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Winter Song, an Uncommon Duck, and a Re-opened Hains Point

By Andy February 9, 2025BirdingNo Comments

Saturday morning was calm and chilly with an intermittent frozen precipitation of sleet and snow. There was also a noticeable uptick in bird song, despite the weather. Song sparrows, house…

A Pleasantly Empty Kenilworth and a Visitor from the North

By Andy January 22, 2025BirdingNo Comments

Saturday was one of the first “nice” winter mornings of the year. No brutal wind, no biting cold, and just a bit of light rain at times. I decided to…

The Birds after the Storm

By Andy January 13, 2025Birding

After an initial flurry of birding during the first few days of the New Year, I haven’t gotten into the field as much as I’d like. A big snowstorm hit…

The Birds before the Storm

By Andy January 5, 2025Birding

For the last week or so, DC residents have been watching the forecast as a big winter storm developed out west. With the storm now bearing down on the DC…

Happy New Year! Let the 2025 Birding Begin.

By Andy January 1, 2025Birding

Bufflehead at Constitution Gardens Happy New Year, readers! As an eBirder and year lister, New Years Day is always a very exciting time—it’s when you can start fresh with your…

Christmas Bird Count 2024

By Andy December 14, 2024Birding

Today was the 2024 Christmas Bird Count (CBC) for DC, and this year Janet and I covered the gardens and boardwalk areas of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens (KAG) with fellow DC…

Peak Migration Begins!

By Andy May 3, 2024Birding

The last few days of April mean one thing for birders in DC--the beginning of peak migration! This is a time of year where you can expect familiar species to…

Goodbye, Norway. Hello, East Coast Migrants!

By Andy April 21, 2024Birding

We returned this week from a fantastic six days in Oslo, and I'm looking forward to sharing some of the birds from that trip in a future post. For now,…

Spring Advancing – sparrows, waterthrush, and more

By Andy April 8, 2024Birding

Since my last post there have been several notable bird sightings in DC, as well as the continued advance of expected spring migrants. Fellow birders this week turned up vesper…

Good Friday Birding

By Andy March 29, 2024Birding

...pun intended. I had the day off work today, so decided to go after a few target species that are due in DC around this time each spring. Weather overnight…