Hi Everyone, 
Following the great job of Rob Ostrowski and others in continuing the annual MD comprehensive list in 2011, I have taken over the reins and will be maintaining the list in 2012.  The inaugural version of the 2012 MD compreshensive bird list has been posted on Bill Hubick's website:http://www.billhubick.com/docs/MD_Comp_List_2012.pdf
 
My tally of Osprey, e-bird, and other reports indicated that MD birders observed 200 species in the month of January, a great start to 2012!  As always, the list records the observer, date, and location a species was first recorded (based on my best estimate).  To ensure this is as accurate as possible, please let me know if you see any errors or missing species.  Also, if you are hesitant to broadly report a species that would be new to the list (e.g., an owl or hummingbird at a residence), let me know and I will add it with minimal information.  I will be updating the list monthly throughout the year and will periodically send updates through Osprey.
 
While the 2012 Comp. List is the same as prior years, there is one change I am going to make.  In the spirit of the new MD/DC list report categories for life and year month lists, I will also maintain a MD month list for 2012.  This list will simply report presence/absence of a species for a given month and will be included at the end of the Comp. List.  Look for this starting in February!  
 
Big thanks to Rob Ostrowski, Bill Hubick, and Matt Hafner for their help in getting the 2012 list started!
 
Cheers, 
 
David Kidwell
Glenn Dale, MD


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