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JULY 19, 2019

Our feature this week is a 2017 Chardonnay from Blue Quail Wine of Hopland, California. Blue Quail Chardonnay (2017). The post Blue Quail Wine: Chardonnay (2017) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Just don’t dare serve it over ice! Stay cool out there – and good birding and happy drinking!

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JUNE 21, 2019

This week’s wine is a lovely 2017 rosé from the Chateau de Colombe produced under the Appellation Bordeaux Contrôlée. The 2017 bottling was the sixth vintage of the Château de Colombe rosé and the season is considered an especially good one by the estate, on account of an “Indian summer” that year. Good birding and happy drinking!

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MARCH 17, 2017

Playing off the popularity of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, Petplan’s Tournament of Tails features adoptable pets from 32 shelters across the country vying for the crown of top dog or cat. More importantly, the tournament brings much-needed awareness for … Continue reading →

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Tussock Jumper Wines: Cabernet Sauvignon (2017). The post Tussock Jumper: Cabernet Sauvignon (2017) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. There are anise and molasses notes in the spicy and fruity palate, with savory touches redolent of black olives, countered by a strongly tannic and oaky finish. Good birding and happy drinking!

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DECEMBER 13, 2019

The 2017 bottling features a four-to-one blend of Syrah and Petite Verdot grapes, yielding an especially attractive wine, tinted deeply with a rich, reddish purple and showing vivid flashes of amethyst. Stolpman Vineyards: Para Maria de los Tecolotes (2017). Good owling and happy drinking! Four out of five feathers (Excellent).

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

We also have a hoopoe gracing the label of this week’s wine, the 2017 Vinho Verde “Bicudo” from the Quintas das Arcas vineyards in northern Portugal. Quintas das Arcas: Vinho Verde “Bicudo” (2017). The post Quintas das Arcas: Bicudo Vinho Verde (2017) appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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MARCH 12, 2017

I saw my first migratory Eastern Phoebe of 2017 this morning, 12 March, at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, thus kicking off spring for myself over a week early. As I have for the last several years, 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 2017?

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DECEMBER 31, 2016

It’s 2017! What was your first bird of the year? Share it, and the story, in the comment section. Hopefully, it was a good one!

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

It’s that time of the year again! Big cats are taking over Nat Geo WILD starting on Monday Feb. 20 at 9/8c. Big Cat Week is an extension of the Big Cats Initiative, which aims to halt the decline of … Continue reading →

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JANUARY 1, 2017

The year 2016 is done and gone and 2017 beckons us onward, bright and new and shiny, hopefully full of birds. Here’s hoping everyone has a wonderful 2017, full of amazing birds and experiences.

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DECEMBER 17, 2017

With only a few weeks left before we turn the page on 2017, birders around the world have been burning their proverbial candles at both ends to observe as many birds as possible. Did you partake in any Christmas Bird Count excitement this weekend?

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JANUARY 2, 2017

Here’s hoping that 2017 is a much better year than 2016! Thank all that is good and holy in the world that the abomination that was 2016 is finally in the books. I know I will be doing my best to make it so, especially from a birding perspective. In order to keep my nose to the grindstone (eyes to the binoculars?)

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FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Therefore, this year’s goal is simple: In 2017, I want to enjoy birds as much as possible. Furthermore, too much of my birding activity depends on the will and want of forces outside my sphere of influence, so even defining a minimum total number or a number of lifers is moot. 16 Jan : a boring train ride to attend a meeting in Bonn.

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JANUARY 1, 2018

Edwards Deming: The 14 Points : 46,000 views in 2017 (added 3 years ago – 106,000 total views all time). The most popular video posted in 2017 was Deming 101 – Curiosity, Learning, Knowledge, and Improvement by Tim Higgins: 800 views. Edwards Deming Institute You Tube channel in the last year. Those with W.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Don’t panic yet, but do plan for how you’ll spend the rest of 2017 making this birding year one to remember. At last, we flip to the final page of our antiquated paper calendars and are forced to confront the painful but inevitable reality: we only have one more month to pad our year lists! The denouement starts this weekend.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

If you live in the NYC Metro area, you might want to take up the Seatuck Environmental Association 2017 Birding Challenge. Corey will definitely be on the move as he participates in Long Island’s only island-wide birding competition. How about you? Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding?

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JANUARY 6, 2017

Since I traveled last weekend, I’m hoping to start logging 2017 birds soon, at least as soon as this polar freezeout blows over. And last Sunday, all of our year lists were wiped clean. Need I say more about the excitement of seeing all your birds, both local and far-flung, anew? How about you?

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MAY 14, 2017

Global Big Day 2017 is in the books, with 15,954 participants submitting 40,698 checklists to eBird accounting for 6,068 species … so far. What a weekend for birders all over the world. I hope you were able to be a part of the festivities.

