Blogger Bernie Stone explains all in his post What is a BIGBY?. While I’m not actually doing anything close to a big year, I thought it would be fun to keep track of the bird species I’m able to record without the use of fossil fuels. The term BIGBY was first coined to describe a fossil-free big year, but now is used widely to describe any birding done without motorized support. Besides backyard visitors, I hope to rack up species at a couple of local preserves that I reach by bicycle. My target is 75 species.
| 88. Brown-headed Cowbird | 28-DEC-11 | back yard |
| 87. Barred Owl | 27-DEC-11 | neighborhood |
| 86. American Bittern | 19-DEC-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 85. Orange-crowned Warbler | 12-DEC-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 84. Caspian Tern | 12-DEC-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 83. Baltimore Oriole | 09-DEC-11 | back yard |
| 82. Tree Swallow | 09-DEC-11 | back yard |
| 81. Northern Harrier | 08-DEC-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 80. Chipping Sparrow | 02-DEC-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 79. Green Heron | 02-DEC-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 78. Glossy Ibis | 02-DEC-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 77. Loggerhead Shrike | 29-NOV-11 | Highbanks Rd, DeBary |
| 76. Eastern Towhee | 29-NOV-11 | Highbanks Rd, DeBary |
| 75. Killdeer | 28-NOV-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 74. Belted Kingfisher | 23-NOV-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 73. American Coot | 23-NOV-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 72. American Goldfinch | 22-NOV-11 | Spring-to-spring Trail |
| 71. Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 06-NOV-11 | Spring-to-spring Trail |
| 70. Great Egret | 06-NOV-11 | Lake Monroe Park |
| 69. American Robin | 02-NOV-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 68. Ovenbird | 02-NOV-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 67. Double-crested Cormorant | 02-NOV-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 66. Pied-billed Grebe | 02-NOV-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 65. Yellow-rumped Warbler | 01-NOV-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 64. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 01-NOV-11 | Spring-to-spring Trail |
| 63. Wood Stork | 01-NOV-11 | Spring-to-spring Trail |
| 62. Black-and-white Warbler | 31-OCT-11 | back yard |
| 61. Western Tanager | 29-OCT-11 | back yard |
| 60. House Wren | 28-OCT-11 | back yard |
| 59. Eastern Phoebe | 13-OCT-11 | Spring-to-spring Trail |
| 58. Common Yellowthroat | 06-OCT-11 | Spring-to-spring Trail |
| 57. Northern Parula | 06-OCT-11 | Spring-to-spring Trail |
| 56. Yellow Warbler | 06-OCT-11 | Spring-to-spring Trail |
| 55. Red-winged Blackbird | 06-OCT-11 | Spring-to-spring Trail |
| 54. Indigo Bunting | 05-OCT-11 | back yard |
| 53. Northern Bobwhite | 01-OCT-11 | Spring-to-spring Trail |
| 52. Common Grackle | 01-OCT-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 51. Prairie Warbler | 01-OCT-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 50. Gray Catbird | 01-OCT-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 49. Swainson’s Thrush | 01-OCT-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 48. Northern Flicker | 01-OCT-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 47. Chimney Swift | 01-OCT-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 46. Spotted Sandpiper | 01-OCT-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 45. Palm Warbler | 28-SEP-11 | Spring-to-spring Trail |
| 44. Black-throated Blue Warbler | 24-SEP-11 | back yard |
| 43. Pine Warbler | 12-SEP-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 42. Snowy Egret | 12-SEP-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 41. Red-eyed Vireo | 11-SEP-11 | back yard |
| 40. European Starling | 06-SEP-11 | neighborhood |
| 39. Pileated Woodpecker | 05-SEP-11 | Spring-to-spring Trail |
| 38. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 05-SEP-11 | Spring-to-spring Trail |
| 37. White-eyed Vireo | 04-SEP-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 36. Bald Eagle | 28-AUG-11 | Spring-to-spring Trail |
| 35. Fish Crow | 28-AUG-11 | Lake Monroe Park |
| 34. Anhinga | 17-AUG-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 33. Northern Waterthrush | 17-AUG-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 32. Tricolored Heron | 06-AUG-11 | Spring-to-spring Trail |
| 31. Little Blue Heron | 06-AUG-11 | Spring-to-spring Trail |
| 30. Red-tailed Hawk | 06-AUG-11 | Spring-to-spring Trail |
| 29. Limpkin | 04-AUG-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 28. Black-bellied Whistling Duck | 04-AUG-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 27. Wild Turkey | 03-AUG-11 | Spring-to-spring trail |
| 26. American Redstart | 01-AUG-11 | back yard |
| 25. Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 31-JUL-11 | back yard |
