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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills goes on to give greater detail of the former nesting sites in Europe: it could once be found “in southern Germany and Austria, in the valleys of the upper Rhine and Danube Rivers, and in the Alps of Switzerland, Italy and Germany, and perhaps in Hungary and Greece”.

Morocco 232

Morocco Austria Algeria Germany 232

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JANUARY 2, 2017

Thank all that is good and holy in the world that the abomination that was 2016 is finally in the books. Here’s hoping that 2017 is a much better year than 2016! All of 2016 only netted me one new species for Queens, a Greater White-fronted Goose. Going to Austria gives me another shot. Will I achieve them?

2017 104

2017 Puerto Rico 2016 Austria 104

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APRIL 2, 2017

I know for a fact that a certain birder from the US only joined an esteemed bird blog and blogged like a madman just so he would eventually be invited by makers of fine optics to Austria where he would have a chance at seeing his lifer white-throated dippers. Crazy, I know. And you know what? Luckily they aren’t.

Germany 100

Germany 2016 Hamburgers Austria 100

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MARCH 4, 2017

Submissions for February have been received from Austria, Australia, UK, Japan, Costa Rica, Serbia, Mexico, USA, The Bahamas and Lichtenstein. stakeout Rufous Hummingbird, Aquebogue (2016-17). stakeout Rock Wren, Rutgers Blvd, Franklin Township (2016-17). stakeout Rock Wren, Rutgers Blvd, Franklin Township (2016-17).

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

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APRIL 1, 2017

With Corey’s February jollies to The Bahamas (when he should have been at home looking for GGOs), Lichtenstein, Austria and Switzerland our country/province/principality/kingdom/territory list has swollen to 37. stakeout Rufous Hummingbird, Aquebogue (2016-17). stakeout Rock Wren, Rutgers Blvd, Franklin Township (2016-17).

2017 133

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 133