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Where Are You Birding This Final Weekend of April 2010?

April 22, 2010 by Mike 8 Comments

The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but, as Damon Runyan said, that’s the way to bet. Where will you be running to this weekend and will you be birding? Share your plans in the comments below.

I managed to get my weekend birding in mid-week but still failed to bring home that coveted Saw-whet Owl. This weekend, I’ll be reduced to scanning my backyard for kinglets. On Saturday, Corey will be birding in Forest Park with Francois of Fotoportmann and hopes to get his visiting folks out in nature somewhere on Sunday. Charlie will be manning a stall for the Great Bustard Group at Chew Valley on Saturday and walking Chalfeld Sunday.

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!

If you’ve ever wondered what a difference a day plus a volcano can make, check out Charlie’s before-and-after shots of the skies over Great Chalfield. Thanks, Eyjafjallajokull!

aircraft contrails over great chalfield
…looking east. April 10th, 08:00am

aircraft contrails over great chalfield
…looking east. April 16th, 08:00am

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.