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Has the insanity of the holiday season hit you yet? Thanksgiving hasn’t arrived yet, or at least the American version hasn’t, yet I’m already being barraged with nonsense about gifts and gatherings. Not that I’m a Scrooge — well, not too much of one — but really, can’t we all focus on what we’re cooking [...]

Here we are in the thick of autumn, a fallow period for many birders. Unless you’re close enough to the equator to still be experiencing serious bird movement, you’re confronted with the same old same old. Or not! As one set of species moves out, another comes in. Take a moment, catch your breath, and [...]

The second weekend of November is here and, provided you have recovered from celebrating or weeping over the elections in the United States, we here at 10,000 Birds assume you will be birding.  Though the full fury of winter is nowhere near, here in the northern hemisphere things are starting to get a bit chilly.  [...]

Migration is on the wane, if not ended altogether, yet the next season’s birds are not yet completely in place. What are you supposed to do this weekend?!? Well, if you live in a country enlightened (or twisted) enough to celebrate Halloween, you can put a big dent in the kids’ candy. Otherwise, you’ll just [...]

October is screaming to an end, which means that for many of us, fall migration is drawing to a close. If you’re closer to the equator than I am, you may still have a shot at interesting birds. At my latitude, however, the skies are filled mostly with falling leaves and errant snowflakes. What are [...]

In the middle of October, nearly every migrant in on the move. Raptors and songbirds and butterflies and who knows what else are all winging their way closer to the equator. If you’re not on the move yourself, you could do worse that to lift your head to see the streams of birds sailing south [...]

Mid-October is a beautiful time of year in most parts of the world. Whatever you plan to do, do it in style. The 3-day weekend many of us in the United States will enjoy should inspire you to go big. You can dream big, play big, even sit big! Whatever you expect to do this [...]

The month of March gets great press for ending more placidly than it begins. Why isn’t October acknowledged, at least in the temperate zones above the equator, for coming in like a lamb but going out like a lion? Perhaps we’re too distracted by all that Halloween candy. What does this rather random point have [...]

Autumn is now upon us, isn’t it? Crossing the 42nd latitude yesterday, I saw quite a bit of color in rolling, wooded hills. The first weekend of fall (or spring, depending on your perspective) can be a feast for the eyes. So what are you looking at this weekend and are birds on this itinerary? [...]

Is it summer yet? Oh, technically it’s still summer you say (or winter, depending on your hemisphere!) That’s right, this is the last official weekend of the summer of 2008. It’s also a time when migratory birds are pouring from the poles to the equatorial regions (or vice versa, depending on your heimsphere!) So where [...]

I don’t know how the weather is treating you in your neck of the proverbial woods but it’s getting chilly around here. Warm nights turning cool is a signal that birds are on the move, so you might want to be too. Not only will the activity warm you up but you might find yourself [...]

September has arrived and with it, a flood of fall migrants. OK, maybe those are spring migrants on your side of the world. What matters is that creatures are on the move, which gives us all plenty to look at this weekend. Not that you have to restrict yourself to aerial organisms. After all, this [...]

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 [...]

I don’t know about you but after a long week of work and rain, I’m ready to get out into the world for a little nature immersion therapy. The imminent end of July reminds us that summer itself shall not last forever. Thus, it behooves us all to live it to the hilt. So where [...]

We’re almost a month into summer around here and I’m ready to relax. Too bad there’s so much to do in July! Where are you watching birds this weekend? Comment below on the excitement you have planned!
I and a small army of friends and family will, as is our tradition in the third weekend of [...]

It’s hot out there, at least on my side of the Earth. Don’t let high temperatures keep you indoors! If you can brave the heat, you’re bound to see something beautiful. So where are you going birding this weekend? Comment below on the excitement you have planned!
I’ll be ogling avifauna at Ocean City, Maryland. This [...]