Halfway through the 2024 Migration Magic Birdathon, here are the leaders

May 17, 2024 — Sixteen days of the month-long Migration Magic Birdathon have gone by. Numbers have started to add up and we’re happy to post the leaders, below.

There are many caveats. The biggest is that there are 15 days left in the Birdathon, still plenty of time. Fifty three people have submitted eBird checklists but 97 have registered for the Birdathon, so there are a lot more lists out there to be added.

Remember that Connecticut Audubon staff members are not eligible for Birdathon prizes; their names are marked by asterisks. The first four on the list all spent Monday, May 13, doing a Big Day, during which they saw 160 species, so it makes sense that they in front.

With that in mind, here’s the list. “Young Birders” are marked by two asterisks. All totals are unofficial and preliminary and will almost certainly change by the end of the month:

ADULT BIRDERS	Number of Species	ADULT BIRDERS	Number of Species	ADULT BIRDERS	Number of Species	ADULT BIRDERS	Number of Species
Matt Bell*	178	Kelly Siranko	92	Milan Bull*	67	Jennifer Gibson	33
Deb Eccleston*	175	Madeline Weinstein	90	David Cox*	68	Andrew Griswold*	29
Joe Attwater*	172	Tom Andersen*	89	Isobel Chenoweth	63	Joseph Shea	27
Stefan Martin*	170	David Jaffin	84	Michele Rybos-Mattiace	63	Kate Reamer	26
Frank Mantlik	156	Michelle Babyak	83	Kathleen Van Der Aue	59	Levi Ramirez**	26
Cody Limber	146	Stacey Essaid	82	Sarah Simonelli	59	Joyce Leiz	20
Christine Connolly	117	Jane Jacobson	80	Robert Gerard	55	Cindy Tyminski	18
Chris S. Wood	116	Liz Jaffin	80	Joanne Bourque	54	Emily Slingerland	18
George Amato	113	Kelly Meineke	73	Colleen Robinson	49	Justin McDonough	14
Sharon Hirsch	108	Catie Resor*	70	Samantha DeMarco	47	C. Mason	11
Aaron Bourke	104	Sandy Schill	70	Kyle Tolar	40	Melissa Markleski	8
Andy Rzeznikiewicz	102	Balint Toth	67	Lisa Jaroski	40	PF	3
Beverly Propen	96	Linda Miller	67	RTP Estuary Center	40
Jennifer Titrud	94			Olivia Vignola**	40