The 77 CBCs held during the 117th season set the all-time record for Florida, a trend that has been the norm for the past 10+ years. New counts were established at Big Cypress, Boca Raton, and Christmas. Florida’s CBCs accounted for 9319 accepted observations of 340 taxonomic forms and 1,421,893 individuals. The taxonomic forms comprised 278 native species or natural vagrants, the reintroduced Whooping Crane, all 14 extant “countable” exotics, 23 “non-countable” exotics, one hybrid (Mallard × Mottled Duck), one color morph (“Great White Heron”), one intergrade (“Wurdemann’s Heron”), and 21 species-groups. Five other species, Black-necked Swan at Lakeland, Sabine’s Gull at South Brevard County, Lapland Longspur at Big Cypress, Black-throated Gray Warbler at Fort Lauderdale, and Dickcissel at Sarasota, were recorded solely during count-week. Eight CBCs, including two inland (*) exceeded 149 “countable” species: *Gainesville (166), West Pasco (161), Alafia...