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“Condors over Cologne” – Rogue Ales & Spirits: Condor Kolsch

10,000 Birds

Beset by poaching by cattle ranchers, habitat loss, DDT, and lead poisoning (from consuming shotgun pellets embedded in the condor’s carrion fare), populations of this enormous New World vulture fell into a serious decline in the twentieth century. So, what is Kölsch, exactly?

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Collaborative List – October 2018

10,000 Birds

It is also a month when the Law of Diminishing Returns over-took itself. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Tom’s own list continues apace Those of us who have tried to do a big year know how tough it gets on the homeward stretch and will be rooting for him. 04 Apr 2018.

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