Results of the Puerto Rico Contest

By Corey • February 2, 2010 • 3 comments

Of course it has been months since Patrick of The Hawk Owl’s Nest was fortunate enough to win the 10,000 Birds / Wildside Nature Tours contest for an “Endemic Dash” through Puerto Rico but it is just now that the results of that contest are really becoming apparent…

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Corey

Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative or spending time with his family. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

3 Responses to “Results of the Puerto Rico Contest”

Patrick Feb 2nd, 2010 at 9:56 am
Thanks for the link.
quiltworks Feb 2nd, 2010 at 10:04 am
Your posts always make me smile. Such lovely birds! Thank you!
Stephanie Chung Feb 2nd, 2010 at 1:12 pm
happy birthday Corey!!!! once i rally all the birds to sing you a birthday song, i will give you a call.

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