Last Saturday, on our La Jolla Coastline field trip, we ran into the Bicycle Birder, Dorian Anderson. I think we all spoke briefly with him. What an interesting guy!
Go to his website (below) and checkout his photo of our group and the nice things he had to say about us! – Jim Beckman
“My name is Dorian Anderson, and I am currently involved in a huge birding project for 2014. In short, I am doing a nationwide big year using only a bicycle. Since January 1, I have cycled 13,600 miles, visited 28 states, found 573 species, and raised ~$26,000 for bird conservation.”
By the numbers
Bird species recorded (scroll down for running list):580(+ Egyptian goose)
States visited: 28 (NH, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX, NM, AZ, UT, CO, WY, NE, ID, OR, WA, CA)
Miles biked this month: 912
Miles biked total (this number is very accurate):14,004
Miles walked total (this number is very rough):406
Money raised for bird conservation and birding programs (updated on Fridays):$26,891.56
Nights at Best Western: 39
Flat tires: 29 (+ 1 broken spoke)
