• WildlifeWildlife WatchingVermont County eBird Questawards

    Vermont County eBird Quest Annual Awards

    COUNTY TEAM AWARDS

    The County Cup and County Species List
    Presented to the county with the highest number of species found under the par system (see rules for more details). The top County Species List is awarded to the county with the highest raw total of species found.

    INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

    The Vermont County 150 Bird Club
    Awarded to each Vermont eBirder that has 150 or more bird species in a county reported to Vermont eBird in a single calendar year. Finish one or go for all 14 counties! The 14th Star Award is an elite prize for those that have achieved 150 species in all 14 counties in Vermont, the 14th state to join the United States.

    The Vermont 250 Bird Club
    Awarded to each Vermont eBirder that has 250 or more bird species from across the state reported to Vermont eBird in a single calendar year.

    County Checklist and Species List Champions
    Awarded to the birders with the most checklists for each county and to the birders with the highest species count for each county. No par or weighting necessary for this one!

    Visit the Vermont eBird Top 100 list to get a full tally of Checklist and Species List Champions for any year. Simply select the county you are interested, then on the next page select the year you would like to see in the upper right corner.

    State Bird List and Checklist Champions
    The top individual with the most complete checklists submitted and the highest number of species found in the state each year.