Mar 13, 2019

There's a hoot-owl howling by my window…

Over the last few days I have been experiencing the lyrics to Michael Murphy's hit so...

Mar 6, 2019

Is it nesting season already?

What a difference a week makes as we compare the weather this week to just over a wee...

Feb 27, 2019

Winter survival for wild birds is all about finding food

Last week, I was in Yuma participating in a Prescott Audubon Society bird watching tr...

Feb 20, 2019

Tips on winter bird feeding

I have been enjoying our winter weather - what a blessing it has been to receive so...

Feb 13, 2019

The Great Backyard Bird Count is this weekend

Last week, I wrote in my column that I hadn't seen any hummers at the feeders yet. I ...

Feb 5, 2019

Registration for spring birding festivals is now open

The title for my column last week was, "Are the hummers back?" I received many commen...

Jan 30, 2019

Are the hummers back?

Earlier this week I had an interesting email exchange with a customer that went like ...

Jan 23, 2019

Adaptability of birds is impressive

Recently, one of our sons and his family moved to Mesa, so now we have an excuse to g...

Jan 16, 2019

Winter birding has its challenges

I was in Atlanta last week attending the AmericasMart trade show. I am excited about ...

Jan 9, 2019

Mid-winter bald eagle survey results

This past Saturday, I was part of a team assigned to cover Goldwater Lake for the ann...

Jan 2, 2019

Lawrence's goldfinch sightings in the Prescott area

Over the past month or two, there have been several reports of Lawrence's goldfinches...

Dec 26, 2018

Prescott Christmas bird count results

On Wednesday, December 19th, I participated in the Prescott Audubon Society Christmas...

Dec 19, 2018

Berry-eaters abound this winter

Last week's column discussed the lack of seed- eating birds at backyard bird feeders....

Dec 12, 2018

Where are all the birds?

Rachel Carson's landmark work 'Silent Spring' in 1962 brought to light the dramatic ...

Dec 5, 2018

Help save critical riparian habitat to protect endangered bird species

There are three important local conservation efforts running concurrently - the Save ...

Nov 28, 2018

Winter birds in the Mid-Atlantic region

Gayla and I were in Virginia this past week to celebrate Thanksgiving with our s...

Nov 21, 2018

Recent bird sightings at Willow and Watson Lakes

In my column last week, I wrote about an app called iBird PRO. Another electronic pro...

Nov 7, 2018

Water foul foraging behavior in winter

This past week I received an interesting email from which I quote, "Hi Eric...I go ...

Oct 31, 2018

Let's talk sapsucker

This past week there has been a red- naped sapsucker hanging out in my yard. There a...

Oct 24, 2018

Fall stragglers need to head south

I was hiking a segment of the Prescott Circle Trail by Willow Lake earlier this ...

Oct 17, 2018

Divers vs. Dabblers - what's the difference?

In all the years I have lived in Prescott I don't remember an October as cool and as ...

Oct 10, 2018

Fall birding in Central Missouri

Last week I spent several days attending the Wild Bird Expo trade show in Mexico, Mis...

Oct 3, 2018

Consecutive birding days yields an interesting mix of birds

Last week I worked in Sedona for several days, and I went birding three consecutive m...

Sep 26, 2018

California condors, 250 and counting

This past Saturday I had the opportunity to be in attendance as four captive- bred Ca...