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First Phoebe of 2012

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Have you seen your first Eastern Phoebe of 2012? my first decently photographed Eastern Phoebe of 2012 at Bayonne Park on 4 April 2012 This year I had several first phoebes. Though this question is probably only relevant to birders in the midwest and northeast of the United States I feel compelled, like last year , to ask it.

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Big Cat Week 2012 Starts Sunday!

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9, 2012, at 8 p.m. Big Cat Week is part of the Big Cats Initiative to stop poaching, save big cat habitats, and “ Cause an Upraor “! Tune in Sunday to watch the first ever capture and release of an endangered snow leopard in Afghanistan! Snow Leopard of Afghanistan. Sunday, Dec.

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First Bird of 2012

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What was your first bird of 2012? And here’s hoping you see many great birds, including lots of lifers, in 2012! After all, 2011 was a pretty great year and there is no reason 2012 can’t be the same! After all, 2011 was a pretty great year and there is no reason 2012 can’t be the same!

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My Year in Birding 2012

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I had some goals for this year as well, goals which I laid out in the introduction to my 2012 year list. I came up just short of reaching 1,100 Birds on my overall World Life List , clocking in at 1,096, not a bad increase of 48 from the beginning of 2012 when I started at 1,048. January 2012 started off with a bang.

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World Sparrow Day 2012

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We’ll be celebrating World Sparrow Day 2012 by running some of our favorite House Sparrow posts. World Sparrow Day is celebrated annually on March 20th to raise awareness across the globe about the decline of the House Sparrow and how it impacts all of us. Join us by sharing in the comments your best posts or photos of House Sparrows.

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Wrap-Up of 2012 Big Year Birding

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There were quite a few big years that took place in 2012. Perhaps the biggest big year of 2012 was in Australia. Pat O’Donnell was hoping for 600 species in Costa Rica in 2012 and he was at 539 in June and easily cleared 600 but I am not sure what his final total was. Did I miss anyone? Please let me know in the comments.

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Winter Finch Forecast for 2012-2013

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Ron Pittaway has published his winter finch forecast for the winter of 2012-2013. WINTER FINCH FORECAST 2012-2013 The theme this winter is that each finch species will use a different strategy to deal with the widespread tree seed crop failure in the Northeast. It will be a quiet winter in the eastern North Woods. backed Woodpeckers.

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