This week-end we went bird watching in South Fork just above Portal, Arizona. On our way to the canyon we stopped at the Sunny Flats Campground. Much to our surprise the Elegant Trogons are back already! The trogon’s average return date is from the middle of April to the middle of May. This is again a [...]
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This morning we had our first Common Yellowthroat of the season at our four tiered bird pond setup. May 1st is the traditional return time for this species, so, like several other species this year, he was very early (over a month). Common Yellowthroats are rare here on the desert, however we do seem to [...] This weekend we had a Hooded Oriole visit us for the first time this spring. They usually do not arrive in this area until the first week of April, so migration is still about one week ahead of schedule. This male came first to the necar in the hummingbird feeder and then moved over to [...] Last week I shared some thoughts on providing water, the first element of a good backyard wildlife habitat. Today I will discuss food, the second element. Food is by far the element most provided by people who wish to attract birds and wildlife to their yard. Many people provide food and forget to provide water and shelter. Many [...] While birding in Cave Creek we found six Painted Redstarts. Now we have had Painted Redstarts winter over in our area. When they do stay, the redstarts are common visitors to hummingbird nectar feeders. They are one of the warblers that will come to nectar. others being the Townsend’s Warbler, the Black-throated Blue Warbler,The Cape May [...] The National Wildlife Federation lists three components necessary for the survival of all species of birds and wildlife; water, food and cover and places to raise their young. If you provide these elements you will attract birds and other wildlife to your backyard habitat. Once you get these elements started in your yard you can [...] The spring bird migration was about a week ahead of schedule here in Portal until we reached the first part of March. Two things have influenced our bird migration. First we are having a cold spell that has lasted about 5 days now. We have had some early hummingbirds in the canyon mostly the Broad-tailed Hummingbird and a report [...] I have a new life bird!! A BLUE MOCKINGBIRD!! We had some birding friends from South Dakota stop by. They are very experienced bird watchers and have been birding in our area before, so we thought we would go birding and add to our year lists. On Thursday and Friday they added some of the area [...] |
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