Big Day Bird
Many countries have their big birding events, in Germany there is an annual winter bird count and a garden bird count in January, and May, respectively. And there is the birdrace on the first May weekend, during which individuals or teams try to find as many species in 24h as they can. In the US, but also around the globe, users of eBird are encouraged to participate in „Global Big Day“, which this year took place on May 10th. I am usually in the US for the first week of may, attending a conference, so I had the opportunity to go birding in the US that day. Just the weather started out pretty miserably that day - after about 24h straight of rain, the morning was still very wet. This tree swallow was up and awake, but not in hunting spirit with the rain and very little insects out. Fortunately, the weather turned much better soon after that, so that I could see and hear a few more birds.
Big Day Bird
Many countries have their big birding events, in Germany there is an annual winter bird count and a garden bird count in January, and May, respectively. And there is the birdrace on the first May weekend, during which individuals or teams try to find as many species in 24h as they can. In the US, but also around the globe, users of eBird are encouraged to participate in „Global Big Day“, which this year took place on May 10th. I am usually in the US for the first week of may, attending a conference, so I had the opportunity to go birding in the US that day. Just the weather started out pretty miserably that day - after about 24h straight of rain, the morning was still very wet. This tree swallow was up and awake, but not in hunting spirit with the rain and very little insects out. Fortunately, the weather turned much better soon after that, so that I could see and hear a few more birds.