June 21st, 2011   Tags: , ,

St David TAS Field Trip

Vermilion-Flycatcher-St-David-11-0621-03We saw five adult MISSISSIPPI KITES together, in the same area I found them last year. From under tall, shady cottonwoods, we watched the kites wheeling around gracefully, interacting with one another. We added GRAY HAWK, a distant ZONE-TAILED HAWK and a close pair of SWAINSON’S HAWK, as well as BULLOCK’S ORIOLE, BRONZED COWBIRD and much more. [...]

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May 31st, 2011   Tags: , , ,

Dates for your diary

Acorn-Woodpecker-Patons-11-0524-01I’ve added a few new dates to my calendar this summer, including two bonus Fun Birding Workshops, another Hummingbird Special in July as the original date is almost fully booked, and a Shorebird Special in August. These workshops are restricted to ten people (as is the Miller Canyon TAS trip) so please book your spot early. [...]

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May 24th, 2011   Tags: , , , ,

Rio Rico, Patagonia Lake, Paton’s

Black-crowned-Night-Heron-Rio-Rico-11-0524-01Paton’s produced a host of splendid birds, including GRAY HAWK, INCA DOVE, COMMON GROUND-DOVE, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, CHIPPING, LARK and a latish WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, BLUE GROSBEAK, BRONZED COWBIRD, BROAD-BILLED, BROAD-TAILED, BLACK-CHINNED and several different VIOLET-CROWNED HUMMINGBIRDS. [...]

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May 3rd, 2011   Tags: , , , , , , ,

Richard’s Photothon 2011

Black-crowned-Night-Heron-03It was a difficult day with strong winds all morning, making photography of wind-blown warblers and the like somewhat tricky. Despite the weather I continued my year-on-year improvement and got photos of 116 species. I saw/heard another 14 for a total of 130 for the day. Here are some highlights… [...]

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May 2nd, 2011   Tags: , ,

Birders: Pima County Needs You on May 14th!

Will you help this year? The count is on Saturday 14th May. You can go wherever you want in Pima County, from staying in your own yard for an hour to visiting a string of sites all day. It’s all useful and welcome data. All you need to do is count everything you see and email it to me. If you’ve never joined in before, perhaps now is the time to become a citizen scientist! [...]

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