Weekly Article Archive

By Eric Moore / Since 2019

Eric Moore, the owner of The Lookout, formerly Jay's Bird Barn, publishes a new article about wild birds and more every Thursday in The Daily Courier.

If you want to read his articles, they can be viewed directly on The Daily Courier’s website.

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I spy a mystery bird!

On a regular basis, I receive emails requesting bird identification help. Sometimes t...

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Check your seed feeders for mold

Our abundant monsoon rains have been awesome! It is amazing how quickly everything gr...

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My idea for a bird watching reality TV show

Last week we made our annual trip to Provo, Utah, for the Fourth of July to visit chi...

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Shrinking Lake, Abundant Birds

Each day I receive rare bird email alert notifications reporting rare bird sightings ...

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New birding venue, new birds

I was in Kansas City, Missouri, last week for training at Hallmark's corporate office...

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The importance of sharing rare and unusual bird sightings

This past week, we had a surprise visitor to our yard - a male northern cardinal. W...

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Wild bird nesting behavior varies by species

This time of year, a topic frequently discussed at the Bird Barn is wild bird nesting...

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Bird watching experiences in the Pacific Northwest

This past week, my wife, Gayla, and I visited our son Merritt and his family in Rento...

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Looking for birds and finding a bobcat

I managed to get out and do a little birding during the Memorial Day weekend. I ...

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A very birdy morning on Mingus Mountain

Ever since the Verde Valley Birding Festival almost a month ago, I have been itching...

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Where did the name 'Jay's Bird Barn (now The Lookout)' come from?

Several years ago, at a speaking engagement, when I was explaining - yet again -...

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Birding in the Little Thumb Butte area

Two weeks ago, I spent four days along the Verde River, where it runs through Dead H...

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A very birdy Verde birding festival

This past week was the annual Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival at Dead Hor...

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Cooper's hawks prey on song birds

This past Sunday, as I was sitting out in my yard, I saw a Cooper's hawk swoop int...

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Nesting season is underway

In hiking different segments of the Prescott Circle Trail over the last few weeks, ...

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To keep birds visiting your yard, let insects thrive there

This past week I had several speaking engagements - at the Arizona Federation of G...

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Birding at Date Creek Ranch

This past week I led a Jay's Bird Barn (now The Lookout)- sponsored bird walk to one...

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Drought creates lack of natural food sources for wild birds

This past week, the hummingbirds in my yard managed to drain the feeders in less tha...

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Upcoming birding and nature events

The calendar shows that it is officially spring! This means it is time to prepare fo...

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Bird watching in Las Vegas

When you think of Las Vegas, bird watching may not be one of the first things that c...

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Moores return to Prescott after completing birding adventure

Our last few days in Costa Rica involved more travel time and less birding. At thi...

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New habitats, new bird sightings

This is part three in a series. Leaving the central, high- elevation volcanic regi...

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Bucket list birding in Costa Rica

The Jay's Bird Barn (now The Lookout)/Prescott Audubon tour of Costa Rica began on W...

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Change of pace, change of venue

Last week I wrote about my experience seeing a snowy owl in Odessa, Texas. This wee...

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about the owner

My interest in birds began when I was very young. By the time I was five years old I was fascinated with birds and watched them at feeders in my parent’s yard in Massachusetts.

At the age of 13, I joined the Tucson chapter of the National Audubon Society. When I lived in Utah, I participated in the Utah County Birders Club (there was not an Audubon chapter in Provo). I have been associated with the Prescott chapter of the National Audubon Society for the past eleven years and have served on the board of directors and as the publicity chair.

I have led bird walks, been in charge of the Spring Migratory Bird Count, and I have participated in the Christmas Bird Count in Tucson, Provo, and Prescott for a time period spanning 30 years. I consider myself to be an excellent birder. Birding is more than a hobby for me–it is a passion.

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