November’s end signals an end to a season of change and the beginning of a time of stability. Birds are still, as ever, on the move according to their own rhythms, but the next few months should bring some familiar friends to you, wherever you are.
I finally had a chance to visit my brother and his family in their beautiful new home in Westchester. We explored a trail near his home, where we (really just me) were rewarded with a sighting of a perky Winter Wren. Corey spent most of the long Thanksgiving weekend upstate visiting his folks but he didn’t see too many exciting birds. Sunday morning in Queens didn’t net him much either, but the flock of Redheads that has returned to Baisley Pond Park will serve as his Best Birds of the Weekend.
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.
Micronesian Imperial-Pigeon
A small flock of Black Turnstones at Alki Point in Seattle will have to pass as the best for me on a very rainy and windy weekend around the Puget Sound.
Winter wren.