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Birding Iceland on the Fly

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Joseph Chiera is a Masters student in Animal Behavior and Conservation at Hunter College in NYC and a “somewhat newbie” to birding. In fact I don’t think the sun ever set while we were in Iceland. Another fantastic reason to come to Iceland during this time!

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Birding Russia on the Fly

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Joseph Chiera is a Masters student in Animal Behavior and Conservation at Hunter College in NYC and a “somewhat newbie” to birding. First was an awesome stay in Iceland. Here’s his second stop: Our second destination after Iceland was St. Of course, birding was on the itinerary! Petersburg, Russia.

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Birding Sweden on the Fly

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Joseph Chiera is a Masters student in Animal Behavior and Conservation at Hunter College in NYC and a “somewhat newbie” to birding. After taking an ornithology course last year, he was hooked and spends most of his free time birding or reading birding blogs.

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Birding Finland on the Fly

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Joseph Chiera is a Masters student in Animal Behavior and Conservation at Hunter College in NYC and a “somewhat newbie” to birding. First was an awesome stay in Iceland. After taking an ornithology course last year, he was hooked and spends most of his free time birding or reading birding blogs. Next came a stop in Russia.

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Best Bird of the Year 2012

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Considering the bird survived a season in an area saturated with hunters and birds of prey, this facemelting rarity deserves our respect. I’m looking forward to putting it on my year list for the third year in a row.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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The migrants face many perils, hunters, predators, adverse weather conditions and lack of refueling opportunities due to habitat loss. Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. The beats have been out to line their route and cheer them along, wishing them bon voyage and a safe return next spring. 14 Feb 2018. 14 Feb 2018. 14 Feb 2018.

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