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Into an Uncertain Future

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We, the people of Germany, have had enough of this nonsense. The months of January and February 2013 were particularly dark and gloomy. March 2013 was the coldest March in more than 100 years. April 2013 was extremely dry and also unusually cold. April 2013 was extremely dry and also unusually cold. No seriously.

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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. Now, I really like the 2013 layout and am planning on keeping it, but I’ll make the diary shorter this year and will keep the list in chronologic order instead of systematic. This was fun. And a lot of work. Species List.

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The German Eagles

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Whether the inspiration to this post came from Germany winning the U19 European football championship yesterday right on the heels of our (adult) team winning the world cup (Yes! Ospreys have shown a remarkable recovery in Germany. Four stars!!), or from Coreys small series on national birds is left for you to decide.

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Germany’s Great Bustards and how to see them

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I am not entirely sure whether most birders outside Germany know or realize that Germany still has a decent population of one of Europe’s most attractive and desired bird species: the Great Bustard Otis tarda. Now that I might have wetted your appetite, here’s where and how to find them in Germany: 1.

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What’s the Next ABA-Countable Exotic?

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In February of 2013, I wrote a piece outlining my thoughts on which exotic bird species should be added to the American Bird Association (ABA) checklist. Egyptian Goose sightings submitted to eBird in 2013-2014. In 2014, the Florida Ornithological Society Records Committee (FOSRC) voted to add this species to the Florida state list.

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My Year in Birding 2012

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I wonder how many I’ll be able to add in 2013. August – Germany and More Local Birding. We had a wonderful family vacation in Germany and the Czech Republic during which I managed to do a bit of birding. There is no way 2013 will be as good as year for me birding-wise as 2012 was. … What a year!

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Birding in the Dark

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Here in Germany, we are currently experiencing the darkest winter on record, since sunlight hours were first recorded in 1951. Rolling with the punches, I might be able to sell this White-tailed Eagle flying through a thick snowstorm as an extremely rare record of Steller’s Sea Eagle in Germany?

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