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My Ten Best Birds of 2019

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I saw 863 species of birds, bringing my life list to 1,820. I also spent a week in northwestern Costa Rica on a family vacation, a long weekend in Barbados, a week in Georgia, and two week-plus-long trips to visit relatives in southern California. How can I narrow down the eight-hundred-sixty-three species to ten?

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of April 2019)

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The promised Northern Fulmar were easily spotted from atop the cliffs, but another species made more of an impression. Corey is loving the sun and sand and rum and birds in Barbados. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Birding Lodges – Part 1 – Paradise in Portugal

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The countryside too is full of signature European species like European Bee-eaters, European Rollers and Great-spotted Cuckoos … Within a shortish drive of the lodge is an unusual birding spot called Pulo do Lobo or The wolf’s Leap. This is worthwhile to pick up some rocky terrain species and the scenery is stunning.

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