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Quintas das Arcas: Bicudo Vinho Verde (2017)

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I haven’t yet been birding in Europe but whenever I occasionally skim a field guide about the birds on the other side of the Atlantic, I’m always encouraged to find that I’m already familiar with many species found over there, even though most of my birding experience has been limited to eastern North America.

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Vagrancy in Birds: A Book Review

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2022 (available in Europe from Helm/Bloombury). It’s interesting to see how it’s answered, sometimes with terms like reverse migration and magnetic field, sometimes with a monolog about climate change, sometimes with the comment “It’s a bird. Vagrancy in Birds. Alexander Lees & James Gilroy. Princeton Univ.

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“The Lark Ascending” – Domaine de la Chanteleuserie: Cuvée Alouettes (2017)

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From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Our wine for this week is the 2017 Cuvée Alouettes from Domaine de la Chanteleuserie, a single varietal-wine made from Cabernet Franc, a black grape known locally in the Loire Valley as Cabernet Breton. Domaine de la Chanteleuserie: Cuvée Alouettes (2017).

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Birds that Costa Rican Birders Want to See the Most

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When I was a kid, I remember asking about the possibility of seeing a Bald Eagle around western New York. At least I felt that way before my first trips to Europe. My 2017, Costa Rica Cave Swallow, Chomes in November is a good place and time for it. I’ll start with some global ones. Bald Eagle.

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The Eagle Huntress–A Film Review

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The Eagle Huntress was conceived and directed by Otto Bell, a British filmmaker currently based in New York City. The Eagle Huntress has been well received in Europe and the U.S. It was introduced here at the Sundance Festival, noted as both a New York Times and an L.A. Music by Jeff Peters, title song sung by Sia.

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How to see a Black Woodpecker in Germany

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At least one birder will now likely grab his war hammer and check flight availabilities from New York to Frankfurt as well as average prison sentences in Germany for first degree murder. Black Woodpeckers are usually easy to find in Germany. Yes, some birders may frown at this statement. This may sound difficult but it is quite simple.

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My Top Ten Birds of 2016

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I opened the year in California and even though I flew out in the evening on New Year’s Day I did see some species out there that I would otherwise not have seen for the year. Winter birding around New York City was just so-so but I did add one species to my Queens list. Aaaarrrgghhhh!

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