Why, Who
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- Fun
- Challenging
- Forces you to keep accurate records
- Forces you to visit places
- Get to meet people
- Increases our knowledge of status and distribution
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- Total Ticks
- What, Why, Who
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- Keeper of the lists - American Birding Association
- Published once a year in the Big Day Report
- 4000 Total Ticks is the minimum for publication
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- Putting it in perspective
- 100 in each state and province = 6,300
- 150 in each state and province = 9,450
- 200 in each state and province = 12,600
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- Between 4000 and 5000 TT – 38 people
- Between 5000 and 6000 TT – 26 people
- Between 6000 and 7000 TT – 15 people
- Between 7000 and 8000 TT – 9 people
- Between 8000 and 9000 TT – 7 people
- Between 9000 and 10000 TT – 4 people
- Between 10,000 and 11,000 TT – 5 people
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- (#4) 11,955 TT – Cecil Kersting (LA)
- (#3) 13,393 TT – Thomas Heatley (MI)
- (#2) 14,848 TT – Ken Ward (VT)
- (#1) 16,328 TT – Paul Lehman (NJ)
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- In Conclusion………
- I encourage you to keep track of your Total Ticks.
- You will find it fun, challenging and it will provide another
dimension to your birding.
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