10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

I finally tracked down Black-bellied Plover , a shorebird species that had been eluding me for the county for years, plus a bonus bird in the form of a very infrequent Forster’s Tern hobnobbing with the usual Caspians. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

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APRIL 12, 2020

Corey did get out for some socially distant birding this weekend and his Best Bird of the Weekend was a Yellow-throated Warbler at Cunningham Park, only his fifth record of the species in Queens. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you?

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

I finally chased down what has been a nemesis species for me at Webster Park, which seems to be one of Rochester’s most reliable winter finch hotspots. He also enjoyed Red Crossbills this weekend, but in Queens, only the second time he’s seen the species in his home borough and the first in over ten years! How about you?

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Corey had two species he wanted to make sure he saw this weekend because it is their prime migration time and he hadn’t seen either all year. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Is that so much to ask? How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Sparrows Birds Experiments Experience 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

When you can’t search reports, compile lists, or (as I’m struggling to do right now) post birding blogs without waiting for hours for pages to load, everything feels less efficient, which means less time to do what you wanted to do in the first place: seek the best views of birds. How about you?

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2021

Normally, one of the two species that were new for him for the year (in this case, Least Bittern and Western Sandpiper ) would be his Best Bird of the Weekend. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Jamaica Birds Experience Experiments 264

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2021

While I knocked down plenty of first of spring birds this weekend, I most appreciated the appearance of a species that hangs around all winter. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. At least my summers are mild. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Birds Sparrows Experience Experiments 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2021

I’ve continued my inconsistent effort to pick off the species I need for my Monroe County list. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. On the other hand, if fate turns fickle, you’ll miss the good stuff entirely. Rumor (i.e. How about you?

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Corey had an excellent weekend’s birding, adding three species to his year list for Queens, Eared Grebe , Tundra Swan , and Red-shouldered Hawk. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2021

I’ve continued my efforts to at least keep pace with Monroe County listers by seeking out new species for my local list. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Once again, dad takes it for the team! Luckily, I’ve seen both well before. How about you?

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10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2014

Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was one of the many species of wood-warblers he saw this weekend, which was amazing for neotropical migration in New York City. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2020

Learn to read the signs, and you’ll be able to tell the time of year just by which species cross your path… I had the chance to observe some interesting avian activity along the lakeshore this weekend, but the Eastern Bluebirds down in rural Pennsylvania were most distinctively colorful, which counts for a lot with me.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2012

Before I get into the nitty-gritties of my awesome birding experiences in Hungary I thought I would just share a few of the shots that I got during the trip. My life list has increased by 33 which, considering I tallied 137 species during the trip (out of the 160 that the group got), is a pretty significant total.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2021

Of all the species he saw he had one that was easily his Best Bird of the Weekend, as it was a new bird for him in New York State. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Corey enjoyed getting out early and birding both days this weekend, and has the lists to back him up.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Most of the birds I spotted this weekend are the same species I’ll be hanging out with all winter. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Migration is meaningful to those of us who appreciate when non-local birds invade our local airspace, so make the most of this one.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 25, 2015

Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was easy for him to pick despite the fact that he had over 100 species from which to choose. The Whooping Crane is a very special bird and seeing one for the first time is a never-to-be-forgotten experience. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend? Birding best bird weekend'

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10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2014

While I saw some pretty special species this weekend, the most special was the Gray Catbird because my sweet 7-year niece totally got into finding one; I think I’ve found the next generation birder in the family! If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you?

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2014 Birds Family Experiments 249

10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2020

Of the 132 species he spotted he decided photographing a Common Nighthawk in Queens for the first time entitled the nighthawk to be his Best Bird of the Weekend. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

He got out on both mornings and saw pretty much expected species. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. This is probably why his Best Bird of the Weekend is simply a Northern Mockingbird that sat still in morning light. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2021

Not only did I pick up that little brown job, but I found plenty more species that looked verrrry much like it. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Good times! How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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California New York Birds Experience 264

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was a species that he only gets to see in winter and usually has to work for, sorting through flocks of Horned Larks. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Between work and shoveling, I had no chance to get out birding.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was the third-from-last species to be added to his Big Sit total on Sunday afternoon, an amazingly cooperative Philadelphia Vireo that spent over an hour foraging around the Fort Tilden hawkwatch platform. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2014

While I didn’t notice any Neotropical migrants this weekend, I was pleased to spot a Tufted Titmouse , a species I tend to miss during winter. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend? Birding best bird weekend'

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2015

Though seeing an owl on a nest is an awesome experience there can be too much of a good thing for a sought-after species in a vulnerable situation. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2020

I was thrilled to find more species than expected along the lake this weekend, especially a pair of foraging Hudsonian Godwits willing to be added to my county list. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Did you find time to catch any avian action? How about you?

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2020 Birds Experience Experiments 250

10,000 Birds

APRIL 14, 2013

With the foresight to get my taxes taken care of early, I was free to enjoy the cold spring weather and lingering winter species around here. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Some are surely at it still. What a way to ruin a weekend! Birding best bird weekend'

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10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2014

Miami, Florida has a reputation among the birding community for being overrun with exotic bird species. However, the typical birding experience for someone down here also includes a large menagerie of other species such as Orange-winged Parrot , Mitred Parakeet , Egyptian Goose and Nutmeg Mannikin. It is well-deserved.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 25, 2012

Corey had several good species to choose from this weekend but most appreciated trying to get decent shots of alternate-plumaged Herring Gulls in bright sunlight. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Not an easy task! How do you think he did?

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2012 Birds Experiments Experience 235

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2011

I forgot how much bigger these birds are than the other species like chickadees they pal around with. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend ™ was one of the many American Pipits that were moving along the coast.

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2011 Birds Experiments Experience 234

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2014

It’s all over but the year bird counting, so take stock of any species you’ve added this weekend. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. And that’s a wrap. The calendar year 2014 has just about run its course. How about you? Birding best bird weekend'

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10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2012

While I saw a number of tasty shore species, I most appreciated the behemoth Great Black-backed Gulls , which I’ve missed since I’ve moved upstate. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How has yours been so far? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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2012 Birds Experiments Experience 231

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2012

My family took our annual post-Easter Egg hunt hike at Powder Mills Park, where I spied several gorgeous matched pairs of Wood Ducks along with lots of different woodpecker species. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2013

When it comes to New World flycatchers, empids tend to irritate me for the same reasons they irritate everyone, but species in the genus Contopus make me much happier for inexplicable reasons. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you?

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2020

But of the species they saw he most appreciated the Eastern Phoebe because it was the last of the “never-missed” species to be spotted. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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2020 Birds Experiments Experience 227

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Three scoter species and two loon species are nice, but my favorite sighting was a Great Cormorant , a bird I don’t see nearly enough. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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2011 Owls Birds Experiments 225

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2015

A huge raft of seaducks included numerous Redheads , a species I don’t nearly see often enough. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. My weekend wasn’t as eventful as Russell Wilson’s, but I did locate some open water in the icy Irondequoit Bay Inlet.

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Seattle 2015 Birds Experiments 238

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2015

Corey had quite a few species to choose from this weekend but decided that his Best Bird of the Weekend was the simple Tree Swallow. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. This time, we spotted two shaggy cranes flying across the wetlands. Birding best bird weekend'

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