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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of February 2021)

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As many as six soaring overhead at once was enough to make the national bird of the United States Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Fourth of May 2020)

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Those of us in the United States are celebrating Memorial Day Weekend, normally a time to gather with friends and family for barbecues, beach outings, and other fun group activities. Perhaps for those of us in the northeastern United States the number of birds this weekend has been a bit of a disappoint though.

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Some of America?s Avian Treasures

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These birds also invite one to sites that are unique within the United States – the climate, vegetation, and landscapes all add context and heighten the experience of seeing one’s first Elegant Trogon or Painted Bunting. So let’s look at this sampler, shall we? Want to see an Elegant Trogon on a Naturalist Journeys tour?:

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of November 2020)

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Most birders I know across the United States–and well beyond–seemed happier than usual this weekend, even ecstatic. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Is a winter finch irruption really that exciting? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of February 2020)

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Whether you enjoyed the extra day the United States sets apart to honor former Presidents or spent your day at work in a country predisposed to honor its current leader, you can decide what period best described your weekend. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of February 2021)

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Corey got out birding both days this weekend and had a typical suite of winter birds for the northeastern United States, with everything from Razorbill to Common Redpoll. 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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The Eyrie Vineyards – Pinot Gris (2017)

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When the variety was first planted on the West Coast of the United States in the 1970s, American winemakers might have adopted the literal translation “pinot gray” as a linguistic compromise, but perhaps that would risk sacrificing too much invaluable European cachet in those early days of domestic winemaking?

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