Jan 16, 2019

Winter birding has its challenges

I was in Atlanta last week attending the AmericasMart trade show. I am excited about ...

Jan 9, 2019

Mid-winter bald eagle survey results

This past Saturday, I was part of a team assigned to cover Goldwater Lake for the ann...

Jan 2, 2019

Lawrence's goldfinch sightings in the Prescott area

Over the past month or two, there have been several reports of Lawrence's goldfinches...

Dec 26, 2018

Prescott Christmas bird count results

On Wednesday, December 19th, I participated in the Prescott Audubon Society Christmas...

Dec 19, 2018

Berry-eaters abound this winter

Last week's column discussed the lack of seed- eating birds at backyard bird feeders....

Dec 12, 2018

Where are all the birds?

Rachel Carson's landmark work 'Silent Spring' in 1962 brought to light the dramatic ...

Dec 5, 2018

Help save critical riparian habitat to protect endangered bird species

There are three important local conservation efforts running concurrently - the Save ...

Nov 28, 2018

Winter birds in the Mid-Atlantic region

Gayla and I were in Virginia this past week to celebrate Thanksgiving with our s...

Nov 21, 2018

Recent bird sightings at Willow and Watson Lakes

In my column last week, I wrote about an app called iBird PRO. Another electronic pro...

Nov 7, 2018

Water foul foraging behavior in winter

This past week I received an interesting email from which I quote, "Hi Eric...I go ...

Oct 31, 2018

Let's talk sapsucker

This past week there has been a red- naped sapsucker hanging out in my yard. There a...

Oct 24, 2018

Fall stragglers need to head south

I was hiking a segment of the Prescott Circle Trail by Willow Lake earlier this ...

Oct 17, 2018

Divers vs. Dabblers - what's the difference?

In all the years I have lived in Prescott I don't remember an October as cool and as ...

Oct 10, 2018

Fall birding in Central Missouri

Last week I spent several days attending the Wild Bird Expo trade show in Mexico, Mis...

Oct 3, 2018

Consecutive birding days yields an interesting mix of birds

Last week I worked in Sedona for several days, and I went birding three consecutive m...

Sep 26, 2018

California condors, 250 and counting

This past Saturday I had the opportunity to be in attendance as four captive- bred Ca...

Sep 19, 2018

Wild bird migration can occur day, night

Wild bird migration can take on many forms. In the northern hemisphere, it typically ...

Sep 12, 2018

Caching food for times of scarcity

As we move into autumn, we may recall childhood memories of attending a fall harvest ...

Sep 5, 2018

Technology aids in bird identification

I was in Tucson this past weekend to attend the University of Arizona/BYU football ga...

Aug 29, 2018

Birding adventures can occur anytime, anywhere

Earlier this month we drove to Provo, Utah, to attend graduation for our youngest son...

Aug 22, 2018

The Birds, Like Summer Are Slipping Away

My column on hummingbirds last week resulted in a lot of feedback from readers. One i...

Aug 15, 2018

Hummingbird Wars

The month of August is peak season for hummingbirds in the Central Arizona Highlands....

Aug 8, 2018

Birding on the way to Sierra Vista

One of the perks of owning a backyard wild bird and nature gift store is the opportun...

Aug 1, 2018

Good optics makes for good birding

This past week I had the privilege of spending three days at the corporate offices of...