Month: February 2011 - Page 6

I and the Bird

I and the Bird #144

February 17, 2011 by Mike 2 Comments

Certain concepts in this world are difficult to define; like art (or certain other types of adult-oriented “art”), we may claim to know it...

Inspiration

Spring is Coming!

by Corey 4 Comments

In New York City temperatures have reached into the fifties on the Fahrenheit scale today and they are predicted to do the same again tomorrow. Spring...

Birding

Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of February 2011?

by Mike 15 Comments

What could be better/worse than a winter that won’t quit? How about a week during that winter when your kids are not in school?...

News

Great Backyard Bird Count Starts Tomorrow

by Corey No Comments

Are you ready for the Great Backyard Bird Count? It starts tomorrow, 18 February, and runs through 21 February. Get ready to count!

Birding

Fitting Pieces in the Jigsaw

by Alan 3 Comments

Readers of 10,000 Birds are probably uniquely qualified to understand that sometimes life gets in the way of birding. During the twenty odd years...

Trips

Birding the East End of Long Island

February 16, 2011 by Corey 6 Comments

Birding at the eastern end of Long Island in the depths of winter, especially a winter like we have had in New York this...

Birds

Common and Barrow’s Goldeneye, Common and Scarce

by Larry 18 Comments

According to my Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, the Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is “fairly common” but the Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala...

Birding