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Lark Sparrows – Did You Know?

One interesting observation is that Lark Sparrows walk rather than hop across our bird feeder. If fact, hopping is only used during courtship. During courtship a male Lark Sparrow [...]

Bird Migration Notes From Portal, AZ

Today we had a Wilson’s Warbler into our bird pond. His black cap was identifiable without binoculars. Our pond is a recirculating 4 tier pond and he seemed to like the more shallow middle tiers. He was splashed by a [...]

Update on Spring Bird Migration

Those of you planing a trip to southeast Arizona, stay tuned and I will keep you informed of the bird migration situation. [...]

Turkey Vultures Mean Spring is Here!

We had a Broad-tailed Hummingbird into our saucer hummingbird feeder this morning and the Cactus Wren and the Curve-billed Thrasher are fighting over the telephone [...]

Crissal Thrashers “Running” Around

You might notice that I say he “ran”. He did not fly. Crissal Thrashers are known for their habit of running or walking around their territory. Even when threatened by a predator or [...]

Children Can Enjoy Bird Watching

I have been thinking about why my grandkids are interested in bird watching and would like to offer the following suggestions to parents and [...]

Fall Migration at our Bird Bath

This is just a short note to let bird watchers who plan to vist our area that the fall migration has [...]

Hummingbird Feeders – How to Clean a Best 1

We have been going to the Bisbee Farmer’s Market not only to sell bird feeders, but to purchase great produce and pastured meat for several years now. Our first trip for the year was last Saturday.

We were welcomed back by the organizers and some old customers, however we had one customer who had been looking [...]

Elegant Trogons in Portal, Arizona

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 [...]