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Our weather here in Portal has been unseasonably warm. This weather streak started in January and except for a few days when we actually got a little snow, it has continued. This always allows for the possibility of an early migration. This possibility came true yesterday when on the way back from Douglas, Arizona we saw [...] White-crowned Sparrows are, by far, our most numerous bird species at our feeding station in the winter. We have literally hundreds of these little sprites feeding at our platform feeders and on the ground under the bird feeders each morning. They are also notorious bathers and the flocks really send up a spray each morning [...] This winter has seemed unseasonably warm with many days reaching the high 70s and mid 80s the last two months. Many birds have been singing in the yard including Black-throated Sparrows, House Finches, Mockingbirds, Curve-billed Thrashers and Cactus Wrens. The Cactus Wrens and and Thrashers have been working hard on nest building. February seems early [...] Our coffee mugs were full. The Pine Siskins were in at the finch (thistle/Nyjer) feeder. The White-crowned Sparrows were at the four tiered pond. We were also getting Black-throated Sparrows, Lincoln Sparrows, Chipping Sparrows and Brewer’s Sparrows at the platform feeders. In other words, we were having a typical morning bird watching from our recliners in our [...] Early this week we decided to take a short birding trek to the Sandia Mountains, just above Albuquerque, New Mexico. That area is about six hours from our Portal, Arizona home. The area is known for its Rosy Finches and is one of the few areas where all three species (Gray-crowned, Brown-capped and Black) of [...] We received a phone call from a friend of ours who runs a local B&B. They had a birdwatcher staying with them that was confined to a wheelchair. The birdwatcher had been watching the birds endemic to the canyon for several days and wanted to see the birds that are desert species such as the [...] |
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