May 25, 2020 Well Dear Friends, as the end of the world (EOTW) lingers vaguely in the near future, spring migration is kaput as summer approaches. Ahead we have heat, tropical rainstorms, and heat. Did I say “heat”? This really means that we get up before the sun and chase birds until 10, then retreat […]
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May 21, 2020 I drove down to the Arivaca cienega again this morning. The place was loaded with chats, yellow warblers, Lucy’s warblers, tropical kingbirds, blue grosbeaks, hooded orioles, Bullock’s orioles vermilion flycatchers, dusky-capped flycatchers and the special guest, the clay-colored thrush. The little pond is drying up quickly, and the thrush will likely move
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May 15, 2020 Arivaca Cienega This is a mega rarity. Records for this bird within the US originate from a tiny area at southernmost Texas- where the bird has become established. A record several years ago at Portal was rejected by the Arizona Bird Committee (ABC) as they though it improbable that a Mexican bird
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May 15, 2020 I made another trip to Turkey Creek with Nancy Christensen, Barbara Carlson and Mel Senec to see more of the various cool birds on Turkey Creek. We were not disappointed. Although it took a while to find the Crescent-crested Warbler, all the birds on our wish-list were found except for Buff-breasted Fly.
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