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What is the Texas Century Club PDF Print E-mail
Written by David Sarkozi   
Monday, 24 March 2008 16:05

What is the Texas Century Club?

Blackburnian Warbler at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge

The Texas Century Club is a challenge sponsored by the Texas Ornithological Society to its members to record 100 species of birds in 100 Texas counties. Texas is big (254 counties) and most birders probably spend the majority of their time in less than 20 Texas counties. This is just under 8% of Texas counties!.

To stimulate the exploration of the birdlife in the other 92% of Texas counties The Texas Century Club was created. The idea is to get birders to record the birds in more than the traditional hot spots. To "bird your own patch". To explore the road less traveled.

There are several levels of award; 5, 10, 25, 50 and 75 counties before you reach the ultimate goal of 100 species in 100 counties. The five county award level is open to all birders. The higher levels of awards are open only to Texas Ornithological Society Members

Achieving 100 counties will take hard work and dedication, but its going to be fun. You'll find all birds become important to you, no more "trash birds". You'll see more and explore more of the state than you ever dreamed.

Join me, it's going to be fun!

David Sarkozi

Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 May 2009 12:07
 
County Totals PDF Print E-mail
Written by John B / David S   
Friday, 28 March 2008 22:41

How Many Birds Have been Reported in Each County?

All County Totals Updated Feb 6, 2011 (Click on Read More below). Partial update 12/15/11

eBird is just about the only source of recent consolidated records available to everyone.  A record 7,621 complete checklists were submitted in Texas to ebird in April, 2011. eBird also does a very good job of keeping your personal county records.

Below are 3 maps of Texas colored by number of species reported to Ebird. Counties in Blue have 200+ species reported. Counties in Green have 100-199 species reported. Counties in   Yellow have 25-99 species reported. Counties in White have 0-24 species reported.

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July 3, 2008

 

Below is a table of the total species reported to each of the 254 counties through eBird.  At bottom see list of counties categorized by number of species reported.

243 Counties (96% of Texas Counties) have added species since Oct, 2009!
Last Updated on Saturday, 07 January 2012 21:57
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Most and Least Birded Counties PDF Print E-mail
Written by David Sarkozi   
Wednesday, 02 April 2008 10:23

What are the most birded counties in Texas?

Update Oct 11, 2009-JB (Partial update 12/15/11)

 

Thirty (as shown above as of 10/11/09) counties have more than 300 species reported to ebird; Aransas, Bell, Bexar, Brazoria, Brewster, Calhoun, Cameron, Chambers, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Hidalgo, Hunt, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Rains, Randall, Refugio, San Patricio, Starr, Tarrant, Travis, Uvalde, Van Zandt, Williamson

What are the least birded counties in Texas?

There are now ZERO counties (as of 12/15/11) with fewer than 50 species reported to eBird:  Glasscock County has the fewest (57) 

However there are still 9 (as of 12/15/11) counties with fewer than 100 species reported: Crane(70), Dawson (71), Gaines (86), Glasscock (57), Irion (97), Reagan (69), Sterling (86), Upton(78), Winkler(92)

What's Possible?

I think that's a very interesting question. I've no doubt that 100 species is possible in every county. 245(upd 12/15/11) counties have more than 100 species reported already. Is 200 possible in all counties? 94 (upd 10/11/09) counties already have more than 200 species reported.

It really boils down to someone going there and birding and then reporting the results. I'm eyeing these under-birded counties for  a future trip to pad the records for these counties.

Last Updated on Friday, 16 December 2011 00:06
 
254 County List Leaders PDF Print E-mail
Written by John Berner   
Thursday, 03 July 2008 17:25

Below is the top lister for each county in Texas. Texas' 254 counties are separated below into 8 Regional Groups. Please go the Regions Tab or click on an individual region below for other top listers in each county along with total species observed and birding locations. 

Dec 2011-Jan 2012 changes in Brown (partial update 1/25/12)

Sep-Oct 2011 changes in Black  

Mar 2011 changes in Dark Green 

Jan-Feb 2011 Changes in Red

Jan-Mar 2010 Changes in Blue. May-Aug 2010 changes in Lt Green.

