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“Condors over Cologne” – Rogue Ales & Spirits: Condor Kolsch

10,000 Birds

Beset by poaching by cattle ranchers, habitat loss, DDT, and lead poisoning (from consuming shotgun pellets embedded in the condor’s carrion fare), populations of this enormous New World vulture fell into a serious decline in the twentieth century. By any measure, the recovery of the California Condor has been a remarkable success.

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The Collaborative List 2017 – January.

10,000 Birds

For 2017, in keeping with all the top businesses, the list will be refreshed and re-branded. 1499 species were seen in the eastern hemisphere in 2016. This compares with 171 checklists for 855 species in Jan 2016. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. stakeout Rufous Hummingbird, Aquebogue (2016-17). Thank you beats.

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