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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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Bring a scope for optimal bird-watching at Willow Lake

Over the past two weeks, I have been able to do some bird- watching around Willow Lak...

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Winter is the most vital time to put out food, water for birds

Our recent cold spell has given me cause to reflect on what wild birds need to surviv...

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Read bird suet labels to ensure nutritional value

I was recently doing a house- sitting job for a customer and was refilling his seed a...

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Birding in Missouri - in spite of setbacks

As mentioned in last week's column, I was in Missouri again this past week for the se...

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Utilizing bird seed in a whole new way

Happy Veterans Day! This year, Veterans Day has more significance to my wife and me, ...

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Get out in nature to spot rare birds

The typical casual backyard "birder" is perhaps content with seeing the usual birds a...

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Sparrows are another common winter species

In last week's column on dark- eyed juncos, I mentioned that juncos are frequently se...

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Dark-eyed Juncos a sure sign of winter's arrival

On my recent trip to Missouri, our bird walk leader was lamenting the fact that the d...

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As seasons change, change bird-feeding practices

At this point, spring migration is still just a trickle, but the number of bird spec...

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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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