Birding

Where Are You Birding This Final Weekend of 2017?

December 29, 2017 by Mike 2 Comments

Now that most of the gift giving and bird counting has been discharged, before the revels and resolutions of the final night of the year, I like to sit–somewhere warm, of course–and consider a cheerful verse from Oliver Herford:

I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December
A magical thing
And sweet to remember.

“We are nearer to Spring
Than we were in September,”
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December.

No matter how dark your December, take the time to enjoy the songs of birds who long, as you do, for spring.

I’m still recovering from knee surgery and wondering why the birds seem to have abandoned my feeder. Perhaps my hungry gaze made them fear raptors. Corey will be kicking around Queens getting ready to assault his 2018 list with vigor. How about you? Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? Share your plans in the comments below.

Whatever your plans this weekend, make time to enjoy SkyWatch Friday. Also be sure to come back Monday to share your best bird of the weekend. Happy New Year!

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.