Birding

Where Are You Birding This Fourth Weekend of November 2012?

November 22, 2012 by Mike 5 Comments

Most Americans are enjoying an early Thanksgiving weekend, for which I’m thankful. My family and many others are looking forward to veritable feasts to honor the fall harvest, for which I am also thankful. I also give thanks today for 10,000 Birds, our awesome writers, and our awesome readers… love you guys! And as I’m digging into my Thanksgiving lentil loaf (and perhaps some turkey too) and considering the many things and people to be grateful for, I’ll be giving a special thanks for everyone who helped me see new birds this year and will be helping me next year!

I’m in northern Pennsylvania farm country looking for rural birds. Corey is more of an urban avian warrior, but may pop up anywhere in New York state. 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!

Keep your eyes to the skies for birds to be thankful for, like the current waves of winter finches!

November 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.

5 Comments

Liza Lee Miller November 22, 2012 at 1:49 pm
I am birding at my kitchen window where I saw a lovely Anna’s Hummingbird sipping nectar this morning. We both had something to be grateful for — I got a little jewel of beauty this morning and he got Thanksgiving breakfast! 🙂
Allison November 22, 2012 at 2:52 pm
I will be taking friends to Bosque del Apache tomorrow to see Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese and hopefully Bald Eagles. We also have a lot of activity in our yard
Pat ODonnell November 23, 2012 at 8:26 am
I hope to look for vagrant warblers, waterbirds, and see hundreds of hummingbirds in the Orosi valley of Costa Rica.
Peter Thoem November 23, 2012 at 8:55 pm
Just around home turf which is at the west end of Lake Ontario, in Ontario Canada. Passerines are getting scarcer but waterfowl numbers are increasing. Weather outlook is rather dreary. Sharp-shinned Hawks are starting to stake out bird feeders for an easy catch (see last posting at http://www.mybirdoftheday.ca)
Seagullsteve November 25, 2012 at 1:11 am
I think I’ll head down to Half Moon Bay, CA. There is a paucity of rare birds in northern California right now, and I intend to do something about it.