Jul 30, 2016

A tale of observing nature in action

On Saturday, I led a Jay's Bird Barn (now The Lookout)-sponsored bird walk to Strickl...

Jul 27, 2016

Tucson, southeast's 'gateway to birding,' hosts first wildlife festival Aug. 17-21

Tucson is the gateway to birding in southeastern Arizona. The area south and east ...

Jul 21, 2016

Confused by what you are seeing in your yard?

Breeding season for wild birds is still in full swing. Many bird species in the Centr...

Jul 14, 2016

Post-breeding behavior in wild birds

I finally saw my first baby quail of the summer this past Wednesday! I can't believe ...

Jul 7, 2016

Monsoon season marks beginning of hummingbird season

The arrival of our summer monsoon rains this past week also marked the beginning of "...

Jul 2, 2016

Bird seed preferences vary based on habitat

On Wednesday of last week, we opened a new Jay's Bird Barn (now The Lookout) location...

Jun 23, 2016

Unruly ravens and mobbing mockingbirds

The family of ravens nested in our yard again this year. However, now that the babies...

Jun 16, 2016

Yellowstone National Park -A trip of a lifetime

I am embarrassed to admit it, but I visited Yellowstone National Park this past week ...

Jun 9, 2016

The marvel of development inside an egg

Few things are as amazing as the development of baby birds inside an egg. To think wh...

Jun 2, 2016

Bird seed preferences vary based on habitat

On Wednesday of last week, we opened a new Jay's Bird Barn (now The Lookout) location...

May 26, 2016

Native habitat, native birds go hand in hand

This past week I had three speaking engagements. One was in Prescott, at the Yavapai ...

May 19, 2016

A 'new' state bird for my life list

This past week, my wife and I attended the Ute Mountain - Mesa Verde Birding and Natu...

May 12, 2016

International Migratory Bird Day is Saturday

Did you know that this Saturday, May 14, is designated as International Migratory Bir...

May 5, 2016

Steps to increase baby quail survival

Each week, as I spend time talking to customers at the Bird Barn, I get updated on wh...

Apr 28, 2016

Bird sightings at the Verde Valley Nature Festival

I spent four days at the Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival this past week, hel...

Apr 21, 2016

Do we live in a great place, or what?

I attended the city council meeting Tuesday night where the council discussed the pro...

Apr 14, 2016

Thoughts on the city's proposed ordinance on feeding wildlife

On Saturday, I witnessed an amazing "nature in action" moment that I have never seen ...

Apr 7, 2016

Different week, different birds

My two weeks of bird guiding for the Northern Arizona University Road Scholar p...

Mar 31, 2016

Effect of Yarnell Hill Fire on woodpecker populations

In my column last week, I wrote about the first two days of last weeks' Road Scholar ...

Mar 10, 2016

Birds, birds, and more birds in Belize

One of the more spectacular birding destinations we visited in Belize was a place cal...

Mar 3, 2016

From Crooked Tree to duPlooy's Jungle Lodge

We returned home from Belize this past Saturday, and feel very grateful for the oppor...

Feb 25, 2016

Birding on Caye Caulker Island

In last week's column, our birding group had just arrived at Caye Caulker, a small is...

Feb 24, 2016

Birding in the desert -nine years running

It is that time of year once again, where I lead bird watching trips out of Wickenbur...

Feb 18, 2016

Greetings from Belize!

On Monday, Gayla and I flew from Phoenix to Belize, via Houston. This is my first tim...