10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2018

This past year may have felt like it lasted a grueling decade or more, but 2018 only spanned 52 weeks. As usual, we each had the same 52 weekends to make birding magic happen. Now that the last of our allotted weekends has passed, take stock of your birding year. Did you strive, learn, and enjoy in 2018? How about you?

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JANUARY 9, 2019

For nearly 10 days now, I have been sorting thru all of the images from 2018. Over-all there were almost 80,000 photos taken, nearly 50 story’s posted on this website, and 10 countries, all with some amazing birds. There were literally hundreds of birds that I am so fascinated with, that could have/should have been here.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Serious birders may have an obsessive interest in birds, but one thing they universally don’t like are birds which, they believe, aren’t properly wild. This individual was photographed in India There’s one problem with this approach, as it can lead to birds being ignored.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2018

Some may feel that 2018 is inching towards its close. Car troubles keep shutting my birding plans down, but at least I got out with the family to cut down our Christmas tree. Lacking any other worthy candidate, any one of the six is his Best Bird of the Weekend. What was your best bird of the weekend? How about you?

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OCTOBER 28, 2018

If you want to hear something really scary, consider this: we only have two more months of 2018! Between work and rain, I saw nothing but mundane birds this weekend, and not even in good light. What was your best bird of the weekend? The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of October 2018) appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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DECEMBER 21, 2018

While most of the world’s avian interest turns to colly birds, French hens, and partridges in pear trees , some enlightened souls appreciate birds for more than strictly utilitarian reasons. Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? Also be sure to come back Monday to share your best bird of the weekend !

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NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Apart from all the other obligations and excitement December brings, you have one more month to chase down all your target birds for 2018. Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? Also be sure to come back Monday to share your best bird of the weekend ! appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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DECEMBER 31, 2017

What was your first bird of the year? Share it, and the story, in the comment section. Hopefully, it was a good one!

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Without any real birding or outdoor activity during what was a gorgeous New York weekend, I still observed plenty of birds. What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed. Did your weekend feature any fall migrants? How about you?

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

Enjoying these locations over time allows us to experience our beloved birding sites in all their multifaceted glory, even when those facets aren’t exactly glorious. The birding mecca on my mind is Chincoteague NWR, renowned far and wide for avian profusion (and wild ponies!) What was your best bird of the weekend?

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DECEMBER 2, 2018

Car trouble shut down my big birding plans this weekend, but my local birds kept me entertained. My most interesting sighting involved a Sharp-shinned Hawk stalking and possibly taking a bird in a neighbor’s yard. Corey enjoyed a great weekend that included plenty of birding on Saturday morning. How about you?

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OCTOBER 14, 2018

Migratory months are made for Big Days, Big Sits, and generally Big birding hauls. What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of October 2018) appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

During the last weekend of September, birds are well and truly on the move all across the world. So why aren’t you birding right now? Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? Also be sure to come back Monday to share your best bird of the weekend ! appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

in the Casa Tangara dowii lodge as I was taking my observation position next to a glass wall, overlooking the bird feeders in the misty cloud forests of Costa Rica. And now I hold in my hand the truly modern, in the best sense of the word, “Birds of Costa Rica” by Dale Dyer and Steve N. Howell, published earlier this year.

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OCTOBER 21, 2018

Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend would have been the Yellow-billed Cuckoo that popped up in front of him at Kissena Corridor Park on Saturday morning but a rarity in Brooklyn takes the cake instead. It was an incredibly easy twitch with the only downer being the bird’s tendency to stay deep in the reeds. How about you?

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NOVEMBER 25, 2018

This was an easy one to decide on as Best Bird of the Weekend, even if the photographic opportunities were not great. What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed. How about you?

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

While this time of year brings different temperatures and conditions across the world, we still all observe mid-December the same way: Christmas Bird Counts. Corey will be looking to break more records with this year’s Queens Christmas Bird Count. Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? Wish him luck.

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OCTOBER 26, 2018

Birds are flying fast and far these days, and you don’t want to miss them. Corey will be birding in and around Queens. Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? Also be sure to come back Monday to share your best bird of the weekend ! The post Where Are You Birding This Final Weekend of October 2018?

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NOVEMBER 23, 2018

You’d think that a long weekend launched by Turkey Day would prove popular for birding in the United States. Plus, birding is never all that popular in these parts. Nonetheless, those of us who wisely take advantage of the time and opportunity to sneak in a little birding should be thankful. How about you?

