{"id":7875,"date":"2016-07-11T11:52:17","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T15:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=7875"},"modified":"2016-08-18T10:05:42","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T14:05:42","slug":"the-most-notable-2016-bird-a-thon-sightings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/the-most-notable-2016-bird-a-thon-sightings\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Notable 2016 Bird-a-thon Sightings"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than 700 birders on 24 teams participated in Bird-a-thon 2016 this May, recording a total of 270 species of birds. That\u2019s only 1 species away from the Bird-a-thon all-time best total of 271 species in 2009!<\/p>\n

Highlighted below are some notable sightings as determined by Wayne Petersen, Director, Important Bird Area Program. (See the master list of species recorded<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\t\t