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The Big Sit! 2011 Reporting Circles

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This page lists up-to-the-minute bird sighting counts reported during the Big Sit 2011! If your team submitted counts that are not showing immediately, please get in touch with us.

Format: State/Country -- # Circles
• Participants -- TBS! location, City -- # species

Alabama — Circles: 3 registered, 1 reporting
Wheeler NWR Wingers — Dwight Cooley — Wheeler NWR, al — 64
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Alaska — Circles: 1 registered, 1 reporting
Keen Eye Birders — Toby Burke — Kenai NWR, ak — 33
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Arizona — Circles: 3 registered, 2 reporting
Maricopa Audubon's Katheryn F. Anderson Granite Reef Asterisk's Big Sit! — Herbert Fibel — Mesa, az — 67
Mighty Mesa Marauders — Larry Morgan — Gilbert, az — 62
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California — Circles: 5 registered, 5 reporting
SASsy Seawatchers — Jennifer Rycenga — Pescadero, ca — 103
The Hawkeyes — Sam Haskins — Yucaipa, ca — 21
Pishing in the Wind — Jim Royer — Los Osos, ca — 108
Twitch Whiffers — George Chaniot — Ukiah, ca — 70
Kings River Raptors — Ellen Davies — Reedley, ca — 31
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Colorado — Circles: 2 registered, 2 reporting
DFO Insaniacs — Joey Kellner — Littleton, co — 65
Scrub J-oakers — Hugh Kingery — Franktown, co — 37
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Connecticut — Circles: 15 registered, 13 reporting
Bobolinks — Robert Dixon — Sterling, ct — 49
Glastonbury Meadow Scopers — Bill Asteriades — Glastonbury, ct — 70
QVAS Bird Buddies — Eric Eichorn — Meriden, ct — 48
B.W. Surf Scopers — Frank Gallo — Milford, ct — 89
Grassy Hill — Richard Chyinski — East Lyme, ct — 24
BackyardBirders — Austin Lewis — Middletown, ct — 20
Litchfield Hills Audubon, CT — David Tripp Jr. — Litchfield, ct — 78
AEPSIA — Amy Peck — West Haven, ct — 33
Cardinals — Larry Bausher — New Haven, ct — 26
Silver Sands Sitters — Stacy Hanks — Milford, ct — 49
Yard Raptors — Joseph Wojtanowski — Poquonock, ct — 39
Station 43 Big Sit — Jay Kaplan — South Windsor, ct — 51
The Coops — Steve Mayo — New Haven, ct — 60
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Delaware — Circles: 5 registered, 3 reporting
the Blackburnian warblers — Jerald Reb — felton, de — 10
Twitching Talons — Derek Stoner — Hockessin, de — 75
PeregriNATION — Chris Bennett — Cape Henlopen State , de — 80
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Florida — Circles: 8 registered, 6 reporting
St. Marks Spotters/ St. Marks NWR — Robin Will — St. Marks Lighthouse, fl — 53
Smok Duck — Rita Grant — Brooksville, fl — 21
Seminole Sitters — Faith Jones — Sanford, fl — 37
Under Bridge Sitters — Ray Scory — Port Orange, fl — 32
Middle River Merlins — Russ Titus — Fort Lauderdale, fl — 25
Ding Darling — Jeff Combs — Sanibel, fl — 42
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Georgia — Circles: 5 registered, 3 reporting
charlesyawn — Charles Yawn — Duluth, ga — 19
Oconee Rivers Audubon Society — Kate Mowbray — Athens, ga — 19
The Oxbow Meadowlarks — John Mcmahan — Columbus, ga — 34
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Idaho — Circles: 1 registered, 1 reporting
Deer Flat Sitters — Cheryl Huizinga — Nampa, id — 38
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Illinois — Circles: 2 registered, 2 reporting
Stewards — Connie Zink — Savanna, il — 43
Young2cg — Chuck Young — Galesburg, il — 7
