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My Birding Goals for 2018

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I had an amazing birding year in 2017 with tons of travel , lots of amazing birds , and some truly memorable experiences. But 2018 is a whole new year and calls for all new goals. Will I be able to meet all of my goals for 2018? I will add at least three new species to my Queens list. Do you have birding goals for 2018?

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Ten Highlights from Birding in Costa Rica, 2018

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Although I didn’t make any efforts to chase birds or attain a big year list, regular guiding and birding in various parts of the country still rewarded me with more than 640 species in Costa Rica. I didn’t see many species actually. It’s not that often that I add a species to my country list. Shorebirds.

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The top-5 birds of 2018

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My first criterion was that I observed it only once during the year 2018. eBird doesn’t offer such an option, so I used the second best: the species was observed in one month only. I counted them very roughly, but I do have a lot of experience estimating flocks. The post The top-5 birds of 2018 appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of September 2018)

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Many birders have places they return to year after year, special pilgrimages promising scenes and species they see nowhere else. Enjoying these locations over time allows us to experience our beloved birding sites in all their multifaceted glory, even when those facets aren’t exactly glorious.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Fourth of September 2018)

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Corey did not have a plethora of pleasing species from which to choose his Best Bird of the Weekend this weekend but he supposed that the American Kestrel that perched up for the New York City Audubon field trip he led at Queens Botanic Garden on Sunday morning will have to suffice. Their rusty hinge ruckus never seems far this time of year.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Fourth of December 2018)

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yes, scoters do deserve some interest, but this particular species is a seasonal regular in Lake Ontario. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Fourth of December 2018) appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of 2018)

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Your 2018 year lists, whether you tally them or not, have already begun to populate, silently bearing witness to your commitment to bird looking or lack thereof. I enjoyed my first wave of feeder birds for the year, with Tufted Titmouse winning BBOTW honors only because that species appears less frequently than my other local denizens.

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