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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of 2018)

10,000 Birds

Some eager beavers have already broken triple digits for the year while less industrious sorts may not even be in double digits. 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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“A wonderful bird is the pelican” – Pelican Brewing Company: Hazy Rock India Pale Ale

10,000 Birds

It’s easy for West Coast birders to covet the variety of wood-warblers back east, while eastern birders may lament the dearth of hummingbird species on their side of the continent. Of course, reading field guides breeds jealousy. The envy goes both ways. “How come they get gulls that aren’t mostly hybrids?”

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