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On the Lake with American White Pelicans

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American White Pelicans spend their winter months along the Gulf states, California, parts of Arizona, and Mexico down into Central America. I cross my fingers that they make it safely, raising voracious chicks before returning to the Sunshine State once more.

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Another Bird Surprise for Costa Rica- Buff-collared Nightjar!

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It was something that truly caught me by surprise, a bird usually heard or seen in Mexico or certain, out of the way gulches in Arizona. The sightings raise several questions. However, the latest addition wasn’t any of these. But no, there were photos and recordings made by an experienced local birder, Gerald Pereira.

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

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After a slow start, enough chicks had been hatched and raised by 1991 to allow for the release of captive-bred condors in the wild in California. Reintroduction efforts expanded to Arizona in 1996, and later, to the Baja California peninsula in Mexico. A California Condor soaring over the Grand Canyon in Arizona.