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Indiana — Circles: 5 registered, 3 reporting
Muscatatuck NWR — Donna Stanley — Seymour, in — 34
KnobandValley Audubon — Rod Goforth — Clarksville, in — 31
Sitting Duck Deck Sitters — James Hengeveld — Unionville, in — 77
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Iowa — Circles: 2 registered, 2 reporting
The Lakers — Carolyn Fischer — Clear Lake, ia — 43
Team Vogel — Bill Tollefson — Cedar Rapids, ia — 32
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Kentucky — Circles: 2 registered, 2 reporting
Kentucky Warblers — Brainard Palmer-ball — Suwanee, ky — 60
Hawkowl — Andrew Baldelli — Hebron, ky — 37
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Louisiana — Circles: 2 registered, 2 reporting
Black Bayou Birders — Joan Brown — Monroe, la — 35
Bird Nerds — Laurie & Dan Mooney — Plaquemine Locks Sta, la — 52
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Maine — Circles: 3 registered, 2 reporting
Gilsland Gulls — Turk Duddy — Falmouth, me — 61
Maquoit Bay Birders — Gordon Smith — Brunswick, me — 58
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Maryland — Circles: 10 registered, 9 reporting
Montgomery County Sitting Ducks — Chuck Parker — Boyds, md — 48
Kentish Plovers — Walter Ellison — Rock Hall, md — 57
Patuxent Migratory Robbins — Chandler S. Robbins — Laurel, MD, md — 52
Patuxent Research Refuge Vicious Chickadees — Paul Baicich — Laurel, md — 31
Marlboro Flaming County Seaters — Fred Shaffer — Upper Marlboro, md — 64
The Woodbinoculars — Rick Sussman — Woodbine, md — 39
Southern Jug Bay — Danny Bystrak — Bristol, md — 58
AABC — Kevin Smith — Pasadena, md — 45
The Turkey Pointers — Chris Starling — Elk Neck State Park, md — 67
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Massachusetts — Circles: 5 registered, 5 reporting
GooseNeckers — Mark Lynch — Westport, ma — 80
KingFishers — Jeremy Faucher — Longmeadow, ma — 43
Away Team — John Triana — Easton, ma — 18
The Chris Ellison All-Stars — Joshua Rose — Plum Island, ma — 73
Hoffmann Hawkeyes — Jamie Bishop — Pittsfield, ma — 36
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Michigan — Circles: 11 registered, 8 reporting
Thorne Swifts — Sally Stebbins — Harbor Springs, mi — 23
Metro Munchers — Joanna Pease — Harrison Township, mi — 52
Camp Remote — Russell Emmons — Casco, mi — 25
Caspians — Frank Apsey — Harrisville, mi — 4
Shiawassee Bluegoose — Steven Gasser — Saginaw, mi — 57
Washtenaw Wingnuts — Don Chalfant — Whitmore Lake, mi — 58
Audubon Society of Kalamazoo, Michigan — Jan Shillito — Mattawan, mi — 46
ParkBirds — Steve Minard — Ada Twp, mi — 34
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Minnesota — Circles: 3 registered, 1 reporting
Boreal Birdometers — Bill Tefft — Ely, mn — 33
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Mississippi — Circles: 2 registered, 1 reporting
PWAS — Diane Lafferty — Hattiesburg, ms — 27
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Missouri — Circles: 4 registered, 4 reporting
Mosquito Fodder — Chris Barrigar — Dorena, mo — 58
Memorial Park Lawn Chair Birders — Steve Garr — Jefferson City, mo — 34
Eagle Eyes Squaw Creek NWR — James Voltz — Mound City, mo — 42
Swan Sitters — Doris Fitchett — Sumner, mo — 56
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Montana — Circles: 1 registered, 1 reporting
Charles M. Russell NWR — Beverly Skinner — Lewistown, mt — 17
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New Hampshire — Circles: 3 registered, 2 reporting
Pondicherry NWR Marsh Hawks — David Govatski — Pondicherry NWR, nh — 35
Pack Souper Birders — Phil Brown — Peterborough, nh — 26
