Time to shake off the excesses of St. Patrick’s Day celebration (unless you’re a devotee of drunk birding) and embrace the coming vernal equinox. Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? Share your plans in the comments below.
I’m hoping to hit Owl Woods for early spring migrants this weekend. Charlie will be seeking out the same, although obviously not the same species, around Wiltshire. Corey hopes to be at Jamaica Bay Saturday morning and perhaps a beach on Sunday. Wish us all luck!
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!
In the right light, even starlings can be lovely!
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.
Brilliantly composed! This is amazing!
Pixellicious Photos
I’m hoping to catch waders in breeding plumage before they head off to the Northern Hemisphere – Soldiers Point and Stockton Sand Spit in NSW.
Hopein to get over to Girdelness lighthouse and see whats goin on there. Other than that its down through Seaton park and follow the river down to the mouth of the Don. Which in itself is always a wonderful walk and plenty to see Birds , Otters, Mink and Roe deer most days.
Not bad for the middle of a city!!
AL
A friend and I are heading over to Monte Vista to see the Greater Sandhill Cranes and whatever else we can find this weekend in Colorado.
Debbie
Trying again for the Azure-rumped Tanager (Tangara cabanisi)
Huge rainfalls in the outback have led to an explosion of birdlife. So many birds, sol little time!
Three of us are planning to head south of Alice Springs to look for an alleged Great Crested Grebe at Redbank Waterhole on Owen Springs Conservation Reserve- a very odd bird to see in Central Australia! Grey Falcon have nested on this reserve last year so we will be keeping our eyes peeled. We will camp at Rainbow Valley where we are hoping to pick up Bourke’s Parrot and Australian Bustard.
I have not been (seriously) birding while living in Italy for the past two years — just busy with other things, I guess. Tomorrow, though, we are flying to New Jersey for a week of family visits and my interest in birding has been rekindled (thanks, in no small part, to 10,000 Birds). Among the spots I plan to hit this week are Brigantine NWR and Cape May. Should be a good start to me 2010 Year List.
bird photography is an interesting field, i just don’t think i’m up for it 🙂 happy birding! btw, lovely silhouette against the blue sky!
The starlings may make for a showing in your sku shot. They are notbing but trouble around her. We have so many.
@Bob: Glad we could help!