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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 18, 2021
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.)
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 4, 2021
Heading up from Cave Creek Ranch, the flocks of warblers like Townsend’s and Black-throated Gray and Hermit Warblers still flit about among the cool shade provided by the white barked Arizona Sycamores while the stunning Painted Redstarts nest on the ground.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 1, 2018
One particular issue had a feature on the birds of Madera Canyon, Arizona. Up to 256 bird species, deer, black bears, foxes, big cats, Gila Monsters, and 16 species of bats call this area of southeastern Arizona home. ( For birding Arizona-style, memorize these three overlapping locations southeast of Tucson: Madera Canyon in the Santa Rita Mountains in the Coronado National Forest. The post Birding Arizona–style appeared first on 10,000 Birds.
10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2019
In my continuing tour of the many sites for birding here in the Tucson, Arizona area, I have run across the Sam Lena Park, and athletic complex. Stay tuned for more from South East Arizona! This Red-breasted Merganser was quite popular for birders in the Southeast Arizona. One of my “First of Year” birds for Arizona was this lovely Yellow Warbler. The post Sam Lena Park, Tucson, Arizona appeared first on 10,000 Birds.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 2, 2019
For the past few weeks I have been touting all the different reasons that Southeast Arizona is such an amazing area for birding. If you look draw line straight up a northern biased line thru the Sea of Cortez, the normal path of a hurricane in the Sea of Cortez, it would run very nearly right thru Southeast Arizona. The post The benefits of hurricanes in Southeast Arizona appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Birding Buenos Aires NWR prairie warbler Southeast Arizona Birding
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 23, 2019
The post Still chasing rarities in SE Arizona appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Birding Evening Grosbeaks Southeast Arizona BirdingAs we march ever closer to the end of 2019, I continue to marvel at the number of birds that pass thru, or reside in this relatively small area. After an extensive year of travel in 2018, I have mainly focused on Pima County and the Tucson area for my birding. The early part of the year found me learning my way around, and meeting some incredible people.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 27, 2019
I had just wrapped up lending a hand with the Tucson Arizona South-east Birding Festival, my wife Jeanne was going out of town for those same ten days, local Tucson birding legend Brian Nicholas had offered to show me a few of his favorite, as yet unknown to me hot spots, and at the end of this marathon of birding, we are moving into a brand new, our first ever house, so my bird trips were going to be severely diminished while we moved in and got the house set up.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 3, 2019
When we first landed here in Tucson, Arizona, fate worked her magic, and one of the first people I met was Luke Safford. Luke is a coordinator with the Tucson Audubon Society, and was incredibly helpful with getting my feet on the ground, as far as South East Arizona Birding. The post Sweetwater Wetlands Park in Tucson, Arizona appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Birding Southeast Arizona Birding Sweetwater Wetlands
Critter News
FEBRUARY 3, 2010
Another Arizona story! From the Arizona Daily Star. The University of Arizona College of Medicine won a $15 million federal stimulus grant to build a facility for research animals in downtown Phoenix. Tags: animal research university of arizona National Institutes of Health arizona They are certainly on the animal research kick.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 6, 2019
Now that Jeanne and I have finally settled on Tucson, Arizona at least for a while, I will pick up where I left off at the end of 2018. Arizona, specifically the South East portion of the state, will be my “beat” for the rest of this year. Located approximately 40 miles south of Tucson, Arizona, you travel on Highway 19 to Green Valley, and exit at Continental Road. The post South East Arizona’s Madera Canyon appeared first on 10,000 Birds.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 16, 2012
