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Well, can birding be exciting, or what ? Today, between about 9:30 & 10 AM, John Vanderpoel of Colorado saw his 732nd species this year in North America. It was, obviously, our Pink-footed Goose, discovered on Oct. 22 by Eric Mills & Dave Currie. With his sighting of Eurasian Tree Sparrow & Gray Partridge on Sunday & Monday of this week, in the mid-west, he had tied the second highest total of 731. So it was our PFGO that put him over the top. I could describe watching all the flocks arrive, to two rather separate locations, that did not include the PFGO, but arrive it did about 9:30. On the final descent for landing, the PFGO was actually leading the flock ! The final observations of the PFGO were made from the front yard of John Robertson, who has been reporting the bird to Dave for at least the past two days, when there were no other reports. Dave Currie, John Robertson & myself hosted John Vanderpoel today. Dave is the main host & he & John will be out birding for the rest of today. Tomorrow, John goes after a Barnacle Goose in Massachusetts. PLEASE do NOT post anything to John's blog until he has a chance to update it himself, late today. But you may want to read it for the rest of the year: http://www.bigyear2011.com/ Good Luck John !! Rick Whitman
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