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A.A. Badenhorst Family Wines ? The Curator White Blend (2016)

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Badenhorst, a Swartland winery founded in 2008 by cousins Hein and Adi Badenhorst. The grapes used in the Curator come from mostly old-vine plantings dating to the 1950s and ‘60s, with the 2016 edition comprising a blend of three parts Chenin Blanc and one part each of Chardonnay and Viognier. The Curator is an annual release from A.A.

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First Phoebe of 2016

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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? 2008 – 21 March.

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The return of the Old Man

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The Italian wintering grounds are the WWF Oasis Laguna di Orbetello, where in February 2016 I was delighted to meet the flock. The project aims to restore the migratory route of the Northern Bald Ibis from the breeding quarters in Germany and Austria to the wintering area in Tuscany.

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My Birding Goals for 2017

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Thank all that is good and holy in the world that the abomination that was 2016 is finally in the books. Here’s hoping that 2017 is a much better year than 2016! All of 2016 only netted me one new species for Queens, a Greater White-fronted Goose. I failed to do so in 2016 and that really sucks. Will I achieve them?

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First Phoebe of 2017

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2016 – 18 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. 2015 – 28 March. 2014 – 29 March. 2013 – 24 March. 2012 – 15 March. 2011 – 19 March. 2010 – 31 March. 2009 – 15 March.

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The Most Popular Videos on Our YouTube Channel in 2017

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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). See our popular 2016 videos post for more of these gems, I didn’t duplicate any I listed there in this list.

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Pied Oystercatcher breeding season 2018

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The last successful breeding year was in 2016 when the eggs were laid a little earlier than the usual July 1st and one chick did survive to join other Pied Oystercatchers in a non-breeding flock for a few years. He last raised a chick successfully in 2016 and has nested in this area since 2008.

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