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Monterrey Meetings

10,000 Birds

We met Marilyn and Leonardo at a non-descript fast-food joint’s parking lot and within 10 minutes we were in Parque Nacional La Estanzuela. The day was only minutes old and we already had 32 species on the day list. We finally reached Mesa de Oso , the table (mountain) of the bear. This was going to be epic.

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The Kerkini Lake, Greece: Dipped One, Got One

10,000 Birds

The WBW remained elusive like a bear (for me at least – a month ago, Georgos met a mother with two cubs, took a few photos, then dropped down and played dead). By the cliffs we find several Eurasian Crag-Martins and a consolation species – a family of Golden Eagles in the air! The Greater Spotted Eagle is a threatened species.

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