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November 07th, 2016

11/7/2016

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 The Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival is a wrap! What a phenomenal week of birding and friendship building. Perfect grand finale tonight with an awesome walk with a couple of dear friends. We found my "lifer" Armadillo and got surrounded by singing Common Paraques! Last but certainly not least, I represented ZEISS at a festival for the first time. Although I wasn't officially here with ZEISS I did help out a little bit and got to spend some time with Stephen Ingraham of ZEISS who is a wealth of knowledge about optics! Truly a wonderful week on all levels and I'll miss all my friends dearly. See ya'll soon and for now good birding and much love...
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YES! I saw the Amazon Kingfisher in Laredo, TX! What a way to start the festival!! On October 30, Raul Delgado found an ABA Code 5 Amazon Kingfisher at Zacata Creek in Laredo, Webb County, Texas. The bird was been present in this location the next day as well. Pending acceptance, this is a 3rd record for Texas and the 3rd record for the ABA Area.
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I spent Sunday with my friends Michael Hilchey (photo) and Raymond Van Buskirk owners of BRANT Nature Tours, along with Ashli, Linda and a whole group of amazing people banding birds at the Quinta Mazatlan World Birding Center. It was truly awesome!!
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I had the pleasure of helping Liz Gordon, board member of the American Birding Association, lead a family bird walk at the festival on Saturday morning. It is exciting to help the next generation of birders discover a passion for birds.
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Nov. 1, 2016 Off to the Rio Grande Valley birding festival!! I can't wait to see many friends and many birds. There is a Northern Jacana and Amazon Kingfisher (hopefully) waiting for me!!
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