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First Phoebe of 2015

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2015 – 28 March. 2013 – 24 March. 2008 – 21 March. Great, I’m your first phoebe of 2015. If you are interested, here are the dates of my first phoebe from each of the last ten years. 2014 – 29 March. 2012 – 15 March. 2011 – 19 March. 2010 – 31 March. 2009 – 15 March. 2007 – 26 March. 2006 – 03 March.

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The Most Popular Videos on Our YouTube Channel in 2017

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The Schools Our Children Deserve by Alfie Kohn from the 2015 Deming in Education conference: 2,900 views (2 years – 5,500). Deming 101 – An Introduction to Dr. Deming’s Teachings by Peter Scholtes (this shows Peter’s full presentation at our 2008 conference in Madison, Wisconsin): 1,900 views (4 years – 6,300).

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First Phoebe of 2017

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2015 – 28 March. 2013 – 24 March. 2008 – 21 March. Below are my first dates for the last ten years if you are really interested in such things…. 2017 – 12 March. 2016 – 18 March. 2014 – 29 March. 2012 – 15 March. 2011 – 19 March. 2010 – 31 March. 2009 – 15 March.

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First Phoebe of 2016

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2015 – 28 March. 2013 – 24 March. 2008 – 21 March. Below are my first dates for the last ten years if you are really interested in such things… 2016 – 18 March. 2014 – 29 March. 2012 – 15 March. 2011 – 19 March. 2010 – 31 March. 2009 – 15 March. 2007 – 26 March.

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My Birding Goals for 2017

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I saw 425 in 2016, 510 in 2015, 560 in 2014, 517 in 2013, 529 in 2012, 375 in 2011, 601 in 2010, 609 in 2009, 313 in 2008, and 459 in 2007. I will see at least 500 species for the year. Over the last ten years my year list totals have varied quite a bit.

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Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation: A Book Review by a Curious Bird Feeder

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I was surprised, however, that there is no mention of one of the dark spots in bird feeding history, the highly publicized application of toxic insecticides to Scott’s Miracle-Gro bird seed from 2005 to 2008 and the accompanying falsification of documents to hide it. Texas A&M University Press, 2015. Scott’s was fined $12.5

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Sibley Birds East & Sibley Birds West: A Review

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Organization: The guides are organized taxonomically (by scientific group), according to the 17th edition of the American Ornithologists’ Union (AOU) Check-list of North American Birds , including changes through the 56th supplement, which came out in 2015. This means that loons are no longer first!