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MARCH 12, 2017

I saw my first migratory Eastern Phoebe of 2017 this morning, 12 March, at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, thus kicking off spring for myself over a week 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 2017?

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2017 2016 2015 Jamaica 107

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JANUARY 1, 2018

Edwards Deming: The 14 Points : 46,000 views in 2017 (added 3 years ago – 106,000 total views all time). The Schools Our Children Deserve by Alfie Kohn from the 2015 Deming in Education conference: 2,900 views (2 years – 5,500). Edwards Deming Institute You Tube channel in the last year. Those with W.

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2017 PDSA 2015 2013 100

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JANUARY 2, 2017

Here’s hoping that 2017 is a much better year than 2016! 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. Thank all that is good and holy in the world that the abomination that was 2016 is finally in the books.

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2017 Puerto Rico 2016 Austria 102

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JANUARY 8, 2017

This all started way back in 2012 and several of us continued on in 2013 , 2014 , 2015 and 2016. The black-headed Gouldian Finches have remained in the same area feeding on the grass seeds with the other finches and were our 75th bird for 2017 and the male Gouldian Finch features in the header photo.

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2017 Zebras Ducks Australia 100

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JANUARY 7, 2018

This all started way back in 2012 and several of us continued on in 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016. Well, another New Year crept up on us once again and once again I will commit to listing on the website! Just looking at everyone’s lists over the years you can see how varied our birding lives can be.

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2018 Ducks Barn Owls Falcons 100

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

As of January 2017, Ducks Unlimited has conserved 13,902,792 acres in North America, including 5,509,855 in the United States.* Jessie Barry has worked for the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology since 2008, most recently as Program Manager, Macaulay Library and Merlin Project Leader. Crossley Books, 2017. Barker and Carrol L.

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Ducks North America Geese Hunters 114

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JANUARY 5, 2019

December’s collaborative results also summarises the year’s efforts, so this is December 2018 and the rest of 2018 all rolled into one sentence. Last year, Pat was the only beat invited to the awards ceremony and he swept the board. Yellow-eyed Junco – Junco phaeonotus. 15 Nov 2018. Volcano Junco – Junco vulcani. 09 Feb 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113