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DECEMBER 14, 2018

Their 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of several red wine grape varieties, principally Cabernet Sauvignon, with some Merlot, Petit Verdot, Petite Sirah, and Cabernet Franc. Decoy: Cabernet Sauvignon (2016). The post Decoy: Cabernet Sauvignon (2016) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Four out of five feathers (Excellent).

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MARCH 21, 2016

I saw my first migratory Eastern Phoebe of 2016 on 18 March at Kissena Park, thus kicking off spring for myself two days early. As I have for the last several years, I will now ask the same question of midwesterners and northeasterners that I ask every year: When did you see your first Eastern Phoebe of 2016? And was it late or early?

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MARCH 15, 2019

Perhaps this ancient connection can explain the wholly unexpected appearance of a Gyrfalcon on the label of this week’s wine: the 2016 Aglianico del Vulture “Gricos” from the Grifalco (“Gyrfalcon”) vineyards run by the Piccin family near Monte Vulture in Basilicata. Good birding and happy drinking!

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DECEMBER 25, 2016

White-breasted Dipper has to be my number one bird for 2016 and it is quite simply a beautiful little bird that we had never observed in the UK! So, that is my top ten for 2016 and I hope that you all had some great times birding this past year. Razor clams-food for Eurasian Oystercatchers along the Norfolk coast.

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MARCH 29, 2019

This week’s wine is the 2016 Lobo e Falcão Reserva from the 17 th -century estate of Quinta do Casal Branco , located in the Tejo region upriver from Lisbon. Quinta do Casal Branco: Lobo e Falcão Reserva (2016). The post Quinta do Casal Branco: Lobo e Falcão Reserva (2016) appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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JUNE 27, 2016

Wrangler was honored as 2016 Guide Dog of the Year! The post Wrangler Honored as 2016 Guide Dog of the Year appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals. The annual award is given by Canine Company to celebrate the important work of guide dogs and raise awareness of Guiding Eyes for the Blind Wrangler, a 19-month-old yellow Lab.

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MAY 3, 2015

I’ve had a great time at Space Coast when I made the trip there three of the last four years and I am looking forward to the 19th Annual event, to be held 20-25 January, 2016. Will I see you in Titusville, Florida, in 2016? And now I’m looking forward to it even more with the keynote speakers who have been announced.

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OCTOBER 29, 2015

To be exact, 20-25 January 2016. I can’t wait for January! The 19th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival ! I’ve had so many great moments at previous festivals and now I can’t wait for the next. As an inducement to get you to come, here are five of my favorite moments from the last several years at the festival.

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JANUARY 30, 2016

It’s a new year and while we often make resolutions for ourselves, why not include your furry … Continue reading → The post Make a Pet Pledge for 2016 appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals. As always, 4 the Love of Animals only shares information we feel is relevant to our readers.

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DECEMBER 21, 2016

In an effort to look back on the year, I have added, and deleted, written and scratched off, a list of birds that would represent my “Best Ten Birds” of 2016. Much like David Letterman’s Late Show Top Ten List, I will count these down from number 10 to the number one bird of 2016. #10

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NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Enjoy this last weekend before Election Day 2016… who knows where any of us will be birding next weekend! I’m enjoying a blissfully beautiful autumn here in the Finger Lakes region, though our dazzling foliage serves a backdrop to mainly resident birds.

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

So you still have time to add species you missed at the beginning of the year to your 2016 list. Mid-December is an interesting time for birding, insofar as winter (or summer, in the Southern Hemisphere) species precede the official arrival of the season. Corey and I will be enjoying local birds in our respective localities.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2016

We may not see as many 2016 species as Arjan Dwarshuis ( epic! ), but happiness is a journey, not a destination, right? This calendar year is slipping away, but we still have plenty of time before the ball drops on December 31 to add more birds to our respective lists.

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2016 New York Suffering Birds 125

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DECEMBER 31, 2015

It’s 2016! What is your first bird of this new year? Share it (and the story) in our comments!

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DECEMBER 30, 2015

When … Continue reading → The post A look at 2015 and best wishes for 2016 appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals. I’ll be honest with you dear animal loving friends. This year was a hard year for our us.

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DECEMBER 10, 2016

But enough of that, now for some highlights from the first count of the season in Costa Rica, the 2016 Arenal Christmas Count !: There are hundreds of avian possibilities and you never know if some super rare lifer is waiting right around the next bend in the trail.

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Red-backed Kingfisher (Alice Springs, Australia, Dec 2016). Sacred Kingfisher (Brisbane, Australia, Dec 2016). Pied Kingfisher (Skukuza, South Africa, Nov 2018 and Nanhui, China, Jul 2020). Ruddy Kingfisher (Singapore, Nov 2015). Rufous-collared Kingfisher (Taman Negara, Malaysia, Nov 2019).

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JANUARY 1, 2016

I’ll be racking up fresh 2016 species on the road from NYC to Rochester. The first weekend of a New Year feels like Christmas all over again for birders all around the world eager to begin new year lists. Even the first bird of a new year feels fun. What was yours? Corey is coming back to NYC to make that Queens list pop. How about you?

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2016 Birds Species 102

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JANUARY 31, 2016

The year 2016 has just surrendered its first month to the abyss of time, leaving lingering memories of January warmth in its wake. Thus, your birding year is one-twelfth over; happy with your year list so far? I’m happier now that I’ve added Short-eared Owl , never an easy sighting for me.