2009 Changes in Purple.  

2008 Leader Changes in Pink.

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1.PANHANDLE  
CountyLeader#
Andrews .Breden151
Armstrong Pierce120
Bailey. Hewetson262
BordenHewetson103
BriscoeHewetson161
CarsonPierce115
CastroHewetson122
ChildressPierce112
CochranHewetson171
Collingsworth Dillon122
Cottle Surber107
Crosby Hewetson267
Dallam Pierce142
Dawson Hewetson133
Deaf Smith Hewetson107
Dickens Hewetson220
Donley Pierce223
Fisher Hewetson109
Floyd Hewetson211
Gaines Hewetson103
Garza Hewetson207
Gray Pierce160
Hale Hewetson200
Hall Hewetson110
Hansford Pierce141
Hartley Pierce155
Hemphill Pierce167
Hockley Hewetson200
Howard Bumgardner148
Hutchinson Pierce176
Jones J.Packer190
Kent Hewetson209
King Hewetson121
Lamb Hewetson201
Lipscomb Pierce103
Lubbock Hewetson375
Lynn Hewetson221
Martin Lupardus109
Mitchell Hewetson141
Moore Pierce205
Motley Hewetson212
Nolan Packer144
Ochiltree 

Hewetson

110
Oldham Pierce131
ParmerHewetson119
Potter Pierce207
Randall Pierce308
Roberts Pierce101
Scurry Hewetson145
Sherman Pierce104
Stonewall Hewetson114
Swisher Hewetson126
Taylor J.Packer266
Terry Hewetson206
Wheeler Pierce101
YoakumHewetson200

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2.NO._CENTRAL  
CountyLeader#
Archer.Lofland214
Baylor Surber108
CallahanJ.Packer132
ClayLofland150
CollinGuernsey223
Cooke Glover122
Dallas Runk259
Denton L Brown225
Eastland Currie/Little102
Ellis Drozdowski192
Erath C. Smith126
Fannin L&D Brotherton101
Foard Surber140
GraysonCarnes224
Hardeman S. Wellborn204
Haskell Hewetson106
Hood Currie/Little105
Hunt Kinney301
Jack Currie/Little105
Johnson Easley317
Kaufman Carnes191
Knox Hewetson117
Montague Hewetson105
Palo Pinto Currie 111
ParkerLittle114
Rockwall 

Little

107
Shackelford Packer108
Somervell Easley217
Stephens Little104
Tarrant Currie282
Throckmorton Glover121
Wichita Lofland218
Wilbarger Surber215
Wise Mary Curry182
Young Little113
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3.PINEYWOODS  
CountyLeader#
AndersonLittle/Currie142
Angelina .R.Schaefer121
Bowie Dillon201
CampD.Brotherton136
CassDillon186
CherokeeBarnes107
Delta Baltzegar165
Franklin D.Brotherton135
Gregg L.G.Price153
Hardin MacKinnon158
Harrison Dillon206
Henderson Belssner200
Hopkins DBrotherton125
Houston 

Schaefer/ P. Barnes

101
Jasper Frank164
Lamar McCumber

130

Liberty Kessler203
Marion Dillon182
Montgomery Kessler160
Morris LBrotherton156
Nacogdoches Schaefer213
Newton DBrotherton99
Orange Cassidy123
Panola Dillon144
PolkD.Maddox117
Rains Kinney302
Red River DBrotherton117
Rusk Dillon188
Sabine LBrotherton/ DBrotherton102
San Augustine Schaefer131
San Jacinto Kessler159
Shelby L G Price135
Smith Barnes255
Titus LBrotherton156
Trinty Pierce62
Tyler Frank112

