Happy Birthday to Al Stokie!

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Tamima Itani

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Mar 27, 2025, 7:46:48 AM3/27/25
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Wishing Al Stokie an exceptional day of birding on his birthday.  Hopefully, a great, chaseable rarity will materialize today for him.  Or several new year birds.  Or simply the joy of ongoing birds.

Best wishes Al!

Tamima Itani

Robert Shoaf

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Mar 27, 2025, 8:02:07 AM3/27/25
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Birthday blessings Al

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Mar 27, 2025, 8:05:34 AM3/27/25
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Happy birthday, Al! You're an inspiration to us all.
 
Marilyn Ferdinand
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Ann Tanner

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Mar 27, 2025, 9:08:35 AM3/27/25
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Happy Birthday, Al!  I look forward to your emails every day. Have a wonderful day!

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Liz Sodic

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Mar 27, 2025, 9:25:23 AM3/27/25
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Happiest Birthday Al! Wishing you many more happy days sharing your adventures with us. 
Best, Liz Sodic
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On Mar 27, 2025, at 6:46 AM, Tamima Itani <tamim...@hotmail.com> wrote:


Wishing Al Stokie an exceptional day of birding on his birthday.  Hopefully, a great, chaseable rarity will materialize today for him.  Or several new year birds.  Or simply the joy of ongoing birds.

Best wishes Al!

Tamima Itani

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jarojim

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Mar 27, 2025, 9:57:21 AM3/27/25
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Happy Bird Day AL - or is it Birthday?  Or both -

 I hope you spot a state record Blue-footed Boobie in your wanderings today!

Jim J


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Leslie Borns

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Mar 27, 2025, 10:00:08 AM3/27/25
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To the humble chronicler of all things birding in the Chicago region and one of the nicest, most generous birders we know.  A day wouldn't be the same without your stories, Al.  Best of health and bird discoveries in the coming year!

Leslie Borns
Chicago/Cook




Robert Dean Wells

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Mar 27, 2025, 10:07:26 AM3/27/25
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Pleased to wish you the happiest and most blessed of birdie birthdays, Al.  Love your posts and look forward to them every day.

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Rachel Brenner

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Mar 27, 2025, 10:16:08 AM3/27/25
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Since everyone has already wished for new/rare/interesting birds for you, I will just second that and also wish you Hawaii, Alaska, and Saskatchewan license plates today :)

Happy Birthday, Al!

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Kathryn Mokry

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Mar 27, 2025, 10:17:43 AM3/27/25
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Happy Birthday! 
Kathryn 

On Mar 27, 2025, at 6:46 AM, Tamima Itani <tamim...@hotmail.com> wrote:


Wishing Al Stokie an exceptional day of birding on his birthday.  Hopefully, a great, chaseable rarity will materialize today for him.  Or several new year birds.  Or simply the joy of ongoing birds.

Best wishes Al!

Tamima Itani

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M. R. Blumer Reed

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Mar 27, 2025, 11:21:56 AM3/27/25
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY AL!!!

Thank you for inspiring me every day of the year, rain or shine!

Mary 

Patricia Asher

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Mar 27, 2025, 1:11:05 PM3/27/25
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Sending birthday wishes to Al for many rare bird sightings!

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Phillip Stosberg

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Mar 27, 2025, 1:16:12 PM3/27/25
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Al rules!

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SUSAN WREN

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Mar 27, 2025, 1:46:39 PM3/27/25
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Happy birthday, Al. I look forward to your reports every day. Thank you!! 
Sent from my iPhone

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Marc Perkowitz

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Mar 27, 2025, 1:47:15 PM3/27/25
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Happy Birthday Al!  We wish you many bird sightings today and every day!  My wife and I follow your birding adventures constantly, with admiration (and jealousy).  When a new rare sighting is posted, she always asks "Has Al been there yet?".  We have discovered and enjoyed many great birding locations (and birds) because of your postings.  Some day our paths will cross and we will see you in the field.  Thank you for sharing your daily adventures with us!  (We also started our own license plate game too!)

All the best,
Marc and Sally Perkowitz

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Caryn Hollander

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Mar 27, 2025, 2:09:25 PM3/27/25
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Happy bird-day Al!!  Like others, love reading your reports everyday.  You truly are an inspiration to many.  All the best…

Caryn Hollander

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY AL!!!

Chuck Berman

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Mar 27, 2025, 2:22:44 PM3/27/25
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May you see all the birds you want to see and all the license plates there are.
Happy Birthday 
Chuck Berman
An early fan even before I knew you.

Evan Graff

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Mar 27, 2025, 6:03:53 PM3/27/25
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Happy Birthday, Al - looking forward to your post from today - hope you had a fun time out there!!



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Jane Meloy

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Apr 1, 2025, 11:35:58 AM4/1/25
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Best wishes today, Al!
(And… thanks for all your good information everyday!!!)
Jane Meloy


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Linda

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Apr 1, 2025, 11:36:07 AM4/1/25
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Happy birthday 🎂  Al. Have a great day and a year full of beautiful 🐦  birds.
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Kay Rossiter

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Apr 1, 2025, 11:36:07 AM4/1/25
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Hear hear!!
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Jennifer

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Apr 1, 2025, 11:36:07 AM4/1/25
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Happy Birthday To You, Al Stokie!  🐧

Jennifer Hovey

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