2015: My Big Year by the numbers

So on Friday I summarized my Big Year experiences, or at least some of the highlights. Today I wanted to break it down a bit more.

As I mentioned, I saw a total of 81 species of butterfly.
28 of the total were lifers for me, 34.6%. Not bad!

Out of the 81 species:

• 8 were Swallowtails
• 2 were Whites
• 10 were Sulphurs/Dogfaces/Oranges
• 5 were Hairstreaks/Elfins
• 4 were Blues/Azures
• 25 were Brush-foots
• 27 were Skippers

I searched for butterflies in 27 different parks:

• 1 National Park
• 3 National Wildlife Refuges
• 1 National Forest
• 1 National Monument
• 5 state parks
• 3 Nature Centers & Nature Preserves
• 4 Regional and Metro Parks
• 2 Botanical Gardens & Arboreta
• 1 Natural Environmental Area
• 1 Amusement Park
• 5 neighborhood & community parks

 I also visited 4 residential locations (my house, relatives' houses, and so forth).

I searched for butterflies at more than 7 rest stops and random stops along the roadside. Probably far more rest stops than I can remember for sure, I need to improve my recordkeeping this year.

I visited 7 states for my Big Year: Maryland, Virginia, Florida, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. This year I probably would do well to head north a bit more than I did in 2015.

What I didn't keep track of last year but plan to this year:

• Total number of forays
• Time spent for the project (both how many days I spent any time butterflying, as well as total time spent in the field)
•  Miles traveled to get to/from foray sites
• Miles hiked/walked during forays
• Money spent on parking fees, park admissions, etc.
• Total days taken off work to go butterflying

Anything else you think I should track this year? Let me know in the comments. It's going to be a great year. :-)