Birds of a Feather is back with our new blog, Birding and Bonding! Our previous objective remains the same. Our goal is to find all birds that live on Long Island year round. The only rule is that in order to add a bird to our list, we must see it when we are together. That's where the bonding comes in. Life can get so hectic that we sometimes fail to enjoy the more important things. This gives us a wonderful outlet to make sure we take the time.

Of course, Long Island has many migratory birds, as well. We certainly don't want to ignore them. We will blog about them as well. Armed with new cameras and renewed incentive, we look forward to getting back on the birding trail!

Friday, February 5, 2010

City Bird's

I thought my day in NYC yesterday would afford me the opportunity to see some of our 'City Bird's' however things did not turn out as I anticipated.  I was looking forward to my commute on the LIRR reading a book and glancing out the window for a stray bird here and there.  Alas...that is not how things turned out.  I met up with two colleagues, so the trip in was a mini-meeting.    Not to worry, I still had some Pigeons in my future or so I thought.  Going to my first appointment I used the #1 subway uptown, no Pigeons or animals of any sort (which is a relief when you are underground, those 'animals' aren't on our list of things to see.)  Since I got stuck at my first appointment longer than I anticipated, I had to cab it downtown.  As the cab driver asked if it would be okay to take the West Side Hwy downtown, I thought a ride along the river would be perfect for spotting a few birds.  However I am beginning to believe that the birds in Manhattan, even Pigeons must  have gone south for the day, is it too cold for them???  Not one single bird, is that even remotely possible?  I must say I was quite disappointed.  The trip home afforded no opportunities for it was quite dark when I finally made my way back on the LIRR.  Hopefully San had a better birding day.
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1 comment:

  1. RavenFebruary 5, 2010 at 5:30 AM

    Amen to that. Thank you for sharing your ideas and thoughts with friends. Life is so busy and it's wonderful to take time to smell the flowers and do some bird watching in the snow.

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