Category Archives: Species Profiles

Streak-backed Oriole at CVCA

Posted on November 18, 2013 by

It’s been a busy past couple months with doing vegetation surveys for GBBO as well as trying to get in as much birding as possible (along with the usual ebird and documenting rarities seen that results from such birding), that I … Continue reading →

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Looning and Grebeing in the LCRV: part 1

Posted on November 15, 2013 by

I’ll just come right out and say it: Lake Havasu is the best place in Arizona to see loons and grebes. Four-loon and six-grebe days are possibilities on Lake Havasu. Loon numbers well into double-digits are not unexpected, and grebe … Continue reading →

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Sage Sparrow

Posted on August 14, 2013 by

By now I am sure that most everyone has heard about the split of Sage Sparrow into (at present) two species: Bell’s Sparrow (Artemisiospiza belli) and Sagebrush Sparrow (A. nevadensis), two names I think are appropriate or at least I … Continue reading →

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Photo Study: Two Second-Cycle California Gulls

Posted on July 22, 2013 by

Phainopepla Fables has been on the back-burner lately as field work has kept us busy, and we’ve spent the past month or so catching up. We hope to update the blog more regularly now as we should have a little … Continue reading →

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Is Nutting’s Flycatcher actually two species?

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

Lauren Harter and I have been very busy with work lately and haven’t had the time to update the blog as much as we like (but we do have some interesting stuff that we will hopefully finish and post soon!). … Continue reading →

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Species Profile: Franklin’s Gull

Posted on March 23, 2013 by

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 →

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Recording Black-tailed Gnatcatchers

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

An exciting event for me occurred this past week, when I received my first real microphone, a Sennheiser ME66 shotgun mic. More on that later, but needless to say, I had to get outside to take it for a spin … Continue reading →

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