Birding

Best Bird of the Weekend (Fourth of September 2015)

September 28, 2015 by Mike 8 Comments

Did you see the supermoon eclipse last night? If you didn’t, you missed something very special. I would lay odds that we birders geek out to all manner of natural phenomena at a higher rate than almost any other group. What do you think?

The winds this weekend in western New York must have been favorable for migration, because the only nonresident I could track down was a Swainson’s Thrush. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was one of the several Black Vultures that went overhead during a family hike to Anthony’s Nose in the Hudson Valley. The birding wasn’t very exciting but the hike was nice and allowed a nice view of Bear Mountain, the Bear Mountain Bridge, and the Hudson River.

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.

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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.

8 Comments

Jochen September 28, 2015 at 8:01 am
What, no Zone-tailed Hawk in the hudson Valley? Corey, what’s wrong? You must be the only birder in the East without one this fall.
Duncan September 28, 2015 at 6:45 pm
Big flock of White-fronted Terns in Wellington Harbour.
Didn’t see the moon on account of the transit being in the middle of the day in New Zealand. I did see Facebook and Twitter essentialy go lunatic over it though, which was an odd sight.
Corey September 28, 2015 at 8:27 pm
This is the second year in a row that one was seen in New England and in New Jersey, somehow being missed in New York.
J E Moore September 28, 2015 at 10:23 pm
Striated Heron- The 2nd recorded for Barbados
Jochen September 29, 2015 at 8:22 am
That’s the good, the bad and the ugly side of birding: you know the birds are out there, but whether you (or others) find them is an entirely different matter.
Martina September 29, 2015 at 9:21 am
It *would have* been that Buff-bellied Hummingbird, but being a young birder without a car is so frustrating… no want wants to take you!
I’ll take a Yellow-bellied Flycathcer, though…
Patrick O'Donnell September 29, 2015 at 1:41 pm
Best for me was a heard only Unspotted Saw-whet Owl at Myriam’s Cabins in the Dota Valley of Costa Rica.
Patrick O'Donnell September 29, 2015 at 1:43 pm
So sorry to hear that Martina. Making sure that young birders see a record like that should be an official part of the ABA mission statement.