2013: A Year in Review
Brown-crested Flycatcher Lake Apopka, FL It's been a pretty fun birding year. I began this year with two birding goals: get my Florida life list up to 300 species and my life lists for Seminole, Orange and Brevard Counties up to 200 species each. But as the year progressed, my desires for the year changed. I decided to concentrate more on my home county, Seminole and see if I could get 200 species in Seminole Co. in one year. Whooping Crane Near Joe Overstreet Rd, FL As I concentrated more on Seminole Co, I went out to Orange and Brevard Co less frequently (I'm planning another post on Seminole County). I made almost all my goals: 2013 Life Florida 280 304 Seminole Co. 209 215 Orange Co. 177 207 Brevard Co. 138 197 Snowy Owl Little Talbot Island SP, FL Tropical Kingbird St. Armands Circle, FL I also added a total of 71 species to my life list this year, not including 3 exotics that are