Wow! A big thank you to everyone who took the time to participate in the second  and apparently not-so-little "Birdy 30" competition.

Twenty folks participated -- including a birder from North Carolina. We did not have that many unusual birds today, but we did have a three-way tie for first place.

The winners are David Kaplan, Betty McDonnell, and that darned Stiles Thomas guy, who attributes his success to filling his feeders regularly since 1946. The birds "have it in their genes" to visit his feeders, he says. 

All three had an excellent 15 species in 30 minutes -- or one every two minutes.  Just think how many they would have gotten in an hour ... if you want to waste your time.

Congrats to the winners!

Full lists follow in alphabetical order of thee birders' last names.