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Where Are You Birding this First Weekend of January 2009

January 1, 2009 by Mike 24 Comments

Happy New Year! How’s your head feeling this morning? Are you as thrilled about what 2009 holds in store as we here at 10,000 Birds are? New years present new opportunities if you’re willing to seize them. Are you? What are you doing this first weekend of 2009 and will you be watching birds? Comment below on the excitement you have planned!

I’ll be celebrating the new year by getting a head start on my 2009 life list. I anticipate a run to Sodus Bay to see if the King Eiders that have been hanging around are still accessible. It’s a safe bet that Corey will be birding in the new year as well, since he’s breaking in some new optics that we can’t wait to tell you about. Charlie will be in Bangkok of all places, hopefully having a good time!

Whatever you do this weekend, make time to enjoy Sky Watch Friday…

Keep your eyes to the skies for parrots like these Monk Parakeets from the Bronx
(…and come back for the unbelievable content we have planned throughout PARROT MONTH on 10,000 Birds!)

January weekend

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.

24 Comments

Will January 1, 2009 at 8:38 am
Hunting a Hawk Owl is where I am off to!
Liz January 1, 2009 at 9:34 am
Hopefully, going upstate in search of the hawk owl!
Joseph January 1, 2009 at 10:25 am
I’m going to try and see the pink-footed goose in kissena and flushing meadows parks in NYC. I’ve tried three times before and missed it each time.
Dave January 1, 2009 at 11:19 am
I’m hoping this is the winter I finally see a Northern Harrier!
Happy New Year!
Gill January 1, 2009 at 4:25 pm
that is so neat…….
Gill in Canada
Steffi January 1, 2009 at 4:27 pm
Great photo,perfect shot!!Happy SWF and Happy New Year 2009!
Whitney January 1, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Birding at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge!
Watching for the major migration inundation in January.
Maybe I’ll see a Snow Goose in Fl!
Happy New Year!
Chris January 1, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Fantastic capture!
Happy New Year!
Rune January 1, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Truly beautiful photos with soft colors. Happy new year from Norway!
Leedra January 1, 2009 at 6:42 pm
I will be in East Tennessee, USA
Kathiesbirds January 1, 2009 at 7:23 pm
Mike, Gus and I plan on a trip to Arivaca Cienega in AZ. We just visited Bosque del Apache in NM over Christmas holiday. We saw a great egret and some turkey vultures in Rio Rico yesterday and I already have counted 11 species of birds from my yard this morning, including a sharpie who scared all the others away! Larry of the Brownstone Birding Blog has a challenge on a for a Big January. It’s all fun and no pressure. Good luck with your birding! Happy 2009! Very nice SWF post!
esnorway January 1, 2009 at 7:55 pm
nice pic . happy new year!
Larry D January 1, 2009 at 8:12 pm
Great photo!
Cherie January 1, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Parrots from the Bronx, cool shot. 🙂
Rottlady January 1, 2009 at 9:57 pm
The parrots are beautiful! Happy New Year from the Ozarks.
Raven January 2, 2009 at 12:03 am
Parrots in the Bronx! Cool. Beautiful photo. Happy Parrot month and Happy New Year!
Arija January 2, 2009 at 4:16 am
I’m still stalking my elusive heron although the water in our dam may be gone in a couple of days. I’ve got 4 kinds of parrots around as well.
Love your fly-by shot.
Bob Honiker {tsiya} January 2, 2009 at 4:29 am
I’ve been invited to a private area where I hope to get some good views and photos of an Eagles nest. The birds are sitting on eggs, that much I can see, but the thermal distortion over the creek is intense. Up until now the closest I’ve been able to get is just over 300 yards, across a tidal creek. I won’t know how close I can get until I get there.
Larry Jordan January 2, 2009 at 10:53 am
Happy , Healthy and Prosperous New Year everyone! I am also looking to a new “rebirth” of our planet with all people being more aware of our environment and developing more eco-friendly solutions to problems.
I will be staying close to home this weekend with my 92 year old Mom visiting, but we hope to see many species during our Feeder Watch count and maybe spot some of the thousands of Canada Geese that are beginning to fly over our house. If we’re lucky, we may see Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk and Red-shouldered Hawks. I may have time to seek out the Great Horned Owl living on our property too!
The Arthur Clan January 2, 2009 at 11:38 am
I love the wonderful blue in your sky photo this week. A beautiful capture!
Loran January 2, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Wonderful lighting on the birds.
Corey January 2, 2009 at 1:36 pm
I’ll now be in a new-to-me Christmas Bird Count: the South Nassau CBC. Wish me luck!
Wren January 2, 2009 at 7:28 pm
Great photo, Mike. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a parakeet from that angle. 🙂
Wishing you and yours all the best in 2009, and looking forward to parrot month.
Hide January 5, 2009 at 2:41 am
Happy New Year to everybody! I just went out for my first birding in 2009 today and I went to Big Morongo preserve area,CA. It was very windy and cold but because of that, most of the birds were perching on trees and they didn’t move much. Western Bluebirds came down very low on some trees and they let me close to about 10 ft. from them. Northern Flickers were everywhere but since they hide in the trees it wasn’t easy to get a clear shot. RTH also showed up and I could get a close up shot.
It looks like you started out great this year and I wish you another great birding year. 🙂