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Arizona, or Central Mexico?

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But even I have heard of how exciting southeast Arizona is for American birders. Southeastern Arizona is unusual, precisely because its species mix is as much Mexican as it is American. But it can only be found as a vagrant in Arizona. These are all summer-only in Arizona.) Consider the striking Berylline Hummingbird.

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Owls, Owls, and more Owls in SE Arizona

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Last week, a good friend, Dan Weisz gave me a tip on the location of a family of Burrowing Owls that were extremely easy to access. I can’t begin to tell you how much fun I had sitting and watching the antics of this family of Burrowing Owls. Sneaking down the slimy bank carefully… Umm cool water on a pretty hot Arizona day!

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Some of America?s Avian Treasures

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Trogons and quetzals are an ancient, colorful bird family that occurs in forests and other wooded habitats from the American tropics to Africa to Southeast Asia. Southeast Arizona Sky Island Spring Sampler. Want to see Painted Bunting on a Naturalist Journeys tour?: South Florida: Everglades & More. Elegant Trogon by Homer Gardin.

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Arizona in Summer: It Ain’t All Hummers

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It’s a well-known fact that southeast Arizona in summer is awesome. My first birding trip ever was to Arizona. I managed to get some video of this greedy thrasher before a family walked down the path, and you can view it here. It was time to drive south and up, to the Sky Islands of southeast Arizona.

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Sand Point Family Vineyards: Cabernet Sauvignon (2015 Lodi Appellation)

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But after the recent controversy that surrounded the renaming of the Gray Jay to Canada Jay , perhaps its best to leave these names be for now (and you can find Canada Jays in California and even Arizona, by the way). Sand Point Family Vineyards: Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 (Lodi Appellation). Good birding and happy drinking!

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Hang your hammock in the hummingbird family tree

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Many of us in North America are facing the imminent departure of “our” hummingbirds for the next few months, though across the Gulf Coastal Plain, a few western hummingbirds are staking out winter homes, and hardy Anna’s Hummingbirds will do just fine along the Pacific Coast and in Arizona all winter long.

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Vagrancy in Birds: A Book Review

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It also summarizes the vagrancy status of every bird family in the whole wide world, which makes it fun to read as well as superbly educational. The Family Accounts are the fun part of the book. The Family Accounts are also a deeply informational, documented source of information for researchers. Don’t worry.

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