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Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of February 2009?

February 12, 2009 by Mike 9 Comments

Listen up, all you North American bird watchers… this weekend is the Great Backyard Bird Count. , our annual four-day backyard birding, citizen science extravaganza. Coincidentally (or not) today kicks off the observance of the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birthday. Since nature lovers around the world owe much to Darwin’s discoveries, this seems a foruitous weekend to get out there and enjoy some nature! What will you be doing this weekend and what will you be watching? Comment below on the excitement you have planned!

I’ll be participating in the Great Backyard Bird Count as I do every year. However, since my mother and sister will be visiting from out of town, active birding will be kept to a minimum. Corey will be enjoying the feeder birds at his folks’ place in the Albany area. Charlie, lucky Charlie, will be in Vancouver and will try to hit Stanley Park.

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

Keep your eyes to the skies for flying ibises like these Australian White Ibises Charlie spotted in Sydney

February 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.

9 Comments

Eva February 12, 2009 at 5:55 pm
Last weekend was Everglades, this weekend I will be in the extreme opposite end of Florida, Jacksonville. Oh and of course a night at Jekyll Island, Georgia…my former home of three years and one of my favorite places in the world. The birds aren’t half bad either.
Pagan Sphinx February 12, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Lovely shot. Happy SWF.
Rune February 12, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Beautiful shot! Happy weekend and SkyWatch :o)
babooshka February 12, 2009 at 9:43 pm
Another on the list of birds I cannot see my way. Envious of such a marvellous image
Kallen305 February 12, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Awesome sky for skywatch! My favorite kind of sky is that with birds in it flying freely as they should be.
I will be going all over the place around my area this weekend. I have all four days off and I will be using them to bird for science. ;o).
Joseph February 13, 2009 at 10:19 am
The weather in NYC is supposed to be OK for the Great Backyard Bird Count so I’ll be at my local parks.
Carrie February 13, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Since I have a long weekend, we’re going to Montauk and Orient Point to look for seabirds.
Mary Carlson February 13, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Rain is forecasted for the entire weekend (and next week) for the GBBC, but there have been moments of sunshine, too. So, I’ll be birding my back yard and around the neighborhood this weekend.
Larry Jordan February 14, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Hey Mike, I will be birding my backyard of course for the GBBC! It’s a great day for birding today with huge flocks of finches. 14 species in the first hour of observation!
Kudos to Charlie for the awesome White Ibis captures!