Holy crap, you guys, I just might have a shot after all.
The number to beat is 195. Thanks to some freaky luck (Yellow-throated Warbler in Oakville?!), an excellent fall locally for shorebirds, and a very productive trip down to the Burlington waterfront this past weekend, I'm all the way up at 187. Eight more species is a lot, though, when it's already late November and all of the migrants have moved on. I'd have to get really lucky again and probably put in some quality time on the back roads north of the city looking for Snow Buntings and Snowy Owls and Rough-legged Hawks.
Fingers crossed.
