We have some tallies as of April 30 from the dozen folks in the Meadowlands Big Year for 2013.

Congrats to all for competing. We hope you are having fun near to home, and seeing lots of great birds.

Keep in mind that some birders are in the Meadowlands all the time, and others get here occasionally, so their birdage may differ drastically.

If you're name's not on the list, please e-mail Jim Wright at jim.wright (at) njmeadowlands.gov. It's still not too late! Sign up now!

Here is the leader board as of April 30:

1. Chris Takacs: 130, (2012 reigning champion, ineligible for prizes in 2013 as a result, lives in district)
2. Mike Newhouse 119 (NJMC, setting a target number for competitors)
3. Ray Duffy, 111 (in district)
4. Jackie DeMarco, 116 (out of district)
5. Mike Wolfe,  96 species (out of district)
6. Dennis Cheeseman, 107 (out of district)
7. Jim Wright,  100  (NJMC staff, ineligible for prizes)
8. Julie McCall, 95 (in district)
9. Mike Turso 90 (out of district)
10. Oliver Stringham, 89  (in district)
11.  Roy Woodford 88 (out of district)
12. Rob Fanning 76  (out of district)

Leader boards as of April 30 last year and March 31 of this year follow.

Here was the leader board as of March 31, 2013:

           1. Chris Takacs:  98, (2012 reigning champion, ineligible for prizes in 2013 as a result, lives in district)
           2. Ray Duffy, 92 (in district)
           3. Mike Newhouse 90 (NJMC, setting a target number for competitors)
           4. Jackie DeMarco, 80 (out of district)
           4. Mike Wolfe, 80 species (out of district)
           6. Dennis Cheeseman, 79 (out of district)
           6. Jim Wright,  79  (NJMC staff, ineligible for prizes)
           7. Oliver Stringham, 67  (in district)
           9. Julie McCall, 73 (in district)
          10. Mike Turso 70 (out of district)
          11.  Roy Woodford 58 (out of district)
          12. Rob Fanning 56  (out of district)

Here was the leader board last year as of April 30:

1. Chris Takacs:  110  (lives in district; counting birds within district boundaries, not district towns)
2. Mike Newhouse 108 (NJMC naturalist, setting a target number for competitors)
3. Julie McCall: 105 species  (lives in district)
4. Ray Duffy:  100 (lives in district)
5. Doug Morel: 97 (out of district)
6. Ramon Gomez  96 (out of district)
7. Jim Wright: 94 (NJMC staff)
8. Roy Woodford: 85 (out of district)
9. Lillian Rivera: 84 (out of district)
10. Dennis Cheeseman: 75  (out of district)
11. Rob Fanning: 68 (out of district)