The second weekend of April holds special meaning for citizens of the United States, and by special, I really mean dire. But like it or not, most of us have filed our tax returns. At last, we can turn to more important issues like earning enough money to pay next year’s taxes!
As promised, I finally made it up to Owl Woods and the Braddock Bay area. Too bad the hawks and owls couldn’t make it too! Luckily, swarms of songbirds arrived on time, including one very handsome Fox Sparrow. Corey had a hard time choosing his Best Bird of the Weekend, but picked his first New York Blue-gray Gnatcatchers of the year, which he saw in Alley Pond Park in Queens.
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.
Got my first-of-year Brown Creeper at Jarvis Bird Sanctuary in Chicago, and about an hour later observed two American Coots being all kissy-face in Montrose Harbor. Nothing earth-shattering, but all fun to watch!
Three magnificent Bald Eagles over two days, each perched atop a tall tree. One landed on a rock offshore to feast on something I couldn’t see. Although common around here on the Olympic Peninsula, they are always so thrilling to watch!
Easy: Grasshopper Warbler at Portbury Wharf, which is like a lifer for me.
Budgerigars and Jacky Winters to add to the year list! 🙂
Lifer Eurasian Wigeon! A fun bird for Michigan even if it hadn’t been a lifer.
1killdeer, 1 great blue heron, 1 green heron, 3 great egrets, 5 snowy egrets and a 100+ flock of Western Grebes! In malibu lagoon in about an hour!
My first Wilson’s Snipe in Saratoga County, NY! It was a pair, flying off into the sunrise. They weren’t previously in the records for that spot!
Marsh Wren. At least I think that is what it was–tiny wren on the ground darting in and out of the brush at the edge of the lake.