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Author Archives: Bob
Birding in the Time of Covid
We recently decided to take a multi-night birding trip and considering COVID, the planning seemed to take as long as the trip. We planned an twelve-night loop trip, with stays in four separate AirB&Bs. We picked places that were highly … Continue reading
The Eared Quetzal
Although I’ve always loved birds, I didn’t get seriously into birding until January, 2008, when we took a multi-month road trip into Mexico. One of many highlights on that trip was a two-night campout in Reserva Monte Mojino, a private … Continue reading
Birding the Big Island
Being mostly quarantined for months, I catch myself thinking about exotic places we’ve traveled, like Australia, Colombia, Cuba and Hawaii. I’ve written about many of these places but never about Hawaii. We’ve spent many days on most of Hawaii’s islands, … Continue reading
Lucy’s Warbler
Compared with some other states, bird-rich Arizona comes up short when you look at nesting warblers. There are about fifty members of the wood warbler family in North America, and only eleven of these nest in Arizona. Nevertheless, we have … Continue reading
Posted in Birding Arizona
Tagged cavity nesters, Desert Birds, Lucy's warbler, songbirds
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Arizona’s Wrens
Wrens are one of my favorite bird families. For the most part, wrens are small, fairly uncommon, active and melodious. A major exception to this set of characteristics is our state bird, the Cactus Wren, who is large by wren … Continue reading
Posted in Birding Arizona
Tagged Arizona Wrens, bewick's wren, cactus wren, canyon wren, house wren, marsh wren, pacific wren, rock wren
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Baby Birds
Fortunately for birders, the massive upheaval of a worldwide pandemic doesn’t rate as significant a problem as it might for those with more sociable pastimes. We spend a lot of time on our own, anyway, looking for, finding and photographing … Continue reading
Posted in Birding Arizona
Tagged Baby birds, cactus wren, cowbird parasitism, great horned owl, House Finch, Hummingbirds, nature, outdoors, precocial birds
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Landscaping with Wildflowers
An article in last month’s Saddlebag Notes claimed that wildflowers are “VERY invasive” and inappropriate for the cultivated yards of SaddleBrooke. Admitting that California poppies are pretty, the author warned they would “move next door and beyond without permission!” She … Continue reading
Arizona’s Woodpeckers
There are approximately 10,000 species of birds in the world, and any traveler interested in birds knows that you will find them in every continent and every country, with an incredible diversity from place to place no matter where you … Continue reading
A Diminutive Desert Beauty
The Verdin is one of my favorite Southeast Arizona birds. This tiny 4-inch bird is inquisitive and friendly, and will brighten anyone’s day. Unless you get a good look at a Verdin in the sunlight, you might easily mistake him … Continue reading
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Tagged attracting verdins, Desert Verdins, pomegranates and birds, verdin nests
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Fall Sparrows in Southeast Arizona
The Sibley Guide to Birds lists 48 species of Emberizine Sparrows; the Emberizidae family of 20 genera that includes sparrows, towhees, juncos and a couple of buntings. Of these, Tucson Audubon’s Finding Birds in Southeast Arizona lists 35 species with … Continue reading