ABA Big Day and List Report
The American Birding Association publishes the annual Big Day Report and List Report as a supplement to Birding. This publication showcases our members' birding achievements via a collection of anecdotal, one-day birding adventures and species list totals from the previous year.
Complete Big Day and List Reports, ABA Recording Rules and Ethics, ABA Area maps, and submission forms are available in PDF format for download below (rules for both the Big Day and List Reports are included on the submission forms).
Report Contents
- 2008 Big Day Report (PDF 580k)
- 2008 List Report (PDF 552k)
- ABA Principles of Birding Ethics (PDF 40k)
- ABA Recording Rules and Interpretations (PDF 60k)
- Description of the ABA Listing Areas and Regions (PDF 71k)
- Listing Basics
Forms
- 2009 Big Day Form (PDF 54k)
- 2009 List Report Form (PDF 63k)
Archive
- 2007 Big Day Report (PDF 491k)
- 2007 List Report (PDF 2.2M)
- 2006 Introduction (PDF 44k)
- 2006 Big Day Report (PDF 927k)
- 2006 List Report (PDF 660k)
- 2005 Introduction (PDF 71k)
- 2005 Big Day Report (PDF 385k)
- 2005 List Report (PDF 226k)
- 2004 Introduction (PDF 78k)
- 2004 Big Day Report (PDF 223k)
- 2004 List Report (PDF 228k)
- 2003 Big Day Report (PDF 223k)
- 2003 List Report (PDF 228k)
- 2002 Big Day Report (PDF 412k)
- 2002 List Report (PDF 456k)
- 2001 Big Day Report (PDF 358k)
- 2001 List Report (PDF 908k)
Big Day reports may be submitted at any time after completion of the Big Day, but must be received no later than 31 January. List Reports, including species added to your various lists throughout the calendar year should not be submitted until you have hung up your binoculars for that year. Participants are encouraged to submit their reports 31 December-31 January to avoid confusion and assure inclusion.
If you have any questions about either report, please contact us using one of the following methods: ABA Big Day and List Report, 4945 N 30th St, Suite 200, Colorado Springs, CO 80919; fax 719/578-1480. Please allow us ample time to respond to your questions, such as countability of species, as they often take time for verification.
Printed copies are also available through our membership office, which can be contacted at (800) 850-2473.