You reported 1.8 million American Robins
Photo: almiyi on Flickr Creative Commons
With three days left to submit your 2010 Great Backyard Bird Count stats, contemplate these numbers for sec: So far, you and your fellow citizen scientists have sent in almost 91,000 lists containing 597 species and 10.5 million birds. (If you haven’t yet reported, send ±¬ÁϹ«Éç and Cornell your info .)
The top 10 birds spotted (by individuals counted) included:
1. American robin, 1,828,736
2. Canada goose, 699,233
3. American crow, 500,308
4. Snow goose, 499,399
5. European starling, 485,940
6. American goldfinch, 400,500
7. Common grackle, 360,703
8. Dark-eyed junco, 351,953
9. Red-winged blackbird, 272,724
10. Mourning dove, 271,269
You also reported seeing a yellow-billed loon, a yellow-billed cuckoo, a rustic bunting, a rufous-capped warbler and many other interesting species.
The GBBC site offers summary results by , , and . Plus, there’s a where you can explore in which locations people saw a particular species, compare two maps, or even browse a list of all the maps.
Thanks to @birdbs, @JennaStirling, and @AboutBirdies who tweeted on our about their favorite GBBC spotting, and to the hundreds of you who posted to the GBBC and . Keep the comments coming!