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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of October 2013)

October 14, 2013 by Mike 5 Comments

The long Columbus Day weekend still sails on here in the United States, so if you haven’t found a worthy bird to report for the weekend yet, you may still have time…

This weekend also marks the point in the year where I stop taking Turkey Vultures for granted, which made me enjoy the many spotted soaring overhead. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was a surprising Sora in a very unlikely location – Bryant Park in midtown Manhattan. The bird was found late on Friday and Corey made the trip there on Saturday afternoon with Desi. It took a bit, but decent looks were gotten at the bird as it crept through the ornamental plantings by the southeast corner of the lawn.

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.