eBird Analysis Report for 2015

Hi all

       I have made a simple analysis of eBird submissions from the past 5 years and you can see it below.

2015 Delaware County eBird Years in Review

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***Species reported for each month for 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015; year total for 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015; and All Time totals for each month and year for all years combined back to earliest entry from 1900:
2011:      J-077, F-071, M-083, A-134, M-140, J-100, J-078, A-119, S-098, O-128, N-089, D-092, Y-211
2012:      J-081, F-080, M-084, A-134, M-135, J-098, J-084, A-102, S-124, O-146, N-084, D-086, Y-216
2013:      J-084, F-079, M-098, A-130, M-147, J-087, J-102, A-109, S-129, O-113, N-087, D-098, Y-214
2014:      J-093, F-089, M-100, A-135, M-155, J-098, J-099, A-112, S-123, O-130, N-097, D-097, Y-220
2015:      J-081, F-081, M-104, A-150, M-152, J-112, J-082, A-120, S-129, O-124, N-098, D-089, Y-223
All Time: J-144, F-135, M-149, A-219, M-233, J-152, J-151, A-185, S-229, O-224, N-178, D-173, Y-328

***Discussion via Bullet Points:

• 328 species have been reported to eBird all time for Delaware County. No new species were added to the Delaware County eBird list since 2013 -  American Avocet.
• 223 species were listed on eBird for Delaware County in 2015, 13 more than in 2014.
• A new total species high count was set for 5 months out of twelve: March, April, June, August & November 2015and also a new yearly high was set at 223.
• 100+ species plus having now been reported in eight out of twelve calendar months at least once,  leaving only the winter months November thru February outstanding.
• 150+ species have been reported for just two months: April & May. October is the only other month which approaches 150, missing by only six species.
• 63 species have been reported for Delaware County for every one of the 48 eBird bar chart weeks in a year.
• The top 15 of 41 Delaware County eBird locations based on species diversity reported to date:

1.  John Heinz NWR-wetlands(Delaware Co) – 265

2.  Ridley Creek SP (IBA) – 202

3.  Delaware River-Ft Mifflin/Hog Island Rds- 199

4. Tyler Arboretum – 185

5. Ridley Creek SP--Bridle Trail – 178

6. Springton Reservoir (Restricted Access) – 178

7. Darlington Tract – 167

8. Crum Woods – 157

9. Big Bend Farms (restricted Access) – 139

10. The Willows – 137

11. Haverford College (Delaware Co)- 135

12. Rose Tree Park – 133

13. Crum Creek Reservoir –126

14. Thornbury Township Trail – 124

15. Chadds Ford Marsh – 123 & Hildacy Farms Natural Lands Trust - 123

• To view the list of the Top 100 eBirders for Delaware County in 2015, go to:   http://ebird.org/ebird/top100?locInfo.regionType=subnational2&locInfo.regionCode=US-PA-045&year=2015

Delaware County data sets for bar chart and other eBird status & distribution characterizations were greatly increased in 2015 by the record participation of birders by/for whom data was entered. Thank you to us all!