With our 2024 Continental USA Big Year now just 167 days away . . . Ingrid and I continue our planning.
We now have a three ring binder of pelagic trips, plane flights, guides, target birds and maps. Its a bit overwhelming.
Today, a couple dear friends from New Hampshire gave us a couple “Birder” Rubber Ducks . . . not sure if they are showing support for our up coming endeavor or mocking us. Probably both!!!
Apart from our planning we’ve been out birding and picked up a bunch of first of the year species.
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