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Category Archives: Species Profiles
Streak-backed Oriole at CVCA
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
Posted in AZFO, eBird, Identification, La Paz County, Species Profiles, Vagrants
Tagged Arizona, Coyote Willow, CVCA, Streak-backed Oriole, Vagrant
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Looning and Grebeing in the LCRV: part 1
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
Sage Sparrow
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
Photo Study: Two Second-Cycle California Gulls
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
Posted in Identification, Lake Havasu, LCRV, Mohave County, Molt, Species Profiles
Tagged California Gull, Gull molt, Gull plumage, Second-cycle gulls
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Is Nutting’s Flycatcher actually two species?
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
Posted in Bill Williams, Identification, Species Profiles
Tagged AOU, Costa Rica, flycatcher, Mexico, Nutting's Flycatcher, Taxonomy
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Species Profile: Franklin’s Gull
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
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Recording Black-tailed Gnatcatchers
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
Posted in Havasu NWR, LCRV, Sound Recordings, Species Profiles
Tagged Bird song, Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, Gnatcatcher
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Greater Roadrunner
Yesterday, I had an opportunity to photograph a favorite desert bird – a friendly Greater Roadrunner. I’ve encountered this individual before, a spunky bird with little fear of humans. Most Americans are aware of the existence of birds called … Continue reading
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Phainopepla Fables 