Upshur 

DBrotherton

128

Van Zandt Kinney314
Walker Bello200+
Wood Barnes185

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4.TRANS_PECOS  
CountyLeader#
Brewster Ohl281
Crane C Smith 44
Culberson Frank107
Ector Vanderberg 54
El Paso Zimmer401
Hudspeth Zimmer301
Jeff Davis Burns180
Loving Wilson104
Midland Lupardus190
PecosReinarz103
Presidio Ohl147
Reeves Ohl218
Terrell C. Merkord132
Upton C Smith41
Ward Hewetson76
Winkler Hewetson63

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5.EDWRDS_PLAT  
CountyLeader#
BanderaHood199
Bexar Rejzek328
Blanco Lineham160
BurnetReinarz239
CokePacker161
Comal D. Green254
Concho Dale128
Crockett Reinarz88
Edwards JRoberts96
Gillespie Kessler119
GlasscockC.Smith47
Hays Stone207
Irion C.Smith73
Kendall Stillwell215
Kerr Kessler210
Kimble RHelton198
Kinney Calk120
Llano Stone201
Mason Feuerbacher158
McCulloch Kostecke145
Medina Hemphill213
Menard Hewetson110
Reagan Kelly37
Real Lohman121
Runnels JPacker113
San Saba Bessent143
Schleicher S.Johnson134
Sterling Hewetson45
Sutton Stone106
Tom Green JPacker225
Travis Freeman378
Uvalde Davenport229
Val Verde Harrison164

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6.CENTAL_PRAIR  
CountyLeader#
BastropGravenstein234
BellKostecke306
Bosque Bumgardner115
Brazos Frenz231
BrownNims212
BurlesonStone130
CaldwellStone158
ColemanPacker144
Comanche Little112
Coryell Kostecke235
DeWitt Muschalek301
Falls C.Smith105
Fayette Gravenstein187
Freestone Barnes239
Gonzales Stone137
Grimes Vollert175
Guadalupe Wheeler202
Hamilton Chisholm109
Hill Hassell154
Karnes Muschalek257
Lampasas Hodges218
Lavaca Hartman150
Lee H. Brown269
Leon K.Arnold103
Limestone Currie/Little101
Madison.Berner100
McLennan Bumgardner305
Milam Stone136
MillsHewetson125
NavarroLittle193
Robertson Kostecke129
Washington Vollert>300
Williamson Fennell308
WilsonBurrier219
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7.BRUSHLANDS  
CountyLeader#
Aransas McIntyre285
Atascosa Muschalek111
Bee Benson187
BrooksFinnell104
CameronMcKinney385
DimmitHewetson91
Duval L Brown120
Frio Zwartjes88
Goliad Muschalek207
Hidalgo Jones357
Jim Hogg Ebner63
Jim Wells Mcintye228
Kenedy Nelson201
Kleberg 

Perrigo

253
La Salle Mundy150
Live Oak Muschalek210
Maverick Hewetson100
McMullen Muschalek261
Nueces Cooksey400
Refugio Muschalek251
San Patricio Brittain260
Starr Hewtson209
Webb Foster268
Willacy Jones257
Zapata Hewetson159
Zavala Rasa111

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8.COASTAL_PLN  
CountyLeader#
AustinGravenstein150
BrazoriaWeeks369
CalhounMcIntyre249
ChambersSarkozi287
Colorado .Muschalek201
Fort Bend .Scheuerman 279
Galveston Stevenson352
Harris 

H. Smith

334
Jackson Weeks202
Jefferson Mayes324
Matagorda Scheuerman272
Victoria Muschalek231
Waller Honig235
Wharton.Weeks148
Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 20:46
 
The Great Texas Wildlife Trails PDF Print E-mail
Written by David Sarkozi   
Saturday, 29 March 2008 10:24

Prairies and Pineywoods Wildlife Trail East MapSo you have 100 species in your home county and a few surrounding ones. You've birded the Upper Texas Coast, the Coastal Bend, and the Rio Grande Valley. You done the Davis Mountains and Big Bend National Park. Now what? You still need a lot of counties to reach that goal of 100 counties.

Texas Parks and Wildlife's Great Texas Wildlife Trails (GTWT) offer you a guide to hundreds of birding sites in 80% of the state.

Last Updated on Saturday, 29 March 2008 10:50
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