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As surely as day follows night which follows day, summer attains its height only to pass with cool breezes and migrating songbirds into autumn. The final weekend of August has arrived. From here, we glide into Labor Day and then xmas shopping! How are you celebrating the last weekend of August and will you be [...]

Feel that warm breeze wafting across the Northern Hemisphere? The agitation in the atmosphere is being caused by people running around trying to make something happen in these last lovely weeks of summer. Don’t panic! You still have time to finish the season strong, starting now… so what will you be doing this weekend and [...]

Where has everyone gone? The web seems pretty dead this week, particularly along the birding and nature beat. Has summer lassitude set in, or is everyone having too much fun to check in? Whatever you’re up to, try to make this coming weekend one to remember. What are you up to this weekend and will [...]

Mid-summer has sprung in the latitudes I spend my time. Are you making the most of your month? Here at 10,000 Birds, we believe in living the first week of August like it was our last. Our Beat Writers can, as usual, be found exploring the more exotic, avian-rich corners of the globe. Corey is beseiging [...]

Don’t tell me that September is almost here. Pretty soon, winter will be on our doorsteps (at least those of us north of the Equator.) On the bright side, birds are coming back! How will you spend this final weekend of August and will you be birding? Share your plans in the comments below. I dearly hope [...]

August is almost gone, which means your local migratory birds will soon depart as well, assuming they’ve hung around this long! Enjoy another (hopefully awesome) August weekend. Speaking of weekends, what will you be doing this weekend and will you be birding? Share your plans in the comments below. Corey and I will likely engage in [...]

August is here, which means that all too soon your local migratory birds will be gone, as will our long, lazy days of summer. Enjoy them — the birds and the days — while they last! What will you be doing this weekend and will you be birding? Share your plans in the comments below. The [...]

August is here, which means that all too soon your local migratory birds will be gone. So will our long, lazy days of summer. Enjoy them — the birds and the days — while they last! What will you be doing this weekend and will you be birding? Share your plans in the comments below. [...]

The fifth and final week of a long month has arrived. September is knocking on our doors, people! How are you going to answer? What will you be doing this weekend? Will you be birding? Share your plans in the comments below! I’m gearing up for another cool, wet weekend at the Finger Lakes. Can [...]

Did you know that the world’s largest birdwatching event is scheduled for this weekend? The British Birdwatching Fair, known to friends simply as the Birdfair, is held on the nature reserve at Rutland Water (a RAMSAR and Special Protection Area natch) and hosts about 20,000 visitors in a 3-day span. This event has a substantial [...]

August is on the march and I don’t think I’ve had an ideal dragonfly day yet. If you haven’t either, you really need to take advantage of the stellar assortment of odes this time of year offers, at least in my part of the world. What are your plans this weekend and will you be [...]

Now that September is mere weeks away, I feel like my summer is finally beginning. We’ve had at least three days in a row without rain and daytime temps sometimes touch 80 degrees. Of course, before we know it, we’ll wake up to frost! Make the most of every weekend regardless of the season, people. [...]

The arrival of August stuns those of us in the Northern Hemisphere into an introspective panic. Is summer really almost over? Have I squandered it?!? Absolve yourself of summertime guilt by enjoying this weekend to the hilt. How will you do it? Let us know in the comments below and be sure to mention if [...]

And just like that, summer is coming to an end. Sure, the autumnal equinox is still weeks away but hordes of students and teachers returning to school will argue that mere phenological semantics. Fortunately, those of us in the U.S. get a longer weekend to chase our fancies. So where are you going this weekend [...]

We’re in the home stretch as far as August 2008 is concerned. This news might alarm the legions of students who are less than enthusiastic about returning to school but birders in the Northern Hemisphere are relieved that summer doldrums are at an end. Shorebird season is upon us and early migrants have already taken [...]

While the autumnal equinox is still more that a month away, for most of us, summer is almost over. Have you accomplished what you meant to this summer? I have, but now I’m too exhausted to do anything else! How about you?  Where are you going this weekend and will you be watching birds? Comment [...]

Summer can turn on a dime, don’t you think? One week you’re slaving away for the man (or woman) while the next finds you maxing and relaxing in the vacation habitat of your choice. If you’re lucky, your turn might still be coming up! Where are you watching birds this weekend? Comment below on the [...]

Can you believe August is now upon us?  Just as summer is flying by, so are amazing birds, some of whom are already pondering the journey back to their wintering grounds. Keep your head up and eyes open… you never know what you’ll spot. So where are you watching birds this weekend? Comment below on [...]

This officially closes out 10,000 Birds’ very first month. Starting a birding blog must have pleased the avian spirits because the very next day, we spotted our very first Eastern Screech-owl! The Core Team has been all over the Tri-state area this month, hitting the Great Swamp, Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center, Constitution Marsh, and Doodletown [...]