I too am doing a photo big year.  It the number of species I have photographed in MD this year and George has not.  Right now it has 7 species on it.  
 
Leach's Storm-Petrel
Common Eider
White-rumped Sandpiper
American Woodcock
Gull-billed Tern
Black-billed Cuckoo
Snow Bunting
 
I have been getting mediocre help from a very small number of birders (Stasz, Hafner, Brighton, and other malcontents) and certainly will NOT be acknowledging them at the end of the year.  
 
No additional assistance is requested or needed.

Good birding (and photographing)!!

Mark Hoffman





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From: "George M. Jett" <> 

> Folks 
> 
> I am still doing my BIG Photo year. I am currently at 287 species photographed 
> during 2008. Below is my wishlist for the remaining year. My goal is to see if 
> 300 species can be photographed in a calendar year in Maryland. I might make 
> it. I am posting as time permits the images for 2008, some not so good, some 
> very nice, on my website: www.georgejett.net. 
> 
> Look at the wishlist and if you can help that will be appreciated. I have also 
> included some possible dates when to target species. If you find anything on 
> this list I would appreciate a listserve post or contact me at 
>  If the species is real rare like Western Kingbird and 
> generally a one-day wonder, call me on the cellphone at 301-752-9240. I have 
> identified call birds by "*". I will chase any Western Meadowlark or any other 
> quality bird like that as well. 
> 
> I have been getting an incredible amount of help from a number of birders and 
> will acknowledge all of them at the end of the year. This has turned into a 
> large group effort thanks to them, and the real reason I might make my goal - or 
> better. 
> 
> I am doing this as a fund raising effort for the American Bird Conservancy. If 
> you are interested in supporting this fund raising effort, contact me off line. 
> Donations can be similar to birdathon rules: a per species donation, or a lump 
> sum. 
> 
> Thanks in advance. 
> 
> George 
> 
> The wishlist: 
> 
> 2008 Photo Target List as of August 31 
> 
> Photo species as of this date is 287 
> 
> 1 Western Grebe* 
> 
> 2 Leach's Storm-Petrel August 
> 
> 3 Wood Stork * 
> 
> 4 Eurasian Wigeon* Nov/Dec 
> 
> 5 Common Eider* Nov/Dec 
> 
> 6 Northern Goshawk * Nov/Dec 
> 
> 7 Golden Eagle* Nov/Dec 
> 
> 8 Merlin October 
> 
> 9 Ring-necked Pheasant All year 
> 
> 10 Ruffed Grouse * All year 
> 
> 11 Sora September 
> 
> 12 White-rumped Sandpiper September 
> 
> 13 Baird's Sandpiper* September 
> 
> 14 Buff-breasted Sandpiper September August 31 
> 
> 15 Ruff * August/September 
> 
> 16 American Woodcock All year 
> 
> 17 Wilson's Phalarope* August/September 
> 
> 18 Red Phalarope* September 
> 
> 19 Pomarine Jaeger* Sept/Oct/Nov 
> 
> 20 Parasitic Jaeger* Sept/Oct/Nov 
> 
> 21 Long-tailed Jaeger August 
> 
> 22 South Polar Skua August 
> 
> 23 Black-headed Gull December August 30 
> 
> 24 Thayer's Gull* December 
> 
> 25 Glaucous Gull* December 
> 
> 26 Black-legged Kittiwake* Nov/Dec 
> 
> 27 Sabine's Gull* 
> 
> 28 Gull-billed Tern * August 
> 
> 29 Arctic Tern* 
> 
> 30 Roseate Tern* 
> 
> 31 Sooty Tern* September 
> 
> 32 Common Murre* Winter 
> 
> 33 Thick-billed Murre* Winter 
> 
> 34 Razorbill* December 
> 
> 35 Black-billed Cuckoo August 
> 
> 36 Snowy Owl* 
> 
> 37 Long-eared Owl* December 
> 
> 38 Chuck-wills-widow 
> 
> 39 Whip-poor-will 
> 
> 40 Hammond's Flycatcher* 
> 
> 41 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Aug/Sept 
> 
> 42 Ash-throated Flycatcher* Nov/Dec 
> 
> 43 Western Kingbird* Sept/Oct 
> 
> 44 Sedge Wren September - December 
> 
> 45 Gray-checked Thrush* Sept/Oct 
> 
> 46 Bicknell's Thrush* Sept/Oct 
> 
> 47 Swainson's Thrush Sept/Oct 
> 
> 48 Northern Shrike* December 
> 
> 49 Loggerhead Shrike* December 
> 
> 50 Philadelphia Vireo* September 
> 
> 51 Tennessee Warbler September 
> 
> 52 Nashville Warbler September 
> 
> 53 Cape May Warbler September 
> 
> 54 Connecticut Warbler* Sept/Oct 
> 
> 55 Clay-colored Sparrow* Sept/Oct 
> 
> 56 Lark Sparrow* September - Assateague 
> 
> 57 Le Conte's Sparrow* Nov/Dec 
> 
> 58 Snow Bunting* Nov/Dec 
> 
> 59 Brewer's Blackbird* Nov/Dec 
> 
> 60 Red Crossbill * Nov/Dec 
> 
> 61 Common Redpoll* Nov/Dec 
> 
> George M. Jett 
>