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Jochen’s 2017 year list

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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. Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus – Heidelberg/Leimen BW, Germany – 02 Jan.

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The Lake of Beasts: Kerkini, Greece

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With only a few more days left, 2017 was coming to a close. Focused on watching the eagle, I am deaf and blind to anything else, but Kostas warns me of the honking sounds made by Common Cranes , 18 of them in flight, then 7, plus 6 more, 31 cranes in total and my species #399 for 2017! The solution? The Kerkini Lake.

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Horus Aged Ales: Osprey’s Fresh Catch

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There isn’t much in the way of “official” information about Horus Aged Ales, a brewery founded in 2015 by an ambitious homebrewer named Kyle Harrop, who still works by day as an accountant in the aerospace industry. Peregrine Falcon , Merlin , and American Kestrel – I look forward to reviewing these if I can get my hands on them.

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Bird Books for Children: From Colors & Shapes to Discovering Central Park

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From the moment Eva leans out the window to ask Ruby if she wants to go to the park, birds appear–a House Finch, a Peregrine Falcon, a Black-crowned Night-Heron, and more, the birds one expects and does not expect in the middle of New York City. Charlesbridge, 2017; Boardbook edition, 18 pages, 7 x 0.5 x 6 inches.

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Clare M’s 2017 Year List

10,000 Birds

This all started way back in 2012 and several of us continued on in 2013 , 2014 , 2015 and 2016. The black-headed Gouldian Finches have remained in the same area feeding on the grass seeds with the other finches and were our 75th bird for 2017 and the male Gouldian Finch features in the header photo.

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Birds of Central America: A Field Guide Review

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Covering 1,261 species with data and taxonomy current up to August 2017, the field guide is an exciting achievement. I wish the flight images for the hawks, falcons, parakeets, and parrots were larger. Gallardo (2015). Reviewing it also brought up some questions, which will be explored throughout this review.

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The Australian Bird Guide: A Review

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There was a cut-off point at which birds could not be added, which explains why the Temminck’s Stint found by our own Clare and Grant in November 2015, a first for Australia, nor the recently found Nicobar Pigeon are, are not included. ” The result is an organization that is sort of but not always arranged taxonomically.

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