| 24. Boat-tailed Grackle | 31-JUL-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 23. Great Blue Heron | 31-JUL-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 22. Red-shouldered Hawk | 31-JUL-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 21. Common Gallinule | 31-JUL-11 | Gemini Springs |
| 20. American Crow | 30-JUL-11 | back yard |
| 19. Turkey Vulture | 22-JUL-11 | yard flyover |
| 18. Yellow-throated Warbler | 14-JUL-11 | back yard |
| 17. Black Vulture | 29-JUN-11 | yard flyover |
| 16. Brown Thrasher | 26-JUN-11 | back yard |
| 15. Cooper’s Hawk | 25-JUN-11 | neighborhood |
| 14. Tufted Titmouse | 25-JUN-11 | neighborhood |
| 13. Blue Jay | 25-JUN-11 | neighborhood |
| 12. Osprey | 25-JUN-11 | neighborhood |
| 11. Red-bellied Woodpecker | 25-JUN-11 | neighborhood |
| 10. Carolina Wren | 25-JUN-11 | back yard |
| 9. Carolina Chickadee | 25-JUN-11 | front yard |
| 8. Great Crested Flycatcher | 25-JUN-11 | front yard |
| 7. White Ibis | 25-JUN-11 | yard flyover |
| 6. Northern Cardinal | 22-JUN-11 | back yard |
| 5. Downy Woodpecker | 22-JUN-11 | front yard |
| 4. Mourning Dove | 22-JUN-11 | front yard |
| 3. Sandhill Crane | 21-JUN-11 | heard from yard |
| 2. Northern Mockingbird | 21-JUN-11 | front yard |
| 1. Swallow-tailed Kite | 21-JUN-11 | yard flyover |
ROUND LAKE BEACH BELOW
| 60. Common Nighthawk | 01-JUN-11 | neighborhood |
| 59. Killdeer | 01-JUN-11 | neighborhood |
| 58. Field Sparrow | 30-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 57. Blue Jay | 30-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 56. Savannah Sparrow | 30-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 55. Eastern Kingbird | 30-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 54. Warbling Vireo | 30-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 53. Eastern Wood-pewee | 30-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 52. Turkey Vulture | 30-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 51. Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 13-MAY-11 | backyard |
| 50. White-crowned Sparrow | 10-MAY-11 | backyard |
| 49. Chipping Sparrow | 10-MAY-11 | backyard |
| 48. Baltimore Oriole | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 47. Brown-headed Cowbird | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 46. Common Grackle | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 45. Yellow-headed Blackbird | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 44. Red-winged Blackbird | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 43. Eastern Meadowlark | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 42. Bobolink | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 41. Northern Cardinal | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 40. Song Sparrow | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 39. Common Yellowthroat | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 38. Northern Waterthrush | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 37. Palm Warbler | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 36. Yellow-rumped Warbler | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 35. American Robin | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 34. Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 33. White-breasted Nuthatch | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 32. Barn Swallow | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 31. Tree Swallow | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 30. Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 29. Solitary Sandpiper | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 28. Sandhill Crane | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 27. American Coot | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 26. Common Moorhen | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 25. Great Egret | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 24. Great Blue Heron | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 23. Double-crested Cormorant | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 22. Pied-billed Grebe | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 21. Blue-winged Teal | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 20. Gadwall | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 19. Mute Swan | 08-MAY-11 | Rollins Savanna |
| 18. Red-tailed Hawk | 18-JAN-11 | neighborhood |
| 17. Cedar Waxwing | 17-JAN-11 | backyard |
| 16. Red-bellied Woodpecker | 16-JAN-11 | backyard |
| 15. Downy Woodpecker | 12-JAN-11 | backyard |
| 14. American Kestrel | 05-JAN-11 | neighborhood |
| 13. European Starling | 05-JAN-11 | neighborhood |
| 12. Mallard | 05-JAN-11 | neighborhood |
| 11. American Crow | 05-JAN-11 | neighborhood |
| 10. Canada Goose | 05-JAN-11 | neighborhood |
| 9. Cooper’s Hawk | 05-JAN-11 | neighborhood |
| 8. House Finch | 05-JAN-11 | backyard |
| 7. American Tree Sparrow | 05-JAN-11 | backyard |
| 6. Black-capped Chickadee | 04-JAN-11 | backyard |
| 5. Red-breasted Nuthatch | 02-JAN-11 | backyard |
| 4. American Goldfinch | 02-JAN-11 | backyard |
| 3. Mourning Dove | 01-JAN-11 | backyard |
| 2. House Sparrow | 01-JAN-11 | backyard |
| 1. Dark-eyed Junco | 01-JAN-11 | backyard |
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