Lynn Barber holds the record for the tenth highest North American Big Year total ever. When she found 723 birds in 2008, it was the highest Big Year total ever for a woman. She set the Texas Big Year all-time record (522 species) in 2005, she found 350 species in one year in South Dakota, and this year she has already smashed all existing records for an Alaska Big Year by finding 299 species thus far (as of October 9, 2016, 307 species to round out the year). 
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urday, December 17th followed by the Tally Party and Chili Feed Potluck at the First Congregational Church, 2610 E. Northern Lights Blvd. just east of Lake Otis. 
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In case you haven’t noticed, it’s Fall. That means it’s time to stock up the bird feeders, and our October Audubon Program features “Bird Feeders in Alaska.
Thursday – December 10, 2015
Rare Birds of Alaska and Some Common Birds in Focus
by David Sonneborn
at the BP Energy Center
7:00 PM
160110 – David Sonneborn
David Sonneborn is legendary among Alaskan birders as the person with the highest Alaska bird list total of all time at some 419 species. He has probably seen more rare birds in Alaska than anyone else, and he’ll share his amazing journey into the world of Alaskan rarities with us as we head into Christmas Bird Count season. Dave will share glimpses of birds that most of us only dream of. We hope you’ll join us for a true Christmas treat and plenty of Cookies.
The thirty-fourth report of the Alaska 200 Club states that; “David Sonneborn remains at the top of the list; still the only birder to have reported seeing more than 400 species in Alaska”
Please note that our December meeting is one week earlier than our usual Third Thursday so as not to conflict with the Holiday Season and the Christmas Bird Count. We’ll also have a last minute update on the CBC which will take place this year on Saturday, December 19. Full information on the Bird Count is on our website.