Category Archives: Mohave County

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 →

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Mohave County Big Year — Results!

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Lauren Harter

Since I’m spending the holidays in California, my last day of 2011, at least as far as my big year is concerned, was December 24. It was a great day to end the year, as we stuck around until morning … Continue reading →

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Searching for ‘Spurs

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Lauren Harter

I admit it, my blogging has suffered lately as it falls further down on my list of priorities. I have made a personal resolution to post more, and I have a draft post half-written about my recent revisit to the … Continue reading →

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The Arizona Strip, v.2

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Lauren Harter

With the mid-November chill in the air, it was time for a second visit to the Arizona Strip! Why go again in mid-November? Well, mostly to look for Black-capped Chickadees in Colorado City. I was also hoping for wandering non-breeders … Continue reading →

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LCRV Rarity Photos

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Lauren Harter

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 Lauren Harter

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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Short-billed Dowitchers

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Lauren Harter

As I mentioned in my Beal Lake post, we have had quite a few Short-billed Dowitchers in the area lately. Our first was at the Island STP August 24. The next day, David and I counted 18 on Beal Lake. … Continue reading →

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Birding Beal Lake

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Lauren Harter

The past week, since returning from the Western Field Ornithologists meeting in Sierra Vista, David and I have made several trips to Beal Lake. When we moved to this area last December, we were only vaguely aware of Beal Lake, … Continue reading →

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Shorebird migration begins!

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Lauren Harter

I guess I jinxed myself the other day when I said birding has been slow around Lake Havasu. The next morning (August 10), David and I went to the north end of the lake and found an adult Tricolored Heron! … Continue reading →

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Migration and Big Year Update, spring storms

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Lauren Harter

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 →