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In 2012 I saw:

• 335+ total species
• 204+ species in New York
• 58 Life Birds (mostly in Cuba, but a few in New York, one in Bermuda, and one in Florida)
• 12 new ABA area Birds (Total now in the vicinity of 500, though that may include a few like Muscovy Duck, Black Swan, Cockatiel, and Budgerigar that “don’t count”)
• 13 new New York State Birds (Total now at approximately 300)
• 7 new New Jersey State Birds (Total now at approximately 182)
• 15 new Louisiana State Birds (Total now at approximately 143)
• 40 new Florida State Birds (Total now at approximately 77)
• 35 new Plaquemines Parish Birds (Total now at approximately 85)
• 6 new Orleans Parish Birds (Total now at approximately 123)
• 2 new Jefferson Parish Birds (Total now at approximately 61)
• 9 new Kings County Birds (Total now at approximately 230)
• 3 new Queens County Birds (Total now at approximately 202)
• 8 new New York County Birds (Total now at approximately 112)
• 4 new Richmond County Birds (Total now at approximately 111)
• 12 new Nassau County Birds (Total now at approximately 138)
• 8 new Suffolk County Birds (Total now at approximately 132)

I didn’t go to the Bronx, and added no new birds in California.

Life Birds in 2012 included: