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Duckhorn Vineyards: Paraduxx Proprietary Red Blend (2018)

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Invariably, when we get to Wood Duck ( Aix sponsa ) – a species rarely seen in winter here in eastern Upstate New York – someone will smirk and ask, “Do wooden ducks count?” The 2018 edition is especially striking, featuring what is arguably North America’s most handsome duck, the Wood Duck. Good birding and happy drinking!

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“The Pines of Florence”: Castellare di Castellina Chianti Classico (2018)

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One of the nice things about winter finch irruptions is that they usually take place across two calendar years, allowing ardent listers to tick the very same species in January for their new year lists as they saw in the final weeks of the previous year. Castellare di Castellina Chianti Classico (2018).

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Domaines Paul Mas ‘Vignes de Nicole’ Cabernet Sauvignon – Syrah (2018)

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When I picked up a bottle of this week’s featured wine last March at a shop in southern Quebec (on my last trip out of the United States before the pandemic), I assumed the European heron on the label of the 2018 Domaines Paul Mas ‘Vignes de Nicole’ Cabernet – Syrah blend was a Gray Heron ( Ardea cinerea ).

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12 countries with the greatest bird species density

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The Species per Square Mile Approach. While Colombia may have almost 2000 bird species, it is a huge country with, still, complicated long-distance travel logistics. On the other hand, small countries with relatively long bird lists offer higher species densities per square mile. And why 1000?

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My Birding Goals for 2018

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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. This will be very difficult as I have added a total of three species to the list in the last two years. Do you have birding goals for 2018?

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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. The post The top-5 birds of 2018 appeared first on 10,000 Birds. What qualifies a bird to be included in the top-5?

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The Little Big Year 2018: Best Birds of the Year!

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For nearly 10 days now, I have been sorting thru all of the images from 2018. In the end, I truly did set out to reduce the number of birds that I feature here from 1302, my years total species, down to 10-12. For those of you that may have an interest, click here for the link to the entire list of 1302 birds from 2018!

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