Happy New Year! Can you believe this century is a quarter over? I remember partying like it was 1999 in the '80's. And, the farce that was Y2K when it actually was 1999.
With the new year at hand, the pursuit of 500 birds in a single year is about to kick off. We're headed to Sanibel, Tampa and Miami this week. We will be birding from Fort Lauderdale to Daytona the following week and I will be in South Texas later in January.
Then comes the first major trip of the year as we are planning a northern loop that will take us from Charleston, SC to the outer banks where we hope to do a pelagic trip about 40 miles out on the Atlantic Ocean in search of seabirds that are rarely seen from land. Then it's on to Barnegat in New Jersey and Algonquin Provincial Park north of Toronto. From there, we may head west to Minnesota or south depending on how we fare and to what extent we can tolerate the cold.
Toss in a few Key West locals and the January / February target bird list exceeds 250 species which would be a great start toward the goal of 500.
Also, by March, we'll be completing the back yard landscaping. Or, rather paying for it to be completed. My wallet is in better shape than my back. I'm not sure if that is a plus or a minus.
Otherwise, it has been a rough and tumble holiday season with the man cubs keeping all of us busy almost every minute of the day.
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