Category Archives: LCRV

The Nutting’s Flycatcher is back!

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Lauren Harter

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 →

Posted in Bill Williams, Identification, La Paz County, LCRV, Sound Recordings, Vagrants | 3 Comments

Lesser Black-backed Gull – Lake Havasu

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Lauren Harter

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 →

Posted in Identification, Lake Havasu, LCRV, Mohave County, Vagrants | 4 Comments

Tips for Birding Havasu

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Lauren Harter

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 →

Posted in Bill Williams, Lake Havasu, LCRV, Techniques | 7 Comments

Big Sit 2012: Cape Havasu

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Lauren Harter

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 →

Posted in Big Sit, Events, Havasu NWR, Lake Havasu, LCRV, Mohave County, Trip reports, Vagrants | 2 Comments

The Red-breasted Nuthatch Irruption Reaches the LCRV

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Lauren Harter

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 Lauren Harter

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 Lauren Harter

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 →

Posted in Bill Williams, Havasu NWR, La Paz County, Lake Havasu, LCRV, Migration, Mohave County, San Bernardino County, Trip reports, Vagrants | 1 Comment

A Spectacle of Swallows

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Lauren Harter

The field season has kicked off once again, and I spent the past ten days with the 2012 Great Basin Bird Observatory (GBBO) crew around Blythe and Yuma (Cibola and Imperial NWRs). The beginning of the field season is the … Continue reading →

Posted in LCRV, Migration, Yuma County | 1 Comment

Nutting’s Flycatcher

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Lauren Harter

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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2011 Big Year Summary!

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Lauren Harter

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 →