The Record: South Jerseyan breaks state birding record
Tom Reed looking through a spotting scope at the Avalon Sea Watch.
Photo by Sam Galick, The Record
What better way to kick off 2012 than to celebrate an amazing achievement for 2011?
Tom Reed, a 23-year-old birder from Cape May County, just shattered the record for a Big Year in New Jersey. As of last Thursday, the recent Rutgers grad had seen 362 bird species in one calendar year, smashing the old record of 337 species set nearly a decade ago.
Yet he is so low-key about his feat that he refers to it as "this yearlong crazy thing."
Tom Reed, a 23-year-old birder from Cape May County, just shattered the record for a Big Year in New Jersey. As of last Thursday, the recent Rutgers grad had seen 362 bird species in one calendar year, smashing the old record of 337 species set nearly a decade ago.
Yet he is so low-key about his feat that he refers to it as "this yearlong crazy thing."
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 1/9/2012 2:00 PM 
Categories: Birds
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Categories: Birds
Tags: big year new jersey big year birding
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