Date: 1/1/26 12:17 pm From: Paul Roisen via groups.io <roisenp1950...> Subject: [NEBirds] Tobin Brown's BIG BIG YEAR
Happy New Year to all!
Having been privileged to have been included on a number of days with
Tobin, Keegan, and several others throughout this incredible process, I
have a couple of points I would like to put forth:
1. Goes without saying: What a stunning accomplishment.
2. The amount of planning and organization to complete this year-long
event cannot be properly fathomed when you consider the amount of research
and scouring of records that went into preparing for the numerous trips,
both short and long.
3. The detailed Monthly reports that Tobin put out.
4. The double and triple and sometimes more to make sure that the ID'd
bird was or was not, in-fact the correct ID. Photos, recording, and
reaching out to the fast network of top notch "birders" to verify an ID, is
one of the more outstanding qualities that Tobin exhibited throughout the
BIG YEAR.
5. For me personally, Tobin (and Keegan) still found time to help me
with ID of birds I was unsure of as well as making me feel that I was not
"bothering" them too much (though I am sure I was). 😁
6. Lastly, I would like to reiterate something that I have likely
mentioned before. The helpfulness of the very many people who passed
detailed information on to Tobin during the year. Specifically, the
unselfishness of Pastor Paul Dunbar in helping Tobin with a number of
species Tobin needed during certain months of the year. If I have it
correctly, Paul was with Tobin when he tied the Nebraska Birding BIG Year
record.
The Nebraska birding community absolutely ROCKS. It stands out to me as
one of the strongest and growing State Birding organizations.
God Bless you all.
*Paul O. Roisen*
*Sioux City, IA 51106 **Woodbury County, IA*
*Mobile 712-301-2817 **<roisenp1950...> <roisenp1950...>*
On Thu, Jan 1, 2026 at 1:24 PM Tobin Brown via groups.io <tobinjbrown=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> Happy new year!
>
> It's a little bittersweet to say, but my crazy year of birding has come to
> a close. December was a long and busy month, and despite not finding my
> nemesis Redpoll, the other birds more than made up for it.
>
> Blog: https://brobin.me/blog/2026/01/nebraska-big-year-december-recap > Trip Report: https://ebird.org/tripreport/437711 >
> Check out my main big year summary page for the details about the year as
> a whole. I will continue to add to this as I reflect on the year:
> https://brobin.me/big-year >
> Finally, thanks to everyone who has supported and followed along, I
> appreciate the support!
>
>
> Tobin Brown
> Lancaster County
> https://ebird.org/profile/NDA1ODIzNg/US-NE >
>
>
