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A Relaxing Big Day in Florida

10,000 Birds

I would add new sightings to my current year list, which has stood at 250 since the Bell’s Vireo I spotted in Kansas on September 7th. Blue Jays called near the boat ramp, and a lone, juvenile Brown Pelican paddled lazily in the lapping waves. But it was not to be. – a late start by any measure.

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What Will My Next Five Queens Birds Be?

10,000 Birds

But before we get into new predictions, let’s take a look at what I predicted would be my next ten birds way back in 2015 when Barack Obama was still president, the Kansas City Royals were working their way to a World Series victory, and I was still on the young side of forty. I just have to be at the right place at the right time.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

10,000 Birds

Jason hoisted his colours in Kansas and claimed the state for 10,000 Birds. Watch out for Tom during October to see this anomaly put right. Dalmatian Pelican – Pelecanus crispus. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

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