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Zero Gravity Brewing Company: Bobolink Saison

10,000 Birds

For many grassland species, our vast expanses of tilled and plowed fields, orchards and vineyards, pastures and rangeland offer an abundance of convenient food and shelter – and some bolder birds even wander indoors to find these things in our barns and stables. For most of history, beer has thrived in agrarian settings, too.

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New York State Big Year?

10,000 Birds

That made me wonder why someone would put so much energy into a species that is regular in New York and not a lifer. As of Friday, 11 May, Anthony had already seen 283 species in New York State, a blistering and likely record-setting pace ( Richard Fried is the current record-holder with 352 species seen in 2011 ).

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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. Less predictable are the particulars of the style itself, which coalesced at several Vermont breweries around the middle of the current decade.

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