Feb 6, 2015

Birdhouse do's and don'ts

Home- owners living in areas where there are few trees will quickly discover that the...

Jan 29, 2015

Hikes in the Prescott area yield variety of bird sightings

This past Thursday I hiked the Willow Lake trail, which, as a bird flies, isn't far f...

Jan 22, 2015

Get off the couch and take advantage of warm weather

This past week I got off the couch and took advantage of the amazing weather we are h...

Jan 15, 2015

Birdfeeding 101: Quality food gets better results

Buying birdseed seems simple enough - you can buy it practically anywhere - at the ...

Jan 8, 2015

Use eBird to keep track of your bird sightings

While I consider myself to be fairly organized, one thing I have struggled with over ...

Jan 1, 2015

Each year is a chance to add birds to 'life list'

I started 2014 by taking a solo birding trip to Cameron, Arizona on New Year's Day. O...

Dec 26, 2014

More than 1,000 birds spotted during Christmas Bird Count

I arrived in my assigned Christmas Bird Count area Dec. 18 just after 7:15 in the mor...

Dec 22, 2014

Owl gets a less than warm welcome from other birds

On Monday of last week, I received word that an eastern bird - a chestnut- sided war...

Dec 18, 2014

Time once again for the Christmas Bird Count

As you read the paper this morning, warm and snug in your cozy home, picture me tromp...

Dec 4, 2014

Still putting out hummingbird food? Be consistent

I was back out at Granite Basin again last week on my day off. I had a great day of b...

Nov 27, 2014

Water in winter - it is a necessity

I spent part of my day off this past week doing some bird watching at Granite Basin R...

Nov 20, 2014

Recent bird sightings at Willow Lake provide motivation

Recent rare bird sightings in the area have motivated me to get out and do more birdi...

Nov 12, 2014

Birding the Upper Verde River wildlife area

On my day off this past week, a friend and I went birding at the Upper Verde River Wi...

Nov 6, 2014

Birding at Granite Basin yields many winter migrants

On Thursday, Oct. 30, I led a bird walk to Granite Basin to commemorate the 11th anni...

Oct 30, 2014

Several variations exist within dark-eyed junco species

Variable. That is the one word that sums up the difference in plumage in dark- eyed j...

Oct 23, 2014

Goldfinches, pine siskins use same feeders and eat same food

The seasonality of birds is one of the great wonders of the natural world. Bird migra...

Oct 16, 2014

Natural habitat critical for native birds' survival

I attended a Wild Bird Expo in Mexico, Missouri, last week. The expo combined several...

Oct 9, 2014

Birds of prey (and snakes) in action at lakes

On one of my evening bike rides this past week, I rode around Willow Lake to check th...

Oct 2, 2014

To migrate or not to migrate - that is the question for birds

No sooner does the calendar show it is fall, and it really starts to feel like fall! ...

Sep 18, 2014

Birding trip yields many surprising discoveries

Last Saturday I led a Jay's Bird Barn (now The Lookout)- sponsored bird walk to the C...

Sep 11, 2014

Summer rains are boon for wild birds

Our abundant summer rains have created an explosion of both native and non- native gr...

Sep 4, 2014

Date Creek Ranch Apple Festival is this weekend

On major holidays, when the store is closed, our family has a tradition of going on s...

Aug 28, 2014

Birds and beyond - Encounters with local wildlife

Last week, after a big rainstorm, my wife and I decided to hike the Flume Trail in Gr...

Aug 21, 2014

Don't confuse sphinx moths with baby hummingbirds

Here's a quick update on Watson and Willow Lakes. A few weeks ago, I devoted a whole ...