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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Controlling weeds without harming bird populations

At Jay's Bird Barn (now The Lookout), we get feedback every day from customers on th...

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Midge flies benefit birds preparing to migrate

Last week I was in Provo, Utah, for a few days and had the opportunity to go bird w...

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Birding in Southeastern Arizona

This past week, I spent four days in Sierra Vista attending the Southwest Wings Birdi...

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Upcoming festivals provide opportunity to see hummingbirds

The Sedona Hummingbird Festival is this weekend at the Sedona Performing Arts Cente...

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Birds brighten and beautify our world

I saw a northern mockingbird in Prescott Valley earlier this week by the YEI! Ant...

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Rowdy roosting ravens raise a ruckus

Our home sits on a short cul- de- sac just off of Rosser Street. We have a very larg...

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Hummingbird nesting behavior

I have a friend who has been monitoring a hummingbird nest he discovered only a few...

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The importance of water for wild birds in summer

The sudden arrival of summer- like weather has brought to mind the importance of w...

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Baby birds face a lot of hazards

On Sunday, May 7, we found a tiny dead baby quail in our front yard. This is the ea...

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Bird-a-thon results by the numbers

Saturday, May 6th, Team Jay's Bird Barn (now The Lookout) set out at 5:00 a.m. to b...

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A successful week of birding at the Verde festival

I spent four days this past week at Dead Horse Ranch State Park participating in the ...

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Nesting activity is in full swing

This past week, one of our employees led a free Jay's Bird Barn (now The Lookout) bir...

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Birdathon fundraiser

The annual Prescott Audubon Society Birdathon will take place the first week of May. ...

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Verde Valley Birding Festival is just around the corner

As spring progresses, migration activity continues to pick up. Already I am receiving...

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Wrapping up Wickenburg

After writing last week's column, I had three more days of birding left in the Wicken...

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Week two in Wickenburg

In last week's column I wrote about the first two days of last week's Road Scholar bi...

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Birding in the Wickenburg area

Time flies when you are having fun bird watching! This week marks my 10th consecutive...

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Yard bird activity

For most people, there are reoccurring events in nature that serve as symbols for the...

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Preparations for spring bird activity

The calendar shows that spring is still more than a week away, but I know I'm feeling...

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Birds of the West Indies

Last week I wrote about some of my bird watching experiences while in Florida. My wif...

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Lots to see on a quick birding trip to Florida

A few weeks ago I shared a bucket list idea of visiting all 50 states and seeing the sta...

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Birding bucket list

In our culture we hear a lot about having a bucket list - a list of things you woul...

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Wild birds find food in unlikely locations

Over the last few weeks, I have noticed a sharp increase in lesser goldfinch activity...

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Feels like spring is right around the corner

Happy Groundhog Day! What a difference a week makes. A week ago, we were buried in sn...

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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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