Jul 1, 2020

Goldfinch numbers - are they up or down?

One of my many roles at the Bird Barn is answering questions from customers. Sometime...

Jun 24, 2020

Getting out and enjoying nature in our 'backyard'

Several years ago, I heard the following story, which I will attempt to retell in my ...

Jun 17, 2020

Birding column: Birding at the Upper Verde River Wildlife Area

This past Saturday, I did some birding along a stretch of the Upper Verde River. I ha...

Jun 10, 2020

Chasing rare bird sightings to pad my Arizona year list

This past Friday, June 5, I saw a rare bird (for this part of the United States) - a ...

Jun 3, 2020

Resources for individuals growing in the hobby of bird watching

I count myself fortunate to have grown up as a birder. I don't remember the "moment" ...

May 27, 2020

Pay yard birding - an easier way to add to your species life list

This past week, I took advantage of the long holiday weekend to make a trip down to S...

May 20, 2020

Spring migration brings four grosbeak species to Prescott

Over the last month I have seen four different species of grosbeaks right here in Pre...

May 13, 2020

Wild birds need abundance of insects to rear their young

Several years ago, I planted six rosebushes in our backyard as a gift to my wife for ...

May 6, 2020

UFO sighting at Willow Lake garners a lot of attention

Last week, the evening of April 30, a large flock of very large birds spent a consid...

Apr 29, 2020

My big birding day in the Prescott area

Have you seen the movie, "The Big Year"? Whether you are a birder or not, it is a m...

Apr 22, 2020

Bird watching -a great way to spend time while social distancing

This week is when the Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival was scheduled to take ...

Apr 15, 2020

Are you smarter than a raven? Marbled godwits at Willow Lake

I have been doing some yard work this past week. In the process of pruning an over- g...

Apr 8, 2020

The art of acting in the bird world

On a recent walk on a section of the Prescott Circle Trail, adjacent to Watson Woods...

Apr 3, 2020

Re-living my NAU Road Scholar days

This past week I took some of my own advice - I went birding to find the peace and so...

Mar 25, 2020

Finding peace and relaxation through the hobby of birdwatching

On my trip to Trinidad in January, one of the participants verbalized an observation ...

Mar 18, 2020

Coronavirus cancellations affecting everyone and everything

Next week's Prescott Audubon Society meeting has been canceled. The Verde Valley Bird...

Mar 11, 2020

Birding at Gilbert Water Ranch

I received a lot of feedback this past week on the new film produced by the Arizona G...

Mar 4, 2020

Thoughts on recent bird observations

This past week, I led a free Jay's Bird Barn (now The Lookout) bird walk to Watson La...

Feb 26, 2020

Nesting activities already underway for some species

While it may be only February, it is already breeding season for some of our local wi...

Feb 19, 2020

Now is a good time to do some spring bird feeder cleaning

While spring is still more than a month away, it is certainly starting to feel like s...

Feb 12, 2020

Birding on the island of Tobago

Our time on Trinidad came to an end, and we boarded a small plane for the fifteen- mi...

Feb 5, 2020

Birding on the island of Trinidad

Our first full day at the Asa Wright Nature Center included an introductory bird walk...

Jan 29, 2020

Birding in Trinidad: Part I

Last Monday after landing on the island of Trinidad, we had about an hour of daylight...

Jan 22, 2020

From a concrete jungle to the real jungle

I had a very full week this past week. I started my week (Monday) in Prescott. On Tue...