Category Archives: Migration

NAMC 2014

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Lauren Harter

The birds don’t need to see the Equinox on the calendar to know that spring is here. Here in western Arizona, they’ve been on the move for a few weeks now! Lucy’s Warblers are in full song on territories, Bell’s … Continue reading →

Posted in AZFO, Events, La Paz County, Migration, North American Migration Count | Tagged North American Migration Count | 9 Comments

Early, early spring

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Lauren Harter

While the icy grip of winter closes ever tighter on every other corner of this country, here on Arizona’s west coast we have watched as winter disappeared in January and February, with winds much calmer than usual and the sun’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Year, Bill Williams, La Paz County, LCRV, Migration, Vagrants | Tagged Alamo Lake, Arizona Birding, Big year birding, bird migration, County Big Year, La Paz County | Leave a comment

Inland Seabirds

Posted on August 7, 2013 by David Vander Pluym

On August 5 Lauren and I made a mad dash down to Mittry Lake after Bobby Wilcox found Arizona’s potential second state record of a Sooty Shearwater and the first one found alive (though see below about a third individual)! … Continue reading →

Posted in Imperial County, LCRV, Migration, Vagrants, Yuma County | Tagged Brown Booby, Gulf of California, Salton Sink, Seabirds, Sooty Shearwater, Tubenoses | 5 Comments

Species Profile: Franklin’s Gull

Posted on March 23, 2013 by David Vander Pluym

The Franklin’s Gull is an attractive member of one of my favorite groups. It is also always one of the highlights of spring waterbird migration in the LCRV. With a black hood and a pink blush to the chest even … Continue reading →

Posted in Identification, Lake Havasu, LCRV, Migration, Molt, Species Profiles | Tagged Franklin's Gull, LCRV | 1 Comment

Viewing the LCRV Swallow Spectacle

Posted on March 15, 2013 by David Vander Pluym

I love spectacles of migration, huge numbers of animals moving; no photos can do it justice. I have been lucky to have had the opportunity to see some of these amazing sights. Hundreds of thousands of Sooty Shearwaters off the California … Continue reading →

Posted in Birding Locations, La Paz County, Lake Havasu, LCRV, Migration, Mohave County, San Bernardino County, Techniques, Yuma County | Tagged Colorado River, Lake Havasu, LCRV, Martinez Lake, Mittry Lake, Tree Swallow | 1 Comment

North American Migration Count 2013

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Lauren Harter

The North American Migration Count is like the Christmas Bird Count, but in the spring and on a county-sized scale. This year, the count will be happening on Saturday, May 11. Mark your calendars! This will be my third year … Continue reading →

Posted in AZFO, Events, La Paz County, LCRV, Migration, News, North American Migration Count | Tagged Citizen science, La Paz County, La Paz County Arizona | Leave a comment

Perception of Rare and the LCRV

Posted on February 15, 2013 by David Vander Pluym

Each of us has our own perception of what birds we consider rare and think of when someone says we saw a rare bird. Some would consider species with low world populations such as Whooping Crane as the only rare … Continue reading →

Posted in Identification, LCRV, Migration, Techniques, Vagrants | Tagged Arizona, California, Colorado River, Greater Scaup, Lake Havasu, Lake Mohave, LCRV, Pacific Loon | 2 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

Have You Seen BirdCast?

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Lauren Harter

At first I started using eBird because I liked the idea of my everyday sightings being useful for science. I quickly grew to love how simply it organized all my sightings and lists. Eventually, I learned how to use the … Continue reading →

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