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Swarovski Optik Team Wins the 2011 GTBC 5-Day Event

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I’ve already regaled readers with the Swarovski Optik “Fabulous EL Fifties” heroic first and second days in the 2011 Great Texas Birding Classic 5-Day Event. Believe me, the team gutted out every one of those birds.

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Great Kestrel Count 2011

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If you do know what a kestrel is, particularly an American Kestrel , our buddy Robert Mortensen came up with a constructive way to finish your Labor Day weekend… The purpose of the Great Kestrel Count 2011 is to celebrate the the ABA Bird of the Year, introduce someone to birding, and have fun.

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Earth Hour 2011

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Earth Hour 2011 takes place tomorrow, March 26, 2011 ! The World Wild Life Fund hosts this event to help spread the word that people care about the Earth, and conserving the resources we have. People, businesses and iconic buildings around the world will switch off their lights for an hour at 8:30pm local time.

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Birds of Chicken Inferno 2011

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The Chicken Inferno is always one of the highlights of my year, but bird watching rarely takes center stage at the event. See why we keep the location undisclosed? This year, though, the birding was better than usual. Over the years, I’ve chronicled an apparent decline in the numbers of the birds hanging around the kill-zone.

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Kaikoura stricken

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I’m on a fortnightly schedule here now, but I’m submitting a quick story in my off week in the light of recent events. Not that event, I don’t feel like posting five hundred lines of increasingly incoherent swearing, but the 7.5 That event also had me swearing a lot this week, especially when it struck.

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Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of August 2011?

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Upstate New York hosts an epic annual event, so I might joust (see what I did there?) Share your plans in the comments below. I’m considering taking my kids to a full-blown Renaissance Fair (or is that Faire) this weekend. give it a whirl.

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Petfinder.com Adopt the Internet Day 2011

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In honor of Petfinder.com’s 15th birthday , they want everyone to spread the word about pet adoption on March 15, 2011. March 15th is “Adopt the Internet Day&# ! What is it and how do you help? We love this idea and will be participating! Add a badge to your Web site to show your support.

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