Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of February 2012?

By Mike • February 23, 2012 • 9 comments

Now that the Great Backyard Bird Count has ended, reports are rolling in from the Rio Grande Valley to Nunavut (thanks, Clare!) I’m wondering about how participation in an extreme or prolonged bird watching event affects interest in further birding. This question isn’t just apropos to North American birders but really to anyone who engages in Big Days, Big Years, Big Sits, and holiday-themed bird counts: do these events slake your thirst or further excite your appetite for birding?

Having locked in a lifer, albeit a drab one, last weekend leaves me satisfied to just admire the birds in my backyard this weekend. The cardinals have been whooping it up as new species stop by the feeder. Corey will be birding in the New York Capital Region while visiting his folks. How about you? What will you be doing this weekend and will you be birding? Share your plans in the comments below.

Whatever your plans this weekend, make time to enjoy SkyWatch Friday. Also be sure to come back Monday to share your best bird of the weekend!

Dawn breaks over Brooklyn as Corey embarks on a “three-hour tour“

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Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Besides founding 10,000 Birds and I and the Bird, Mike has also created a number of other entertaining sites and resources, particularly the Nature Blog Network.

9 Responses to “Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of February 2012?”

Sonja Ross Feb 23rd, 2012 at 4:13 pm
I’m not doing anything special this weekend but went on a pelagic last weekend from Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia, and we had 7 Buller’s Albatross off the boat at one stage, and a real rarity for Australia, a Great Shearwater for a short time. Both of those were lifers. The Buller’s are a striking bird, and it was great to see them.
Judy Feb 23rd, 2012 at 5:43 pm
It’s a beautiful sunrise, made even moreso by those birds flying about in it!!
Peter B Feb 23rd, 2012 at 8:37 pm
That’s a really beautiful sunrise… Happy skywatching!
Tatjana Parkacheva Feb 24th, 2012 at 1:12 pm
Beautiful scene.
Regards and best wishes
Karen Feb 24th, 2012 at 2:44 pm
Takes my breath away!
Mary, MI Feb 24th, 2012 at 4:39 pm
Wow that is beautiful!
SWF
Ann, CT Feb 24th, 2012 at 6:27 pm
I am returning to the RI coastline. Last weekend I watched common eiders, mergansers, buffleheads, scoters, and red throated loons in the icy blue Atlantic. Also got lucky to watch a lone razorbill feeding as the cod boats were returning to their port. I’m packing my gear now and looking forward to great bird photography opportunities.
Clare Feb 24th, 2012 at 8:40 pm
Finally, after a week of traversing the length and breadth of Nunavut I’ll be birding at home this weekend.
Katrina Feb 25th, 2012 at 3:00 pm
I’m hoping to get to Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area (south-central Pennsylvania) tomorrow. There are many thousands of Snow Geese and Tundra Swans there along with other waterfowl and a Sandhill Crane. My attempts to go birding today were defeated by high winds.