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Goldfinch Pilgrimage
Cuckoo4Finches 06/07 1:45pm	Finch aficionados, I am hoping to reach a lot of the fans of the species through this lovely site. For the past several months I have been planning a massive trip which I hope can become a large yearly group effort for bird watchers everywhere, if all goes well. The idea is to go on a European Goldfinch Pilgrimage of sorts. I have created an itinerary for travel throughout large parts of Europe, Northern Africa and Asia. The trek would span about a month, and would be a wonderful way to appreciate the European Goldfinch in some of its natural habitats. I think it would be beneficial to assemble a diverse group for the pilgrimage, and I hope to attract bird enthusiasts, biologists, photographers, travel writers and more to this endeavor of mine. I am currently working on a website at this time, but I am posting here to try and get some feedback. Finch fans, does this sound like something that would interest you?
CTfinchforever 06/07 3:13pm	Cuckoo, this does sound like a great idea, however, I have to ask, how you plan to make this sort of trip practical for us regular working folk. I would love nothing more than to go along for the trip, but I don’t think I’d be able to take an entire month off work. I only get two weeks vacation a year, and would be looking at a max of a week or so for this trip.
Cuckoo4Finches 06/07 4:45pm	The way I see it, I’d try to split up the trip into three separate “legs.” One for Europe, one for Africa and one for Asia. Each leg would last about ten days, and each traveler could select how many legs they would want to come along for. This seemed like the best way of segmenting the trip.
Carol4Christ 06/07 7:23pm	Cuckoo what an absolutely fabulous idea! I for one would be most interested in such an exotic and beautiful trip. Please do keep us posted! I think it is important to build a community among those of us who have a passion for the wonder of God’s nature and who support environment issues and animal rights. My only question is, what time of year would this trip take place?