The top Oklahoma birder listed in last year’s Great Backyard Bird Count spotted 95 different species in a single weekend, and he achieved that rank without trying.
“Wish I could help, but to be honest, I’m not even sure how the GBBC works,” Brian Marra responded to an email interview request.
“Even if I could replace the house sparrows and starlings outside my windows with birds that actually belong on this continent, I still wouldn’t want to sit around the house staring at them. I am the opposite of a backyard birder.”