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JUNE 25, 2020

” Budgerigar (Ayers Rock, Australia, Dec 2016). Rainbow Lorikeet (Brisbane, Australia, Dec 2016). Superb Fairywren (Brisbane, Australia, Dec 2016). Black-winged Stilt (Nanhui, China, May 2019). Almost abstract bird patterns. Blue Tit (Visselhoevede, Germany, Jul 2018). “You`re so juvenile!”

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JANUARY 3, 2016

Since 2016 has been pretty birdless for me so far, I’ll go with my first bird of the year, American Crow. He saw a lot of birds he doesn’t usually get to see but he most appreciated the up close looks at Western Grebes.

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MAY 10, 2015

I had planned to reach that goal by the end of 2016, accounting not only for the impressive potential of the county, but also for the fact that birding with two young children at home is not the easiest thing in the world. I move to Greensboro, NC, in the summer of 2013 with a county list of 60.

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MARCH 13, 2021

2016 – 18 March. As I have for years now, I will now ask the same question of midwesterners and northeasterners that I ask every year: When did you see your first Eastern Phoebe of 2021? And was it late or early? 2021 – 13 March. 2020 – 15 March. 2019 – 17 March. 2018 – 30 March. 2017 – 12 March. 2015 – 28 March. Enjoy spring!

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MARCH 1, 2024

I discovered that it had been ringed on 26 September 2016 at Iken, on the River Alde on the Suffolk coast, so almost exactly four years before my sighting. It was, however, loyal to its wintering grounds in Suffolk, for it was seen again at Gorleston (where I photographed it) on 6 October 2016, 27 November 2016 and 14 November 2019.

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JANUARY 9, 2016

The owners have been faithfully feeding the birds and welcoming birders for years, and it’s only going to get better in 2016. This small cafe is very much locally owned and operated, and was rebuilt on the same spot where a strong earthquake took it down in 2009. Expect lots of hummingbird action, Emerald Toucanet , barbets, and more.

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Costa Rica 2016 San Jose Birds 103

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MARCH 15, 2020

2016 – 18 March. As I have for years now, I will now ask the same question of midwesterners and northeasterners that I ask every year: When did you see your first Eastern Phoebe of 2020? And was it late or early? 2020 – 15 March. 2019 – 17 March. 2018 – 30 March. 2017 – 12 March. 2015 – 28 March. 2014 – 29 March. 2013 – 24 March.

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JULY 23, 2016

Many who have birded in eastern Mexico no doubt protested because the birds in Tamaulipas have such a pretty, full blue crown, but now, thanks to the 2016 supplement, they can feel vindicated. The Blue-crowned Motmot is now just that one in Mexico that does indeed have a full beautiful blue crown.

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Costa Rica 2016 South America Panama 100

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MARCH 28, 2024

Back in 2016 one very unexpected bird appeared in the Mexican highlands: an American Flamingo. It took up residence for part of each year in the Parque Metropolitano of the city of León, Guanajuato, to the northeast of Guadalajara and well northwest of Mexico City.

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MAY 12, 2020

The most recent report was issued in December 2019 and it used data from the 2016 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. In 2016, the ABA was starting an ambitious recruiting drive, to expand its membership from about 12,000. If 1 in 100 birders was a member of the ABA, that would pencil out to 1.2

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In August 2016, the newly planned Chinese Belt and Road harbour development inside the most valuable 9 sq km / 3.5 Belgrade City Environmental Secretariat accepted the initiative and the Institute for the Protection of Nature of Serbia produced the study and the official proposal for the protection of 18.6 sq km / 7.2

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

I started afforesting our church lot in 2016, just after we were able to fence it. My 2016 efforts began with a generous gift of 43 seedlings from a local botanical garden, representing just the sort of diversity that most reforestation efforts lack.

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ALA 2016 Free Range Livestock 189

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MAY 16, 2017

In 2016, the DOT started rebuilding a bridge on the highway next to Four Sparrow Marsh, and maybe because of the noise, maybe because of the removal of some buffer plants, the sparrows did not breed that year. There was still hope that the sparrows might return. Not anymore.

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JANUARY 23, 2016

Another year, another list. That’s January for birding. Coming from Niagara Falls, New York, it also means freezing, bitter cold, watching for imaginary Polar Bears while pretending to walk through an Arctic landscape, and looking for owls.

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Costa Rica 2016 San Antonio Sparrows 101

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OCTOBER 23, 2016

Another weekend, another opportunity to regret not spending enough time outdoors. Anyone out there know how that feels? Between work and weather, I didn’t see much this weekend, but my kids and I spotted a mesmerizing flock of European Starlings wheeling about in intricate formations.

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MARCH 12, 2023

This includes a white Red Knot in 2011 and a Greater Sand Plover with abnormal plumage between 2016 and 2018. Previously we have encountered birds that have been white when they should have been dark.

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OCTOBER 30, 2016

At least one weekend a year, bats–particularly the vampiric kind–command more attention than birds, at least from most people. Nature lovers, on the other hand, find time for wildlife watching every weekend. Just be sure to choose a Halloween costume that doesn’t obscure your vision too much!

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2016 Cattle Bats New York 156

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OCTOBER 16, 2016

This time of year seems full of surprises, often good ones. I was surprised the weather was gorgeous in my area, notorious for early freezes. I was surprised lots of birds that might have left weeks ago were still hanging around.

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