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Shorebird migration begins!
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
Posted in Havasu NWR, LCRV, Migration, Mohave County, San Bernardino County, Vagrants
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Big Year update
Things have been very busy lately, and unfortunately I’m not referring to birding! The past two weekends I’ve gone out of town, first to Phoenix then to Santa Cruz, CA. Not to mention the intervening week which I spent working … Continue reading
Posted in Big Year, Havasu NWR, LCRV, Mohave County, Vagrants
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Long-tailed Duck
On February 28 of this year, refuge volunteer Jan Richmond spotted a drake Long-tailed Duck near the Bill Williams River NWR headquarters. This is a rare bird in Arizona, a “Sketch Details” species found mainly on the Colorado River. I … Continue reading
Posted in Bill Williams, La Paz County, LCRV, Vagrants
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Big Sandy River
Yesterday, David and I decided to spend the day birding around Wikieup. We both kind of wondered whether it would be worth going in the winter, since our main targets there are breeding species: Northern Cardinal and Bridled Titmouse, both … Continue reading
Posted in Big Year, eBird, Mohave County, Trip reports, Vagrants
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Spring Around the Corner
I have to admit, late February around here is starting to taste like a flat soda. Several of the local rarities continue, but there don’t seem to be many new birds moving into the area. While there has been some … Continue reading
Posted in Big Year, Bill Williams, Havasu NWR, La Paz County, LCRV, Migration, Mohave County, Vagrants
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Mew Gull – Bullhead City
Way back on January 29, David and I embarked on an epic day of birding…well, not all that epic, until we crossed the Bullhead/Laughlin bridge (just south of Davis Dam), and noted a gull flock loafing below the bridge. We … Continue reading
Posted in Identification, LCRV, Mohave County, Vagrants
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Phainopepla Fables 