This website is for Florida's thousands of birders and for those who visit our state.  It is dedicated to those who keep life lists for each county they bird.  I've listed everything I can learn about their totals.  Any errors and inaccuracies are my fault alone.

To submit your data, contact me at Bob@flcountylisting.com and I'll post your information as quickly as I can.  Please check my work for accuracy -- I've made far too many errors to think I'm perfect.

I need photos for the "photo of the week" feature.  if you would like to have a photo included, please email a copy to me at bob@flcountylisting.coM

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Check it out!  There's a new page on the website dedicated to Florida Life, Big Year, Big Day and Photo Totals.  I'm also including a new "Photo of the Week" feature.  Click on the link on the right to see the new page.

I have begun a blog that will center mostly on birding but will occasionally wander into other areas of my life as a retired educator.  I promise it will be commercial free and G-Rated.  Here's the link:

bobsgonebirding.blogspot.com

**Entries marked with a double asterisk are new this week.

This site was last updated on JULY 8, 2014.

About County Listing

I am a birder.  I love the challenge and the excitement of learning about each species and seeking out every place where birds may be hiding.  I especially love birding throughout my adopted state of Florida.  I've visited all of Florida's 67 counties and have at least 20 species in each.

Obviously, I'm also a lister.  I keep a life list of every species I've seen in each county.  I've heard some people argue that listers are only after new ticks on their lists and don't really appreciate the birds themselves.  Not so.  In fact, the truth is just the opposite.  My lists are really memories of each park, roadside field, or beach that I've visited.  And while I've seen many birders who scoff at listing ignore a bird because it was "only a Mourning Dove," I've celebrated seeing a "MODO" at least 67 times - once for every county in the state.  It makes me appreciate each species over and over again.

This website is run on the honor system.  That is, if you say you saw X species in a county, I'll post that number.  My only caveat is that you see or hear each species in accordance with the American Birding Association's listing rules and its Code of Ethics.

 There are a few cases in which the ABA's list of countable species differs from that of the Florida Ornithological Society.  In those cases, I'll defer to the more inclusive list.

So get out there and see this wonderful state - and keep a list wherever you go.  Then send in your data, and I'll post it.  It's that easy.

Good Birding,

Bob Carroll

Total Tick Leaders

      David Simpson, 13097

      Dave Goodwin, 11170

      Dotty Robbins, 11122

      Ron Smith, 9271

      John Hintermister, 8166

      Rodney Cassidy, 7762

      Judy Bryan, 7298

      Bob Carroll, 6700

      Bob Wallace, 6632

      Becky Enneis, 6313

      Tom Rodriguez, 5850**

      Rex Rowan, 5646

      Roy Morris, 5020

      Cole Fredricks, 4895

      Joie Clifton, 4731

      Dot Freeman, 4542

      Rick Lucas, 4447

      Peg Lindsay, 4410

      Andy Wraithmell, 3991

      John Boyd, 3898

      Andy Bankert, 3839

      Don Chalfant, 3679

      Bill Boeringer, 3532

      Sean McCool, 3530

      Chris Rasmussen, 3122

      Gallus Quigley, 3027

      Danny Sauvageau, 2952

      John Puschock, 2513

      Tom Zinneman, 2451

      David Chaffin, 2278

      Steve Collins, 2018

      Cathy Levreault, 1936

      Scott Flamand, 1880

      Janet Leavens, 1806

      Don Margeson, 1791

      Chris Newton, 1783

      Vincent Lucas, 1750

      Susan Epps, 1702

      Doug Suitor, 1494

      Roy Peterson, 1478

      Carlos Ross, 1423

      Vince McGrath, 1352

      Steve Patterson, 1258

      Karl Overman, 1228

      Bob Simons, 1222

      Dave Gagne, 1121

      Jennifer Rycenga, 1066

      Jason Guerard, 1041

      Chuck Geanangel, 972

      David Chaffin, 943

      Peter Rice, 841

      Jeff Macdonald, 611

      Ray Smart, 404