Colima Warbler for Team Bird Year

The Boothroyds have come to the end of their big year by bike, topping it off with the Colima Warbler. The one that was my 700th ABA bird.

Some stats, from before they made the big hot climb to the Chisos Basin (dated June 3):

Days on the road: 348

Number of days that we have had to drink Budweiser rather than a beer with some flavour: 2 (the last 2 days in West Texas – tonight there will be NO beer!)

Number of bird species identified: 534

Distance cycled: 12,674 miles (20,405 kilometers)

Hottest day: 104 F (40 C) – heat index about 120 F (48 C)

Coldest day: 20 F (-7 C) – don’t know the wind chill, but it was wind chilly

Number of days that we have melted into blobs of fat on a desert highway: 0

Number of days in a tent: 298

Number of flat tires: about 70

Number of meals of rice & beans: too many (and we love rice and beans)

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These guys are INCREDIBLE. Thank you, dear Boothroyds, for being such an example to the rest of us…