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New Jersey — Circles: 5 registered, 4 reporting
The Celery Stalkers — Carol Flanagan — Allendale, nj — 50
EXIT HERO — Sam Galick — Cape May Point, nj — 117
Swamp Sitters — Nancy Felicito — Great Swamp NWR, nj — 70
Lk Pine Gray Gooses — Maggie Thomas — Medford, nj — 41
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New Mexico — Circles: 1 registered, 1 reporting
The Angostura Sitters — James Mcphee — Algodones, nm — 16
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New York — Circles: 7 registered, 4 reporting
East Aurora Bird Club — Mary Steuer — Buffalo, ny — 15
Yardbirds — Liz Kirchner — Fresh Meadows, ny — 21
Lenoir Lunatics — Michael Bochnik — Yonkers, ny — 60
SCASbirders — Renee Davis — Wurtsboro, ny — 43
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North Carolina — Circles: 5 registered, 3 reporting
MECKBIRDERS — David Lovett — huntersville, nc — 69
BIRDRANGER — Brian Bockhahn — Wake Forest, nc — 69
The Tanawha Titmice — Jim Keighton — Sparta, nc — 23
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North Dakota — Circles: 2 registered, 1 reporting
Warbler Woodland Watchers — Paulette Scherr — Arrowwood NWR, nd — 53
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Ohio — Circles: 12 registered, 11 reporting
Mill Creek Wildlife Sanctuary — Jim Dolan — Canfield, oh — 64
The Dean Clan — Patricia Dean — Prospect, oh — 32
Das Bruderhaus — Erik Bruder — Bay Village, oh — 21
GMAS ACE BIRDERS — Gary Cowell Jr. — Perrysville, oh — 44
Jane — Jane Van Coney — Cincinnati, oh — 14
Whipple Bird Club — Bill Thompson, Iii — Whipple, oh — 72
Lakeside Willows — Doug Overacker — Springfield, oh — 51
Sisters Circle — Sister Marty Dermody — Sisters of Charity M, oh — 34
Nature Center at Shaker Lakes — Julie West — Cleveland, oh — 55
Mudflats Peeps — Tom Bain — Galena, oh — 57
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge — Jason Lewis — Oak Harbor, oh — 59
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Oklahoma — Circles: 4 registered, 3 reporting
TREES — Douglas Wood — Tishomingo, ok — 67
SequoyahNWR — Chad Ford — Vian, ok — 26
Wing Nuts — Angie Holt — Norman, ok — 38
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Oregon — Circles: 4 registered, 3 reporting
MISSION PONDS — Jack Simons — PENDLETON, or — 23
Lower Columbia Birders — Mike Patterson — Seaside, or — 54
Chunkos — Al Ahlgrim — Oregon City, or — 15
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Pennsylvania — Circles: 22 registered, 18 reporting
Bald Eagle SP Storm Birds — Diane Bierly — Bald Eagle State Par, pa — 37
Heinz Refuge NWR — Debbie Beer — Philadelphia, pa — 77
AlleghenyHighlands — Lisa Chapman — Smethport, pa — 23
Chambers Lake Early Birders — Larry Lewis — Coatesville, pa — 62
Pulpit watchers — Robert Carmack — n/a, pa — 29
NOTSLAR PTB — Norwood Frederick — Ralston, pa — 17
Shavers Creek — Doug Wentzel — Petersburg, pa — 33
Rose Tree Redtails — Holly Merker — Media, pa — 53
Allegheny Front Accipiters — Alex Lamoreaux — Central City, pa — 41
Juniata Juncos — Chad Kauffman — Mifflintown, pa — 30
Greenies — Valerie Barnes — Fayetteville, pa — 22
Militia Hill Underachievers — Rich Conroy — Fort Washington, pa — 71
Nixon Park — Kelsey Frey — York, pa — 22
Stone Mtn Hawkeyes — Trudy Kyler — Huntingdon, pa — 16
Kathies Korner — Kathie Gifford — Linglestown, pa — 14
HouseShrike — Virginia Lindgren — Pittsburgh, pa — 30
Levittown Larids — Devich Farbotnik — Tullytown, pa — 91
Dead Wood Birders — Joe Sebastiani — Avondale, pa — 63
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South Carolina — Circles: 4 registered, 3 reporting
