As the quail drank, the smaller birds all hit the bushes in a fast panic! In a short moment only one juvenile (We call them teenagers.) Scaled Quail was left at the pond and in the blink of an [...]
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While we were watching them the Chipping Sparrows started filtering into the triple tube feeder. Shortly we also had Savannah Sparrows, Lincoln Sparrows, Black Headed Grosbeaks, Blue Grosbeaks and a Green-tailed [...] The most common birds at our Best 1 hummingbird feeders have been the Broad-tailed and the Black-throated Hummingbirds. All three of our orioles have be into the saucer oriole feeder and [...] The Lucy’s Warbler is one of only two warblers that breeds in cavities…. it (is) very hard to impossible to get an accurate count on the number of males [...] The Northern Flicker is one of the few North American woodpeckers that migrates. Flickers in the northern parts of their range move south for the [...] Our hummingbird migration is still going on. We still have Rufous Hummingbirds coming through and we still have most of the hummingbirds like the Magnificent, Blue-throated, and Violet-crowned coming into our Best 1 Hummingbird feeder. [...] The fall warbler migration is in full swing now, here in southeastern Arizona. [...] Beginning bird watchers have a tendency to misidentify Pyrrhuloxias. They are quite often confused with the female cardinal. This mistake can be avoided by looking at the beak. [...] We have a young Cooper’s Hawk that has decided that our four tiered bird pond is a great place to soak it’s feet on a hot day. It comes in and just stands in the water next to the water fall so that it gets a little splash, but not [...] Black-headed Grosbeak: Did You Know? The Black-headed Grosbeak may have the original house with air [...] For the past couple of weeks we have been entertained by a pair of Lucy’s Warblers while we sit with our coffee mugs and watch the birds coming in to our backyard bird habitat. These birds do not come in to the birdseed we put out for the birds. However, the sound of flowing water [...] We use our recycled oriole feeder to feed raisins to the mockingbirds and birds have taken mealworms from other cups in our recycled oriole feeder. It is always a thrill to see the flash of white in their wings as they approach the [...] Summer might be considered the most “prosperous” time of year for birds. Most raise their families during this time of year because of the abundance of insects and berries to feed the young and themselves and the leafy shelter of trees, shrubs and vines is much more luxuriant during the summer than any other time [...] Yesterday the Western Tanagers returned to Portal, Arizona. A beautiful male came in to bathe and drink from our four tiered bird pond. He was later joined by two more brilliant male birds and a female. We always enjoy these colorful birds and we are sometimes asked by our customers how to attract tanagers to their [...] For the past two weeks we have been on a business trip to south Texas. However, the beautiful thing about birding is that it is an interest that will travel anywhere with us. There are birds everywhere in the world that a person would travel to. After our own Portal, Arizona area, the Rio Grande [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] We were up with the sun. OK, the sun doesn’t rise all that early this time of year, but our coffee mugs were full and the blinds were open before the sun came up so we should get some credit for that. We started our day looking out the sliding glass door, looking at our bird feeders [...] |
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