Birding

Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of January 2015)

February 2, 2015 by Mike 12 Comments

Alas, the team named for a bird fell short of the crown in Super Bowl XLIX. While many human beings felt anguish and rage at the loss, most avifauna appeared unperturbed.

The non-Seahawk birds that caught my eye this weekend were Northern Cardinals, which always look their best burning crimson against a blanket of white snow. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was a wonderful American Pipit foraging on the roadside margin at Jones Beach State Park. Corey was amazed at the sheer number of bugs and other creatures that the pipit found to eat.

How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

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Written by Mike

Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but he's also a traveler who fully expects to see every bird in the world. Besides founding 10,000 Birds in 2003, Mike has also created a number of other entertaining but now extirpated nature blog resources, particularly the Nature Blog Network and I and the Bird.

12 Comments

Sonja Ross February 2, 2015 at 4:34 am
A foraging Superb Lyrebird going through his repertoire at the same time!
Will February 2, 2015 at 7:16 am
A long-awaited lifer Lapland Longspur south of Ottawa, Ontario!
Matt Zeitler February 2, 2015 at 7:19 am
Four Lapland Longspurs in Orange County NY!
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Rick Wright February 2, 2015 at 10:53 am
The field sparrow at our feeders may have been the first we’ve seen in the yard. Looking forward mightily to spring….
Wendy Feltham February 2, 2015 at 10:53 am
A lovely pair of Barrow’s Goldeneyes swimming about at the local marina here on the Olympic Peninsula.
Martina February 2, 2015 at 2:16 pm
Iceland Gull and Northern Saw-whet Owl were two of the many lifers I got at the Outer Banks!
Erik February 2, 2015 at 4:16 pm
A russet crowned motmot near Cuernavaca in the backyard of a friend’s house
Jody February 2, 2015 at 7:01 pm
Western Kingbird in Mandeville, LA!
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Duncan February 2, 2015 at 10:51 pm
Vagrant Hooded Vulture!
Pat O'Donnell February 3, 2015 at 10:18 am
Killer looks at and photos of Lanceolated Monklet at Quebrada Gonzalez, Costa Rica. I have looked for this species at this site for more than ten years, none seen or heard until Saturday! Tropical birding is always chock full of surprises.
Donna February 3, 2015 at 8:50 pm
Harlequin Ducks at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, N.J. I could photograph them forever. https://flic.kr/p/qJYdwX
Loving all the birds from around the world that people are seeing!
Congrats on the Lanceolated Monklet, Pat!
Sarah February 4, 2015 at 8:15 am
A Red-necked Grebe (my first) in Rockaway Inlet, Brooklyn, NY. I know they were all over the New York area last year, but somehow missed them all! So this was very special.