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...

Sep 19, 2018

Wild bird migration can occur day, night

Wild bird migration can take on many forms. In the northern hemisphere, it typically ...

Sep 12, 2018

Caching food for times of scarcity

As we move into autumn, we may recall childhood memories of attending a fall harvest ...

Sep 5, 2018

Technology aids in bird identification

I was in Tucson this past weekend to attend the University of Arizona/BYU football ga...

Aug 29, 2018

Birding adventures can occur anytime, anywhere

Earlier this month we drove to Provo, Utah, to attend graduation for our youngest son...

Aug 22, 2018

The Birds, Like Summer Are Slipping Away

My column on hummingbirds last week resulted in a lot of feedback from readers. One i...

Aug 15, 2018

Hummingbird Wars

The month of August is peak season for hummingbirds in the Central Arizona Highlands....

Aug 8, 2018

Birding on the way to Sierra Vista

One of the perks of owning a backyard wild bird and nature gift store is the opportun...

Aug 1, 2018

Good optics makes for good birding

This past week I had the privilege of spending three days at the corporate offices of...

Jul 25, 2018

I spy a mystery bird!

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

Jul 18, 2018

Check your seed feeders for mold

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

Jul 12, 2018

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...

Jul 5, 2018

Shrinking Lake, Abundant Birds

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

Jun 28, 2018

New birding venue, new birds

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

Jun 21, 2018

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...

Jun 14, 2018

Wild bird nesting behavior varies by species

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

Jun 7, 2018

Bird watching experiences in the Pacific Northwest

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