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NYSOA County & State Listing Project A Friendly, Fun Competition This page last updated 11/10/25

Enter 2025 Data Online NEW 11/10/25     Download 2025 Mail-in Form NEW 11/1/25   Map Showing County & Kingbird Region Boundaries             Google map with county lines   Guidelines for Pelagic Sightings           What if an inland body of water straddles a county line? How-to: Tips for using eBird to get your report numbers together (and dealing with Regional Totals) updated 2/23/25   Rules for listing self-found birds  NEW 10/31/25   Archive of Past Reports   The NYSOA County and State Listing project, created by Berna Lincoln in 1992, encourages birding and reporting of sightings throughout the many varied habitats all over New York State. Some participants have reported lists from all 62 counties, others have over 40 county lists and several more have over 20. Quite a few have enough species on their NYS life list to qualify for the 200 patch or even the 300 patch. Several folks have enough in a single county to qualify for a 300 patch! And some have already passed the 400 mark for the state!   But this project isn't just for the few high counters. It's for all who enjoy documenting their experiences this way. And remember, listing is more than just fun. Birders who keep track of their sightings and submit them to local bird clubs or eBird provide information that is used in a variety of ways that benefit birds and promote habitat conservation. And if you're an eBirder, just pull your totals by December 31st and enter them in NYSOA's ongoing listing competition by March 1st (click the How-to link above for some tips on pulling your data from eBird).   Send us your NYS, regional, and county life list totals each year. Results are published in NYSOA's newsletter, New York Birders and also on this page (see archive links below).   The only requirement for participating is membership in NYSOA or one of its member clubs.   DATA FOR 2025 MUST BE RECEIVED BY MARCH 1, 2026. The compilation of 2024 submissions was included with the Summer 2025 issue of NYSOA's newsletter, New York Birders. Click on the 2024 link below to see it.   Complete Archive - Compilations for Past Years 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1992 & 1995

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