Birding

Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of January 2018)

January 29, 2018 by Mike 2 Comments

The first month of 2018 is nearly in the books. At the conclusion of every month, we might ask ourselves, “Did I see enough or well enough these past weeks?” With hope, our answers improve with every month.

I saw nothing this weekend I hadn’t seen earlier in January, but White-winged Scoters earn respect every time they turn up. The common scoters of Lake Ontario, these seaducks bring a strong, dark presence to our winter shores. Corey had a wonderful weekend of birding, hitting a variety of spots across Queens on Saturday and then leading a New York City Audubon field trip looking for ducks in central Queens on Sunday. But of all of the many species he spotted none gave him more satisfaction than the Red-necked Grebe he found at Jacob Riis Park, hiding amid a flock of scaup. It was his first in Queens in two years and easily his Best Bird of the Weekend.

How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

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.