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How was your weekend? Did Santa bring you any good birds? Don’t be shy… tell us about your best bird!
The best bird of my weekend had to be the Red-tailed Hawk soaring with the gulls over Giant Stadium during the last Giants game at that hallowed arena. Corey reveled in feeder birds at his parents’ [...]

Happy holidays! I’m running around like a maniac trying to get everything in order for Christmas Eve, not so much for myself but for my kids and kin. I can only hope that you’re looking forward to a more relaxed and enjoyable weekend. Speaking of which, what are you doing this weekend? Will you be [...]

How was your weekend? Any good birds? Don’t be shy… tell us about your best bird!
The best bird of my weekend was undoubtedly the Red-tailed Hawk that took an American Crow right outside my window. Wicked! Corey found favor with the normal Forest Park feeder birds after a big NYC snowstorm, like the Carolina Wren [...]

The holidays are well and truly upon us. So, if you live anywhere near my latitude, is winter weather. The silver lining to these dark clouds packed with snow and sleet is that winter birds are close behind! What are you doing this weekend and will you be birding? Share your plans in the comments [...]

How was your weekend? Any good birds? Don’t be shy… tell us about your best bird!
My best bird was a Sharp-shinned Hawk standing vigil over my bird feeder. Unfortunately for the eager accipiter, the feeder hasn’t been filled for a while! Charlie founds favor with his first Great Chalfield Common Snipe. Alas for Corey, his [...]

I’m in the middle of a book review blitz so pardon me if I cut right to the chase: where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? Share your plans in the comments below.
I will be engaged in family activities this weekend that will probably keep me away from interesting avifauna. If [...]

How was your weekend? Any good birds? Don’t be shy… tell us about your best bird!
My own weekend was rather devoid of birds; I couldn’t even take pleasure in the asymmetrical clash between the Eagles and Falcons.  Charlie didn’t see much worth mentioning either. Fortunately, Corey redeemed us and himself by finally finding that Queens Ash-throated [...]

December has finally arrived. While this year slowly eases into the next, most folks feel they need to spend every free moment preparing for the holidays, usually through epic feats of conspicuous consumption. But there is another way! The best gift you can give your loved ones is to enter the holiday season as friendly, [...]

How was your weekend? Any good birds? (Turducken doesn’t count!) Don’t be shy… tell us about your best bird!
My best bird was Great Black-backed Gull on the Tappan Zee Bridge en route from NYC to Rochester; great black-backs always look so regal perched atop lightposts. Charlie contended with any number of common British backyard birds. [...]

Time to talk turkey. The fourth Thursday of November is when we in the United States observe Thanksgiving. However, anybody can take a moment today to consider the veritable cornucopia of blessings we enjoy in this day and age. For example, I’m thankful to be able to share the photos that follow, but let’s first [...]

How was your weekend? Any good birds? Don’t be shy… tell us about your best bird!
My best bird of the weekend was a Brown Creeper on a tree outside my kitchen window. Corey’s best birds were Cattle Egret and Black-legged Kittiwake, the former a year state bird and the latter a year bird and an [...]

American Thanksgiving is drawing nigh, which means that most of us in the States should embark on some aggressive pre-emptive aerobic action to burn those calories we’ll undoubtedly be consuming next Thursday. How will you be burning calories this weekend? Will you be birding? If so, be advised that lifting binoculars hardly qualified as weight [...]

How was your weekend? Any good birds? Don’t be shy… tell us about your best bird!
My best bird this weekend had to be Brant, a hard goose to get on Lake Ontario. Corey’s best bird was also a goose, specifically a Cackling Goose, although a Long-eared Owl in Brooklyn came in a close second. Charlie hasn’t [...]

November bears a strong resemblance to March in these parts, attired in the same shapeless, threadbare dress. Each of these months lacks distinction except that March heralds a steady upswing of hope while November descends into dreary despair, and I’m not just talking about the approaching holiday season! Perspective no doubt varies by your latitude. [...]

Though health care reform has been passed in the U.S. House of Representatives we all know that the best cure for what ails you is seeing a really good bird over the weekend.  So, where did you bird and what did you see on this weekend after Election Day in the United States?  Tell us [...]

While winter weather is knocking on our doors in the northern latitudes, winter birds have not yet arrived in force. November feels like a shoulder season, a gap between the thrill of migration and the pleasures of old friends returned for a few months. Yet in any month or any season, treasures await for those [...]

How was your weekend? Enjoy Halloween, El Día de los Muertos, or All Souls’ Day? How about those birds? Tell us about your best bird.
My best bird of the weekend was a Black Scoter at Hamlin Beach State Park on Lake Ontario. Coincidentally, Corey was most pleased with his first-for-Queens Surf Scoter (bird number 240 for [...]

Here in the United States, we commemorate the last night of October with costumes, candy, and creepy, if not downright questionable behavior. Oh yeah, Halloween is here! Considering that All Hallow’s Eve is followed by El Día de los Muertos or All Souls’ Day, everyone should have something interesting planned, right? How will you be [...]

How was your weekend? Any good birds? Tell us about your best bird.
My best bird of the weekend was White-crowned Sparrow; I encountered both an adult and a first winter bird while discovering a local patch where half-hardies seem to be hunkering down for winter. Corey’s best was Bufflehead back at Jamaica Bay, where a [...]

Wow, the fall foliage is full on where I happen to live. If your environment is anywhere near as enticing, you should have plenty to do this weekend! On that topic, what will you be doing this weekend? Will you be watching birds? Share your plans in the comments below.
The family and I are way [...]