AS ALWAYS, keep in mind that species not yet on NYSOA’s official NYS
Checklist of the Birds of New York State for the year being reported
should not be included in your counts.
Also please don't count species now categorized by eBird as “exotics."
Count only “native,” “naturalized,” and “provisional” species as now
defined in eBird.
Awaiting your list with bated breath…unless you've already sent it in,
in which case I thank you sincerely!
Carena Pooth / NYSOA
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BACKGROUND & HOW-TO INFO
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NYSOA’s County and State Listing Project is a fun, friendly
competition. Started in 1992, it continues to attract new participants
every year. Some of our first county listers have not missed a single
year since the beginning (watch out, you might get hooked!).
NEW THIS YEAR is an updated SELF-FOUND RULES document written by Shai
Mitra in October 2025.
If at all possible, please enter your data into the ONLINE form (that
will save me the work of typing it all in, thank you!). In case it is
not possible for you to enter your data online, a printable form you
can mail in is available.
No reports submitted in previous years are automatically carried into
the next. If you want to be listed in the 2025 compilation, you must
submit your numbers, even if they haven’t changed since the last
report you sent in.
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HOW-TO: NYSOA COUNTY & STATE LISTING
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After the close of each calendar year, participants send in as many of
the following as they wish to share:
- LIFE totals for all of NYS; the 10 Kingbird regions; the 62
counties; the PELAGIC ZONE (PZ)
- 2025 YEAR LIST total for the entire state
- 2025 NYS SELF-FOUND total - the number of species you found
without being alerted to them by others or by bird alert systems
You can send in just one number or as many as 76, or anywhere in
between – it’s your choice depending on where you’ve birded, what
records you’ve kept, and what you wish to share. A compilation is
produced annually and published in NYSOA’s newsletter and also on the
NYSOA website at https://nybirds.org/ProjCountyLists.html. Also
available on that page are links to:
- FORMS
- MAP of the ten Kingbird regions
- PELAGIC sighting guidelines
- SELF-FOUND RULES updated October 2025 by Shai Mitra
- TIPS FOR USING YOUR EBIRD DATA to put together your report
- ARCHIVE of past compilations
Join in on the fun and see where you stand – statewide, region by
region, county by county – in comparison with other birders all over
New York State (and even outside the state). To see what the annual
compilation looks like, check out the archive at
https://nybirds.org/ProjCountyLists.html.
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Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu for more information
Posting Address: <NYSbirds-L...>
Archives:
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