The San Blas Christmas Bird Count took place in the Historic Port of San Blas this past January 2, 2016, with 285 different species listed for a total of 16,630 specimens.
The results of the three days prior and the three days following the official Count Day were also added in order to tally up the official Weekly Count, which bumped the number to 309 species, thus breaking the record of 303 species set back in 1983.
Veteran birding guide Mark Stackhouse coordinated the event and was in charge of gathering, organizing, publishing and posting the information on the . . .
