COUNTY TEAM AWARDS
The County Cup and County Species List
Gold, silver, and Bronze medals are presented to the counties with the top three highest number of species found under the par system (see rules for more details). The top County Species List is awarded to the counties 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 and State Checklist and Species List Champions
Awarded to the birders with the most checklists and the highest species count for each county and across the entire state. 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.