Santee Refuge — Susan Heisey — Summerton, sc — 33
Table Rock — Scott Stegenga — Pickens, sc — 29
toogoodoo deck — Bruce Krucke — Yonges island, sc — 28
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South Dakota — Circles: 1 registered, 1 reporting
Sparrow and Sparrows — Caroline Stafford — rural Rapid City, sd — 16
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Tennessee — Circles: 3 registered, 1 reporting
Maniacal Mike and the Titted Tuftmouse — Janet Lee Mcknight — Maryville, tn — 50
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Texas — Circles: 10 registered, 8 reporting
Monte Mucho Audubon Society — Susan Foster — Laredo, tx — 59
Weslaco RedCrowns — Huck Hutchens — Weslaco, tx — 99
Wings Over Wastewater — Ted Drozdowski — Arlington, tx — 66
Team Balcones — Laurie Foss — Bertram, tx — 41
Arroyo Colorado Audubon Society — Sue Griffin — Rio Hondo, tx — 91
The Cracked Cuckoos — Candy Mcnamee — Houston, tx — 23
uvaldecooks birds — Bob Rasa — Uvalde, tx — 43
Trinity River Refuge — Stuart Marcus — Dayton, tx — 42
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Utah — Circles: 1 registered, 1 reporting
Utah Lakers — Eric Huish — Provo, ut — 56
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Vermont — Circles: 1 registered, 1 reporting
Loonatics - Birds of Vermont Museum — Erin Talmage — Huntington, vt — 21
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Virginia — Circles: 4 registered, 4 reporting
Riverbend — John Callow — Great Falls, va — 54
Coastal VA Wildlife Observatory — Brian Taber — Northampton County, va — 89
Wirtz Whip-poor-wills — Alyce Quinn — Wirtz, va — 22
Burnt Chimney Swifts — Tim Quinn — Burnt Chimney, va — 15
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Washington — Circles: 3 registered, 3 reporting
Resting Birders — Randy Hill — Ridgefield, wa — 46
Team Trout — Ralph Arnold — Olympia, wa — 40
South Meadowlarks — Neil Zimmerman — Seattle, wa — 56
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Wisconsin — Circles: 2 registered, 2 reporting
FBMP Migrants — Noel Cutright — Town of Belgium, wi — 59
Old Coots — Jeff Bahls — Horicon, wi — 51
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Canada Big Sits!

Alberta — Circles: 1 registered, 1 reporting
The Meadowlarks — Charlotte Wasylik — Vermilion, AB — 30
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Nova Scotia — Circles: 1 registered, 1 reporting
SIBBS — Don Macneill — Seal Island, NS — 29
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Ontario — Circles: 1 registered, 1 reporting
Little Orange Team — Kelly Buehler — Toronto, ON — 16
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International Big Sits!

Panama — Circles: 2 registered, 2 reporting
Petrels In Panama — Leslie Lieurance — Los Altos de Cerro A, Other — 43
Bill & Claudia in Cerro Azul — William Ahrens — Los Altos del Cerro, Other — 48
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Finland — Circles: 1 registered, 1 reporting
Finnsticks — Olli Haukkovaara — Hanko, Other — 69
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Sweden — Circles: 1 registered, 1 reporting
Segerstads fyr — Christian Cederroth — Segerstad, Oland isl, Other — 94
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Namibia — Circles: 1 registered, 1 reporting
Sijwa Sitting Cisticolas — Ethan Kistler — Kongola, Other — 80
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Netherlands — Circles: 1 registered, 1 reporting
De Hoekse Sluis — Erik Kleyheeg — Bergambacht, Other — 79
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