Big Years

December 31, 2022
By Jim Wright

Ready for a 2023 Celery Farm Big Year?

With the new year upon us, I thought it might be fun to see if anyone is interested in doing

January 8, 2020
By Jim Wright

Crowphy News — Good and Bad

The results of the annual Christmas Bird Count competition between Fyke and the BCAS are in. The bad news is

January 5, 2020
By Jim Wright

Big Year Memories: Stiles Thomas in Action

Stiles Thomas had an incredible 175 species in 2006. You can see the list — and read about how Fred

January 4, 2020
By Jim Wright

Big Year Memories: Rob Fanning’s Great CF Years

Rob Fanning was the Babe Ruth of Celery Farm Big Years, even without the Yankee garb. A blog post that

January 3, 2020
By Jim Wright

Big Year Memories: John Workman’s 2006 List

John Workman saw or heard 172 species at the CF in 2006. You can see his list — it's even

January 2, 2020
By Jim Wright

Big Year Memories: Fred Weber’s Awesome Year

Fred Weber's 2008 Big Year remains as the biggest Big Year at the Celery Farm ever, with an amazing 192

February 18, 2017
By Jim Wright

Celery Farm Sunset 021717

Happened to be walking near the Pirie-Mayhood Tower near sunset yesterday and figured it might be worth hanging around. The

January 9, 2016
By Jim Wright

The Biggest CF Big Year Ever?

In 2008, the redoubtable Fred Weber tallied 192 species in the Celery Farm. A link to my blog post on

March 15, 2009
By Jim Wright

Checklist Mania: John Workman’s Amazing 2006

   Several weeks back, after we got wind that Fred Weber has set the all-time Celery Farm Big Year, we