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The Birding Rally Challenge Peru 2012

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In early December of 2012 we had the opportunity to cover this hard-core rally in the south of Peru. Fred Tavares of the Brazilian team had the following to say of his team’s experience in the Amazon, “There are so many birds. Each day of the rally kicked off at the respectable time of 4 in the morning and ended after dark.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of 2012)

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You are undoubtedly reviewing the best and worst of everything you experienced in 2012 as we prepare to ring in the New Year. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Time to put another year in the books! What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Your Best Birds of the Year for 2012

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On this final day of 2012 it is time, just like it was on the final days of 2010 and 2011 , to share your Best Birds of the Year. Here, without further ado, are your Best Birds of 2012, in no particular order. I think my official Best Bird of 2012, though, was (finally, finally seeing) the Burrowing Owl. Happy New Year!

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of August 2012)

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I found the experience of authentically aggressive heat rather refreshing, but much prefer my moderate New York summers! If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. But like so many things, evaluations of temperature can be relative. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of April 2012)

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If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed.

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Collective Arts Brewing: All Together IPA

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No, I haven’t lost track of the calendar — though that’s quickly becoming a more common experience in our new reality — but occasionally life gets in the way of blogging, which is what happened this week. I don’t have a proper post ready for you today, meaning there’s no customary Birds and Booze story and review for now.

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Why Are Red-breasted Nuthatches Irrupting?

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Check out this graph adapted from eBird that shows the frequency of sightings in the United States in 2012 – Red-breasted Nuthatches are showing up on birders’ checklists just over sixteen percent of the time! And because cones were abundant nearly everywhere in their range, they had plenty to eat.