As surely as day follows night which follows day, summer attains its height only to pass with cool breezes and migrating songbirds into autumn. The final weekend of August has arrived. From here, we glide into Labor Day and then xmas shopping! How are you celebrating the last weekend of August and will you be birding? Share your plans in the comments below…
I had best get to birding, hopefully in a place beset by shorebirds. Corey is going to be birding somewhere in Queens, hopefully, and a visit to the beach is planned for Saturday. Depending on the pace and track of Hurricane Irene, he might be out looking for storm-tossed birds on Sunday afternoon/evening!
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 (or worst if you’re so inclined!)
Keep your eyes to the skies for epic views, like this phenomenal vista Corey captured at Mount Ranier National Park!
I was planning on going to Jamaica Bay for NYC Audubon’s Shorebird Festival, but it’s been cancelled due to the hurricane warning. 🙁
I might just go out there myself if the weather breaks long enough.
I’m going to Soames Island in the middle of Wellington Harbour, and spending the night there. Certainties include Spotted Shags and Red-crowned Parakeets, possibilities include wetas, Brothers Isand tuataras, Fairy Prions, Fluttering Shearwaters and Blue Penguins!
Nice shot, No place in particular just where ever the road takes me.
I’m hoping that Hurricane Irene stays far enough away that I don’t get slammed with wind and rain but comes close enough that I benefit by seeing a few “hurricane birds” to add to my year list. Usually Caspian terns are the most common hurricane bird in my area, but I never know what might show up.
I wish I was going to be looking for hurricane birds in the northeast USA but will probably bird in shade coffee plantations near the house. I wish I could head to a Cerulean Warbler count on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica but a car in the shop and a mandatory kids birthday party will make that an impossibility. Ceruleans pass through here in some numbers and they should be around- maybe I will get lucky and find one in a coffee plantation.
I’m escaping the heat of the Salt Lake valley and heading with the family to the Monte Cristo mountain range for a weekend of camping. Its a good place to see Purple Martin in Utah, though they may have already migrated. It’s also great for Williamson’s Sapsucker.
Beautiful view and your photography, too.
Regards!