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

According to eBird , more than 17,000 birders from 146 countries tallied 6,136 species of birds. Whether you were part of that international birding brigade or not, you can make this weekend big too. There are still a lot of birds that need to be seen out there! Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding?

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

September has drawn to a close, but the birding excitement may just be getting started, depending on where you live. They must have chased the birds away! Normally, the Dickcissel that Corey found while watching morning flight at Fort Tilden would easily be his Best Bird of the Weekend, especially as he saw two on Saturday morning.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2018

The fact that this hour falls in the middle of the night means that most people sleep right through it, but I wonder what would happen if you observes a nocturnal bird like an owl during the hour that gets reset. I found myself in a beautiful part of New York that was so remote that birds apparently couldn’t find it.

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OCTOBER 5, 2018

I’ll refrain from getting political for once and just go look at birds! Corey will be chasing birding action wherever he can find it. Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? Also be sure to come back Monday to share your best bird of the weekend ! appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2018

I will, of course, get over my weather woes and find a way to enjoy the unappreciated pleasures of winter birding. Because I hid out from the cold this weekend as much as possible, my birding was mainly done from my window. There are lots of nice ducks but none are as sexy as Redheads , Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2018

For example, we’re entering that season where you have to decide if you’d rather be birding or be warm. Corey enjoyed an outstanding morning flight at Fort Tilden on Sunday with a variety of excellent birds. A new bird on Corey’s Queens list will always be his Best Bird of the Weekend. How about you?

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MARCH 30, 2018

I saw my first migratory Eastern Phoebe of 2018 this afternoon at Forest Park, thus kicking off spring for myself over a week after spring actually started. As I have for the last several years, I will now ask the same question of midwesterners and northeasterners that I ask every year: When did you see your first Eastern Phoebe of 2018?

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

According to his Wikipedia entry, he was a strong but unsuccessful supporter of women attending the university, so he is one of the better people to name a bird species after. He should not be confused with Stewart Traill (1936–2018), the founder of a cult-like group of evangelical Christians, the Church of Bible Understanding.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

I’m headed down to the Chincoteague area for my annual pilgrimage, hoping to find a bevy of birds that have eluded me so far this year. Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? Also be sure to come back Monday to share your best bird of the weekend ! appeared first on 10,000 Birds. How about you?

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

If you identify as a birdwatcher, birder, or general nature buff, you’ve earned another weekend to get out there and chase birds during a beautiful time of year. ” I’ll be visiting friends in the Southern Tier of New York, which may put me in the middle of some good fall birds. appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

Amazing birds have been flying through Rochester airspace, but a foot problem has kept me out of the field. Corey had a hard decision between an amazingly cooperative pair of Yellow-billed Cuckoos or a stunningly non-secretive Sora for his Best Bird of the Weekend. What was your best bird of the weekend? What a drag!

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OCTOBER 19, 2018

This unpredictability makes birding fun, so make the most of it. I, unfortunately, won’t be getting anything but incidental birding in during a busy weekend. Corey will be leading two of his popular bird walks in Queens. Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

For birders, “it” is another season of migration, another extended influx of passing birds en route to their next layover. Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? Also be sure to come back Monday to share your best bird of the weekend ! appeared first on 10,000 Birds. How about you?

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OCTOBER 7, 2018

Corey saw quite a few birds this weekend including his first Clay-colored Sparrow of the year at Kissena Park and a surprise Blue Grosbeak while leading a walk for New York City Audubon. But his Best Bird of the Weekend was the brightest male Cape May Warbler he had ever seen in fall, one that was not at all a “confusing fall warbler.”

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DECEMBER 24, 2018

Eight days ago, on Sunday, 16 December, a whole big bunch of intrepid birders headed out across my fine home borough into abysmal conditions to conduct the 2018 Queens County Christmas Bird Count. Nevertheless, I put my eye in the scope and started to spot birds. A falcon-like bird coursing through the wave-troughs?

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Corey will indulge in his regular coastal Queens birding. Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? Also be sure to come back Monday to share your best bird of the weekend ! The post Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of November 2018? appeared first on 10,000 Birds. How about you?

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

Last year, I probably logged more winter birding days than during any other period of my life, routinely schlepping through snowy conditions for– obviously — Snowy Owls and the like. Corey will be birding coastal Queens. Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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AUGUST 19, 2018

Even notice that hot weekends don’t usually make for hot birding? Though I succeeded in resisting the siren song of shorebirds at the lakeshore, I couldn’t help but pay attention to birds everywhere else I went. What was your best bird of the weekend? Interesting, no? How about you?

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