Birding

Best Bird of the Weekend (First of August 2014)

August 4, 2014 by Mike 5 Comments

Summer weather ain’t what it used to be around these parts. An ill-timed polar vortex has sucked all the heat–and fun— out of mid-summer. At least the birds seem to appreciate the clement weather!

For once, I was pleased to see our omnipresent local Ring-billed Gulls this weekend, since I realized I didn’t see a single larid while in Colombia. Corey greatly enjoyed his weekend in the beautiful Catskill Mountains of upstate New York with family and friends. In addition to the camping and camaraderie he took some time to catch up to the local breeding birds of which there were quite a few. His favorite, and therefore his Best Bird of the Weekend, was actually a family of Eastern Phoebes, in particular the four fledglings. That level of cute is tough to top!

How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

Written by Mike
Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but he's also a traveler who fully expects to see every bird in the world. Besides founding 10,000 Birds in 2003, Mike has also created a number of other entertaining but now extirpated nature blog resources, particularly the Nature Blog Network and I and the Bird.