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First Phoebe of 2021

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2017 – 12 March. 2015 – 28 March. 2013 – 24 March. As I have for years now, 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 2021? And was it late or early? 2021 – 13 March. 2020 – 15 March. 2019 – 17 March. 2018 – 30 March.

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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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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). 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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First Phoebe of 2020

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2017 – 12 March. 2015 – 28 March. 2013 – 24 March. As I have for years now, 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 2020? And was it late or early? 2020 – 15 March. 2019 – 17 March. 2018 – 30 March. 2016 – 18 March.

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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 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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First Phoebe of 2019

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In the last ten years I have seen my first phoebe of the year on dates ranging from a 12 March (2017) to a relatively late 31 March (2010). 2017 – 12 March. 2015 – 28 March. 2013 – 24 March. And was it late or early? Though it took me until today to see my first migratory phoebe I did see one in Queens in January at Mt.

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Jochen’s 2017 year list

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Therefore, I greatly expanded the structure of my year list in 2013 to include maps, statistics and a diary. However, I started to fail in the following year, and my blog post on 2015 is still – to this day – incomplete. Therefore, this year’s goal is simple: In 2017, I want to enjoy birds as much as possible.

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