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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Ron Pittaway has published his winter finch forecast for the winter of 2014-2015. Though Ron is based in Ontario his reports are eagerly anticipated by birders across the northeastern United States and eastern Canada because it takes into account a vast array of data to figure out which irruptive species might show up where.

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AUGUST 29, 2014

Ready to close the books on the summer of 2014, northerners? Keep your eyes to the skies for chickadees and t**s. We in the United States like to usher out the season in style with a three-day weekend. Hope you’re on board!

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JANUARY 12, 2014

Less than two weeks into the new year and I’m already used to writing 2014 instead of 2013. That must be a new record! This weekend, I took time to appreciate the sight of ten American Robins congregating in a leafless tree.

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

The post Tex For Mayor 2014 appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals. The donations go to a great cause, providing Emergency Medical Care and Attention to seriously ill or injured animals who could not otherwise become adoptable. You can keep up with campaign updates on Facebook and Twitter. dogs just for fun people helping animals'

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MARCH 13, 2014

The calendar says that this is the last weekend of the winter of 2014. I’m writing this still aching from shoveling the 18+ inches that blanketed Rochester yesterday. And yet I can say with confidence and delight that spring is nigh.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2014

The post First snow of 2014, a time lapse appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals. We also get a few woodpeckers, and pigeons. You will see both juncos and pigeons in the video. Note, this video has no sound. What it is the weather like in your part of the world? just for fun wildlife'

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NOVEMBER 1, 2013

The 17th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival will take place from the twenty-second of January until the twenty-seventh of January in 2014. Will you be there? I sure as heck will! I haven’t been to Space Coast since 2012 and man did I miss it last year.

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APRIL 6, 2023

Based on a visit in spring 2014, this guide updates the previous Finding Birds in Greece. Gosney writes: ‘‘When I revisited northern Greece in 2014 I was reminded just how exceptional it is for birding.

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

The post Beneful Unleashed the 2014 Dream Dog Park! A premiere global manufacturer of pet products, Nestlé Purina PetCare is part of Swiss-based Nestlé S.A., a global leader in nutrition, health and wellness. appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals. dogs just for fun'

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MARCH 13, 2021

2014 – 29 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. 2017 – 12 March. 2016 – 18 March. Enjoy spring!

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Ron Pittaway has published his winter finch forecast for the winter of 2013-2014. Though Ron is based in Ontario his reports are eagerly anticipated by birders across the northeastern United States and eastern Canada because it takes into account a vast array of data to figure out which irruptive species might show up where.

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

My first visit there, in June of 2014, was short and apparently just good enough to make me want to go back again, with a mere 12 species seen. One, the Steller’s Jay , was already an old friend — from my California youth — when I saw it there in 2014.

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MARCH 15, 2020

2014 – 29 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. 2017 – 12 March. 2016 – 18 March. 2015 – 28 March. 2013 – 24 March.

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DECEMBER 31, 2014

Hopefully it was as cool as the Short-eared Owl above, which was my first bird of 2014! After all, 2014 was a pretty great year and there is no reason 2014 can’t be the same! After all, 2014 was a pretty great year and there is no reason 2014 can’t be the same! Happy New Year from all of us at 10,000 Birds!

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

And I remember what I told him, based on many recent field guide trends: Coming from them, it will be a good book, but it will be nowhere near the user-friendliness of “Birds of Costa Rica” by Garrigues and Dean from 2014. Practically without exemption, new editions tend to be larger and heavier than their predecessors.

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MAY 4, 2014

One of the many ancillary benefits of becoming a birder, apart from an elevated social status and encyclopedic knowledge of taxonomy, is a subtle grasp of phenology. But you don’t have to be wise to nature’s ways to realize that spring is mighty slow to fully bloom in some parts of the world.

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MARCH 27, 2022

Here are some Brown Honeyeaters enjoying the water in 2014 and Zebra Finch in 2012 at this location. The water drips down constantly and many different birds visit throughout the day. If you look back over the years I have written often about the birds that visit the water in our garden.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

sq mi of the Danube Backwaters in 2014. Belgrade City Environmental Secretariat accepted the initiative and the Institute for the Protection of Nature of Serbia produced the study and the official proposal for the protection of 18.6 sq km / 7.2 sq mi of the proposed reserve was announced.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

in total revenue, but from 2014-2020, it averaged about $1.3M In 2014 , the accountants seem to have first raised the issue of “substantial doubt” about the ABA’s ability “to continue as a going concern.”. The end result is an organization in debt and with substantially less revenue than it had in the 2000s. in total revenue.

