ON5000

As a fun "game" I am making this page a place where anyone interested can email me their Ontario Total County Ticks, according to eBird and I'll post the top 6 full lists below (that's how many fit nicely in the table), and the totals of anyone else who is interested below that in the "honourable mentions" section.

What are total county ticks, you might ask? It is the sum of all of your county life lists, so if you've seen 100 species in Bruce County and 50 species in Elgin County, then your total county ticks would be 150. eBird keeps this stat for you automatically.

There are 50 counties in eBird for Ontario so 5000 is probably a good goal to start with (average of 100 species per county), hence the name of the page "ON5000". What is the record? Who knows, how high can you go?

Total county ticks is meant to be a fun way to challenge yourself to get out across Ontario and submit your records to eBird. If you're not interested in playing, that's OK, but if you are feel free to email me your list to post.

The rules are pretty simple, you can only enter your list as it appears in eBird, and lists will be "policed" under the honour system. I'll post updates whenever I get them.


CountyMikeKenJoshDonBarbBill
Algoma165183166148106113
Brant821501265518432
Bruce191241192152150153
Chatham-Kent230273256207256208
Cochrane196204230205201165
Dufferin791641544112493
Durham202165208209220153
Elgin20022219611814552
Essex282307313270309269
Frontenac2201648214611673
Greater Sudbury9879123763532
Grey1191531411087874
Haldimand1472361809721239
Haliburton1316312112828117
Halton170187241176304226
Hamilton212251272167324245
Hastings209838320092133
Huron141223133118130118
Kawartha Lakes175135198243140173
Kenora1331101141700156
Lambton17922115915015792
Lanark1417775925944
Leeds and Grenville20790992349091
Lennox and Addington229190122164149110
Manitoulin1471339410413143
Middlesex1081751001038447
Muskoka9410815821252217
Niagara190227282138303159
Nipissing17811317415591225
Norfolk293298221281302203
Northumberland244199186256264223
Ottawa156109103899486
Oxford132164116688321
Parry Sound9910813816965147
Peel1011141379119376
Perth1311741145313464
Peterborough236141136274102253
Prescott and Russell1071188829152
Prince Edward22517810019816771
Rainy River171202176107180183
Renfrew13653987551118
Simcoe153147227206148118
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry1771339383451
Sudbury133831071293860
Thunder Bay15217115910813885
Timiskaming1181291301257260
Toronto172150170191156140
Waterloo24025621716123017
Wellington18321923095181166
York1119322016910881
Total832581667958734370365827



Honourable mentions:
Frank: 5592
Martin: 5094
David: 5008

February 27, 2020 update
Gains:
Mike - 171
Ken - 301
Josh - 190
Don - 148
Barb - 789 (breaks 7000 and now with 5 counties over 300!)
Bill - 239
Frank - 123
Martin - new entry
David - 0

November 13, 2018 update
Gains:
Mike - 239 (breaks 8000)
Ken - 215
Josh - 166
Don - 211 (breaks 7000)
Barb - 149
Bill - 77
Frank - 353
David - 141 (breaks 5000)

December 13, 2017 update
Gains:
Mike - 315
Ken - 422 (jumps ahead of Josh)
Josh - 180
Don - 452
Barb - 652 (breaks 6000)
Bill - 252
Frank (new): 5116
David -

September 26, 2016 update
Gains:
Mike - 380
Josh - 466
Ken - 435
Don - 625
Barb (new) - 5446
Bill - 1027
David - 41

June 1, 2015 update
Gains:
Mike - 509
Josh - 684
Ken - 658
Don - 1393
David - 442
Bill - 964

1 comment:

  1. Like an ATPAT reduced to Ontario, which is still damn big.
    You are well ahead. But 296 in Essex makes Josh look good.

    paul mackenzie

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