[/BThis afternoon I flew into Washington DC at the beginning of a five week work-cum-holiday tour that will take me from DC on the East Coast, to Corpus Christi (apparently America's birdiest city) on the Gulf Coast, then to Yellowstone, and on to St Louis, Missouri, before finishing off with 10 days in California (based around San Francisco) and four days near Chicago.
Having never birded before in N America, except for being in Canada as a five-year-old (I remember American Avocet, rather spectacularly in a meltwater pool at the base of the Athabasca Glacier) its all going to be new and a bit mind-blowing.
The first view of the US was some lights in the dark somewhere in far western Alaska, and one movie later I opened the blind again to stupendous views of the first rays of sunlight touching endless snow-covered mountains all the way to the gently curving horizon (sorry flat-earthers), and the most incredible deep blue above - a stunning spectacle!
Rtaher less exciting was my first and only identifiable bird - a flock of 20-odd [B]Eurasian Starlings in a greener corner of lawn between the terminals at Chicago where I changed planes. The fun should really start tomorrow.
Cheers
Mike
Hey Mike,
Sounds like it will be a great time. Looking forward to hearing about all you see! (Guess you're in time for cherry blossoms in DC, or maybe they're finished already?)
Gretchen