Category Archives: La Paz County

Birding Planet Ranch Road

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

With the recent return of the Nutting’s Flycatcher, the Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge and Planet Ranch Road in particular are once again getting attention from the birding world. Map of the western portion of the refuge On the … Continue reading →

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ANOTHER Lesser Black-backed Gull

Posted on December 3, 2012 by

November 30th, after a lovely day rediscovering the now-returned Nutting’s Flycatcher, hiking in the Bill Williams, and finding my La Paz County Winter Wren, I thought I had used up all my birding karma for a little while.  Still, when … Continue reading →

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The Nutting’s Flycatcher is back!

Posted on December 1, 2012 by

Just after 8:00 this morning, after about 15 minutes of birding, I was walking down the road at Mosquito Flats in Bill Williams River NWR, planning out my post to the listserv about the continued absence of the Nutting’s Flycatcher.  … Continue reading →

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The Red-breasted Nuthatch Irruption Reaches the LCRV

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

Lots of folks around the continent have realized by now that it is an irruption year for Red-breasted Nuthatches.  With failed seed crops across much of their range, they are showing up everywhere they aren’t supposed to be.  Observers are … Continue reading →

Posted in Irruptions, La Paz County, LCRV, Mohave County, Vagrants | 4 Comments

Early Fall Birding

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

It feels a little weird to call it “fall birding” on July 1st, but with temperatures spiking over 115 recently*, it is much more pleasant to think of fall than summer.  Besides, as I have written before, something is always … Continue reading →

Posted in Bill Williams, Birding Locations, Cibola NWR, Imperial County, La Paz County, LCRV, Migration, Riverside County, Trip reports | 7 Comments

Spring Migration Birding

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

With temperatures creeping above 100 in the past week, those of us along the river here were happy to hear that a front was coming through, bringing possible rain and highs in the 80s.  Of course, there is always a … Continue reading →

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Nutting’s Flycatcher

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

By now, the Bill Williams Nutting’s Flycatcher is anything but news.  In the first week or two after its discovery, it was fun to see the bird mentioned in blog posts, Facebook feeds, and websites.  Now, more than five weeks … Continue reading →

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