May 31, 2011

Tour guide organizing birdwatching trip to Brazil

When we celebrated Jay's Bird Barn (now The Lookout)'s seven- year anniversary this p...

May 25, 2011

Questions and answers on feeding hummingbirds

A few weeks ago, I wrote a column with a question/answer format. I received a lot of ...

May 18, 2011

Change of seasons brings changes in bird behavior

As breeding season gets under way, you will begin to notice some changes in bird beha...

May 11, 2011

When you can't bird-watch, try bird-listening

Last Saturday I led a bird walk sponsored by the Highlands Center for Natural History...

May 4, 2011

Birding at the Verde Valley Nature Festival

This past week was the annual Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival in Cottonwood ...

Apr 27, 2011

Migration season provides birdwatching opportunities

Did you know that May is International Migratory Bird Month? Over the next few weeks,...

Apr 20, 2011

Questions and answers on spring bird activity Details

Spring is in the air, and with spring comes a barrage of phone calls. Today's column ...

Apr 13, 2011

Get Out and Get Into It' at nature event this weekend

Last Saturday was one of those times when Mother Nature played a trick on us - the 2...

Apr 6, 2011

Look up! Birdwatching events in full flight

April is such a great time for bird watching in the central highlands of Arizona. Spr...

Mar 30, 2011

Many birding opportunities in Wickenburg

I was in Wickenburg last week leading a bird- watching trip for <a href="http://home....

Mar 23, 2011

Birding at the Gilbert Water Ranch

This past Saturday our family spent some time in the Phoenix area, which included tim...

Mar 16, 2011

Spring-clean nest areas, bird feeders

Now that we are enjoying spring- like weather, it is a good time to perform some spri...

Mar 3, 2011

Attracting American robins to your yard

In last week's column, I mentioned hearing American robins singing in the early morni...

Feb 23, 2011

Bird activity starting to pick up

Over the last week or two, I have been seeing and hearing evidence of spring's immine...

Feb 16, 2011

Great backyard bird count this weekend

In last week's column, I asked the question "Why do you feed the birds?" I also brief...

Feb 9, 2011

Why do you feed the birds?

When I started Jay's Bird Barn (now The Lookout) back in 2003, we were selling 25- po...

Feb 2, 2011

Sharp-shinned hawks hunt in bushes, shrubs

Earlier this week, we had a sharp-shinned hawk working the bushes in our backyard. Th...

Jan 26, 2011

Anna's hummingbirds are coming back

Over the last week and a half, the Prescott area has experienced an influx of Anna's ...

Jan 19, 2011

Warm weather confusing the birds and the bees

My family spent five days in Tucson over the Christmas holiday. On Christmas Day, we ...

Jan 12, 2011

Don't mistake that pine siskin for a lesser goldfinch

In a typical year lesser goldfinch numbers in the Prescott area dip in winter, droppi...

Jan 5, 2011

Wild birds and winter survival

Last week's winter storm provided a vivid reminder of how fragile life can be for wil...

Dec 29, 2010

Bad weather a downer for bird-watchers

The Prescott Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count was Dec. 22. I was joined ...

Dec 22, 2010

Giving back to nature in the New Year

In my advertising over the past few weeks I have been using the phrase, "Give the gif...

Dec 15, 2010

Audubon's annual Christmas Bird Count can hold some surprises

The annual Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count is on Wednesday, Dec. 22, and I have ...