Birding

Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of February 2013

February 7, 2013 by Mike 4 Comments

I can think of so many more interesting things to think about than the weather, and yet one cannot contemplate a winter weekend without checking the forecast. You lucky souls in stable climes don’t know how good you have it, always being prepared for what the weekend holds. Those of us in the path of the massively hyped Winter Storm Nemo have encountered a somewhat predictable season so far, but will likely give up birding for shoveling this weekend.

This weekend, I’ll be trying to keep pace with the blizzard about to blow this way. Corey is under the delusion that he’ll be somewhere on Long Island or in Queens for one morning this weekend, but we know better. He did make out mighty well last weekend at Montauk, though, where he spied the endless flock of icterids pictured above. 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!

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.

4 Comments

Socar February 7, 2013 at 5:06 pm
I’ll be birding, as always, in Vancouver, with special focus on trying to get close to an eagle. I have been fruitlessly chasing eagles (both bald and golden) around my neighbourhood all week, hoping one will land somewhere, and let me take its picture. So far, they have all stayed well above my head, and out of camera range.
I’m also hoping to get that treecreeper, at long last, but I haven’t even spied one at a distance, let alone seen it close enough to make a positive identification.
Pat ODonnell February 8, 2013 at 8:28 am
I will be guiding at Carara National Park in Costa Rica on Saturday and Sunday. Since I am doing pretty much the same route on both days, it will be interesting to compare the two days. Should be a very birdy time with 130 or so species identified on each day but ironically, I dont expect to pick up many year birds as I have already spent a fair amount of time at Carara and the Pacific coast.
Laura Hegfield February 8, 2013 at 5:11 pm
wow… what a gorgeous image!!!
Mary Howell Cromer February 9, 2013 at 7:51 am
This is such beauty and love seeing the bird murmuration flight as well as gorgeous sky scene~