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JANUARY 31, 2021

The photo below I took in 2014 at Marlow Lagoon. Kimberley Flycatcher. If you came across a Lemon-bellied Flycatcher further north in Australia you would easily believe it was a different species. It really does look like a “yellow robin” Lemon-bellied Flycatcher.

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OCTOBER 12, 2014

Why is camping so interesting? I ask because, despite my deep affection for warmth, indoor plumbing, and uninterrupted Internet access, I found myself and my family enjoying an overnight out of doors. Camping and birding both fall under the category of “nature” activities, yet the two seem only tangentially related.

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MAY 26, 2014

We’re a little slow to discuss this weekend’s birding because many of us in the U.S. are still enjoying a beautiful Memorial Day. But if you’re eager to share the spoils of your recent avian adventures, let the bird bragging commence!

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MAY 18, 2014

We birders seem to keep our own arcane calendar, with weeks and months symbolized not by numbers but rather by avian avatars. Each phenological totem evokes the confluence of time, climate, and geography that tells a richer story of a place than simply its position relative to the sun.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Now that autumn has fallen, my part of the world feels like summer. Hopefully, October offers more of the same! My best birds this weekend were American Goldfinches on purple coneflowers, which is where I like them best.

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MARCH 2, 2014

Some may consider talking about the weather banal, but I can’t help complaining during a winter like this. While March earns a reputation for coming in like a lion, the season rarely seems as wild and cold as Winter Storm Titan threatens to be over the next few days in the American Northeast, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic.

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MAY 11, 2014

What a weekend for those of us experiencing the exhilaration of spring migration! Assuming that your over-worked eyes are as blurry as mine at the moment, we should get right down to business and talk birds… The best of the many warblers I uncovered at Cobbs Hill this weekend was an entirely improbable Kentucky Warbler.

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New York City 2014 Kentucky New York 200

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OCTOBER 26, 2014

The final weekend of October positively burns with activity, from spectacular seasonal fare to sports extravaganzas to Halloween hullabaloo. How does a person even find time to look at birds? I was able to spare a few moments to appreciate the Northern Cardinals that, while always present at my home, seem so much more welcome once days turn gray.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

James Russell Lowell famously wondered , “And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days…” Of course, he was on the mark concerning the quality of June days, but don’t you think he might have overlooked September?

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FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Now that Winter Olympic fever has gripped the global imagination, I can’t help but wonder why we don’t have more international birding competitions like the International Birding Rally in Peru. You’ve got to imagine that the only thing better than winning a gold medal would be getting the gold AND a bunch of lifers.

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JUNE 1, 2014

Can the best bird of your weekend be one you didn’t see? Obviously, not seeing a desired bird can place the offender in the Worst Bird of the Weekend category. We’ve all been there, right?

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JANUARY 1, 2015

It has been a great 2014. Some of the Puffbirds of the year 2014. I participated in another fantastic Birding Rally Challenge in Northern Peru. Birded the famous Manu Road and Manu National Park. Along with Víctor Gamarra-Toledo, Diego García Olaechea, Renzo Piana, Juan Díaz, Jorge Tiravanti, Fernando Angulo Pratolongo, and Jaime J.

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JULY 20, 2014

This is an interesting time of year when people are coming and going while birds mostly sit still. Except, of course, that some birds are also coming and going too. The trick is to make sure your path crosses those of the right birds at the right time.

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APRIL 20, 2014

I wonder how many of you enjoyed this weekend as much as I did. Was the joy a natural result of a delicious Easter brunch or the welcome warmth of a dilatory spring? Perhaps the weekend’s pleasure proceeded from the arrival of birds not seen here for months.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2014

As much as I love hearing about and sharing Best Birds of the Weekend, sometimes I have cause to ponder just what that term means. Obviously, the birds themselves are not jockeying for recognition. Rather, we designate best birds according to our priorities and perceptions of value.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

American fashion dictates that we retire our white shoes and frocks once the sun sets on Labor Day. Most blame snooty millionaires and sloppy September weather for the changes, but we birders know better. Fall migrants are on the wing, which brings the teeming multitudes of avian observers out in force. What’s the connection?

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FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Let a hot Merritt Island sunset keep you warm! Here in the northeastern United States, stultifying forces assail us from every side. Not only has the polar vortex established a permanent chill in our collective bones, but those who care about such things must also endure the winter doldrums.

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Soreing 2014 United States Birds 222

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AUGUST 17, 2014

Summer, by which I mean accepted as opposed to seasonal, surges towards its inevitable end and I find myself wondering when real summer, by which I mean hot weather, will arrive. Somehow, I suspect fall migrants and summer heat will arrive at the same time… sounds awesome!!

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