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MARCH 9, 2017

If your part of the world is dealing with the levels of meteorological turmoil my part is, you’ll remember the wild weather of March 2017 for a long, long time. But even if your local breezes are balmy, let’s hope they’re blowing beautiful birds in.

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JANUARY 15, 2017

Lucky are those, though, who have added new birds to their life list since 2017 began. Two weeks into January, most birders cannot help but have new birds on their new year list. New birds early in new years set an excellent tone for what is to come. But maybe that’s just my lifer buzz talking.

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OCTOBER 14, 2017

eBird your sightings : Always a worthwhile endeavor but especially for folks like me who want to identify more than 700 species during 2017. Such as the eye-pleasing Chestnut-colored Woodpecker.

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

For the last several years, I have produced a small run of calendars for my fiends and family. The best 12 images of the previous year.

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JANUARY 7, 2017

Wishing all birders who come to Costa Rica in 2017 the best of luck, hope to meet you while watching an antswarm! Seeing this shy, pretty uncommon species is a question of patience and luck in quality foothill and middle elevation forest. There are actually two Yellow-throated Toucans in this picture.

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APRIL 23, 2017

The World Health Organization declared April 7th, 2017 as World Health Day, a day focusing on mental health, but it’s also a year-long campaign which aims to educate, raise awareness and help people suffering from mental illness. Depression, Anxiety, and … Continue reading →

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FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Yesterday, the world lost its most powerful voice for animal rights, Tom Regan.

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JUNE 3, 2017

May saw eBird’s Global Big Day, a collaborative effort that puts our humble endeavours in the shade. Our beats were out waving their binoculars around, contributing to the 50,000 checklists submitted and boosting the total which exceeded 6,500 species.

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MAY 8, 2017

Can a family-focused trip—even to one of the world’s most biodiverse countries—deliver enough opportunities for avian observation to satisfy this serious world birder? If you have kids, you’re probably as curious as I was. The short answer, I’m happy to report, is a resounding yes.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

It was the month of March, 2017, when I went to Lake Cuitzeo to check up on our migratory waterfowl and shorebirds one last time before they travelled north to breed. Back in 2017 I was shocked to find only 15 ducks over the course of the morning, when I had hoped to find hundreds, or even thousands. This was once my lake.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

It is autumn, the time of year when wood-warblers are allegedly at their most difficult. But that isn’t tough enough for 10,000 Birds readers: no, we have to make things a bit more, shall we say, diabolical? Yes, that’s right, it is time once again for a diabolical identification quiz on 10,000 Birds!

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JANUARY 4, 2017

And so begins another New Year, another chance to start afresh. If you are the type to put together a list of resolutions, or goals, then the chance to make them a reality is upon you. I have never been much of a resolutions sort of guy, I just look back at the previous year make a mental note of what I liked, and what I didn’t.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

Some of us had long weekends and made them count. Some of us had short weekends or none at all and still made them count. No matter how much time you can spare, you MUST respond to the spectacle of migration taking place right now.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Anyone lucky enough to be high and dry these days can surely appreciate how many birds are on the move. Keep your bins handy, because you never know what you’ll see out there.

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AUGUST 6, 2020

Collared Kingfisher (Brisbane, Australia, Jan 2017). White-throated Kingfisher (Delhi and Mumbai, India, Feb and Apr 2019; Nabang, China, Mar 2017; Singapore, Nov 2015). Belted Kingfisher (Reno, USA, Jan 2015). Black-capped Kingfisher (Nanhui, China, May 2018). Brown-hooded Kingfisher (Bateleur and Mkuze, Nov 2018).

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OCTOBER 1, 2017

Weatherwise around the world, this last weekend of September delivered a sneak preview of what each of us will likely enjoy or endure over the six months. We’re not fully into winter or summer yet, but the scent is in the air. Most of the birds you see these days, however, won’t be sticking around long, so take advantage while you can!

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DECEMBER 31, 2017

Happy New Year! Now that the odometer on year lists has rolled back to zero, you’re probably eagerly looking forward to beginning the bird hunt anew. But take a moment first to appreciate your final sightings of the year gone by.

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DECEMBER 28, 2017

Now that most of the gift giving and bird counting has been discharged, before the revels and resolutions of the final night of the year, I like to sit–somewhere warm, of course–and consider a cheerful verse from Oliver Herford : I heard a bird sing. In the dark of December. A magical thing. And sweet to remember. “We

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APRIL 28, 2017

With April almost over, the real meat of migration fast approaches. At some point, everyone gets hit with a wave of winged travelers zooming towards their breeding or wintering ground. If that time hasn’t come for you yet, get ready.

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