1,500 Consecutive Checklist Days and a New Life Bird
This past Sunday my friend, Captain John, invited me back on his boat for a day of tuna fishing. While tuna was his target, and I love deep sea fishing as well, I really was hoping to finally find some pelagic birds on the trip. This day would be the 1,500th consecutive day submitting an eBird checklist and I wanted it to be memorable. The only reason I am aware of this streak is because my eBird homepage reminds me every day with that stat prominently displayed on the top banner. Submitting at least one checklist a day sounds easy, since I can list any bird that comes to my backyard feeders. But I can see how life can get in the way for many people, COVID being one reason. Lucky for me, I have been able to report at least one bird each day for over four years. The previous two tuna trips provided little in pelagic bird diversity, with only great shearwaters, Wilson’s storm-petrels and a few Cory’s shearwaters to report. Bein...