Category Archives: Vagrants

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 →

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White Ibis in Baker, CA

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Lauren Harter

The summer doldrums are a thing of the past here in the desert, and I’m doing my best to forget them until next year. Temperatures have been kindly staying below 110, monsoons have been passing through on a weekly basis, … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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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Arizona’s Next Ten

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Lauren Harter

While I’m occasionally adding to a blog post I’m writing about the Nutting’s Flycatcher, David Vander Pluym has been working on a very interesting project: a list of the birds he thinks will be added next to Arizona’s state list. … 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 →

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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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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 →