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The Eyrie Vineyards – Pinot Gris (2017)

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Red-tailed Hawks as illustrated by American bird artist Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874-1927) in The Burgess Bird Book for Children. Lett died in 2008 but his historic Eyrie Vineyards still operates out of the Dundee Hills of the Willamette Valley, with both locations now designated American Viticultural Areas.

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First Phoebe of 2017

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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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My Birding Goals for 2017

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Here’s hoping that 2017 is a much better year than 2016! I know I will be doing my best to make it so, especially from a birding perspective. I’ll bird my butt off and see what happens… I will add at least three new birds to my Queens list. I will get at least 30 life birds. Will I achieve them?

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The Most Popular Videos on Our YouTube Channel in 2017

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Edwards Deming: The 14 Points : 46,000 views in 2017 (added 3 years ago – 106,000 total views all time). 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). Those with W. Best Efforts are Not Enough by Dr. W.

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Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds: An Identification Guide?A Book Review

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Be careful how you Google ‘bird of paradise’! It’s the bird family that most people don’t know is a bird family. It’s the bird family that most people don’t know is a bird family. For many years it was thought the two bird families were related taxonomically.

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Clare M’s 2017 Year List

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Just looking at everyone’s lists over the years you can see how varied our birding lives can be. As usual we got out and about on New Year’s Day and got the first one hundred birds onto the list, so now it will be a little harder or it means we need to travel beyond the town of Broome!

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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, 7th Edition: A Field Guide Review

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October 23 2017: I read the text message confirming that there is indeed a Common Greenshank at Edwin B. The point is, the field guide I grabbed without hesitation was the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, 7th Edition by Jon L. Forsythe NWR. The answer takes one click (after you read this review).