Stats and Stuff

Our Big Year, By The Numbers

The final tallies, as of 1 Jan 2016!

Miles driven: 40,278
Flight legs taken: 88
Nights in hotels: 136
Nights camping: 67
States and Provinces birded: 32
Checklists submitted: 669

Highest elevation birded: 11,991 ft, Loveland Pass, near Denver
Lowest elevation birded: -200 ft, Salton Sea

Tornado warnings: 3
Flash flood warnings: 3
Blizzard warnings: 1

Thunderstorms: Lost count

Hottest temperature birded: 115F, July, near Bakersfield, CA
Coldest temperature birded: -15F, -25F with wind chill, February, Sax Zim Bog, MN