Category Archives: Lake Havasu

Shad Run: Of Rarities and Opportunistic Feeding

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

During fall and winter it is not infrequent to see a feeding frenzy suddenly form on Lake Havasu. Typically each feeding frenzy will only last a short time, but they can occur frequently while the fish are running. The actual … Continue reading →

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Birding the north end of Lake Havasu

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

I’ve written many times about Lake Havasu’s north end, particularly Cape Havasu. I’ve written about many of the rarities that have been seen there, and about the many reasons why I enjoy birding there. Now it’s probably about time I … Continue reading →

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Lesser Black-backed Gull – Lake Havasu

Posted on November 29, 2012 by

Two days ago (26 November 2012), John West photographed an odd gull on the beach at Rotary Park.  He sent the photos to David Vander Pluym, who immediately identified it as a juvenile Lesser Black-backed Gull! Photos by John West … Continue reading →

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Tips for Birding Havasu

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

November and December are prime times to bird Lake Havasu with waterfowl migration under way. With all three species of scoters as well as a Red-throated Loon and the now regular large numbers of Greater Scaup and smaller number of … Continue reading →

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Big Sit 2012: Cape Havasu

Posted on October 14, 2012 by

This weekend, everyone is talking about the Big Sit, a national birding event hosted by Birdwatcher’s Digest, which falls every year on the second Sunday in October.  (This year, they added the preceding Saturday as a possible count day.)  This … Continue reading →

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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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2011 Big Year Summary!

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

I guess it was a strange thing to do, trying a Big Year as soon as I moved to a new county.  I was mainly inspired by Tommy D’s awesome Maricopa Big Year-ing, and I figured it would be a … Continue reading →

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LCRV Rarity Photos

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

I’ve been promising for a while to post photos of rarities that have been seen lately in the LCRV.  The thing is, the rarities just keep coming!  I have finally caught up, for now, and I present a suite of … Continue reading →

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Long-tailed? Jaeger

Posted on September 10, 2011 by

We’ve been scouring the lake lately for jaegers – those wonderful winged pirates – given all the reports coming from the inland southwest.  We were rewarded a few days ago with a flyby Parasitic that hasn’t shown itself since.  What … Continue reading →

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Migration and Big Year Update, spring storms

Posted on April 10, 2011 by

Blogging has been put on the back-burner in the past few weeks, due to increased demands from birding, work, and my immune system.  I’m starting to get back into the swing of things, though, so here is an update about … Continue reading →

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