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Now that I’ve moved back to Brooklyn that pretty much closes out my BGBY effort for Orange County at 161, well short of the 200 species I was shooting for. 200 was a stretch but if I had had the extra 4 months, I could easily have added another 10-20 species. At least I managed to improve last year’s total by 2.

The silver lining is that now I get to start a new list for Brooklyn. (I suppose if I had bicycled across the country I could combine the two lists, but, as much fun as that sounds, I don’t have that sort of time or strength.) I’ve made a few excursions to Prospect Park (including 2 back in March) and I’m now starting the year with a very respectable 75 species:

Orange County’s better for bicycling and walking, but New York isn’t bad; and it’s probably one of the best places in the country to do a public transit BGBY. Central Park and Jamaica Bay each see over 200 species in a year; and Breezy Point, Riis, and Tilden add a few more to those; as well as rarities that show up at places like Drier Offerman (which has 2 Whimbrels all this week, until the Parks Dept. mowed today.)