This is Arizona This is Arizona This is Arizona! Trips Arizona bloggers SwarovskiI just returned from a phenomenal long weekend in Tucson, AZ where I participated in a really enjoyable event. Our friends at Swarovski Optik organized a Birding Social Media Summit to discuss the many ways in which birding and socal media intersect. As you can imagine, I spent time with some extremely interesting individuals.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 3, 2010
Tags: animal research biotech arizona
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Tucson Arizona is turning out to be a very birdy area. I got to see my first ever Arizona Woodpecker here as well. While we were at the feeding stations, we counted 26 Wild Turkeys , a couple dozen Mexican Jays, Chipping Sparrows, Bewick’s Wrens, 20+ Lesser Goldfinches , Pine Siskins , and more of both the Acorn Woodpeckers and the Arizona Woodpeckers. The post The Little Bird Year: Week 41 – Madera Canyon, Tucson Arizona appeared first on 10,000 Birds.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
It’s a well-known fact that southeast Arizona in summer is awesome. My first birding trip ever was to Arizona. It was time to drive south and up, to the Sky Islands of southeast Arizona. I eventually did get my Life Elegant Trogon during the next part of my Arizona sojourn, which was the New Jersey Audubon trip, led by Scott Barnes and Linda Mack. There were a couple of birding festivals in progress in Arizona, and I arrived on the heels of several groups.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 7, 2019
South East Arizona is known for some truly amazing birding, and another one of the specialties that this area is known for is the Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher – Myiodynasters luteiventris. Just another great reason to plan at trip to South East Arizona! Birding Madera Canyon South East Arizona Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
10,000 Birds
MAY 24, 2020
The exquisite Elegant Trogon, mostly a Mexican species of the Sierra Madre, is the only member of this tropical bird family to range north into Southeast Arizona – the only trogon species in the United States and often considered ‘the most sought after bird in Arizona.”.
Critter News
JANUARY 2, 2011
greyhounds tucson arizonaGrey2K is a greyhound advocacy group. Here is the link to the video showing kennel conditions. They had professional investigators there last summer.
Critter News
NOVEMBER 4, 2010
Also, Proposition 109 failed in Arizona. Tags: legislation elections Missouri arizona politics Two victories. Proposition 8 passed in Missouri. It stops puppy mill abuses by establishing responsible standards for the proper care of dogs. This proposition would have given the legislature exclusive authority over wildlife issues.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
One of the small cities south of Tucson Arizona, Amado, has a very small pond, right along highway 19, also known as the Nogales Highway. Birding Amado WTP American White Pelican Southeast Arizona Birding
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
When you think of Southeast Arizona Birding, and the unique birds that can be found there, it conjures thoughts of roadrunners, hummingbirds, trogons, and the many other desert residents. This time, great photos were taken, high fives were exchanged, and another chapter in South East Arizona Birding is in the books! Birds Purple Gallinule Southeast Arizona Birding tropical parula
10,000 Birds
JULY 24, 2019
Most days you will get a good look at the Arizona Woodpecker. Birding Arizona Woodpecker hummingbirds Madrra Canyon Mexican Jay Santa Rita LodgeRarely does the name Madera Canyon come up without most North American birders taking pause to recognize the importance to birding in the Southwest U.S.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
For most avian migrants heading south towards Mexico, Central and South America, crossing thru the Arizona desert areas can provide very few water, food and resting areas. This 90 acre lake, managed by Arizona Fish and Wildlife is about a 45 mile drive from Tucson, and 9 miles from Mexico, as the Chihuahuan Raven flies. Birding Arivaca Lake Southeast Arizona Birding
10,000 Birds
APRIL 17, 2019
Now that Jeanne and I have settled here in Tucson, Arizona, we have been questioned by our friends dozens of times….Why 10 countries, over 1300 bird species, and now I have limited my various twitches to just one county, Pima, which pretty much surrounds the greater Tucson Arizona. When it comes to pure birding, SE Arizona is truly an amazement. The lure of many other countries still calls to me, but the birds of Southeast Arizona have captured my heart.
10,000 Birds
MAY 22, 2019
One of the great things about living in southern Arizona is our proximity to Mexico. A common local resident when we were in Mexico, the Costa’s Hummingbird is a little bit more of a rarity here in Arizona. Birding Box Canyon Five-striped Sparrows Florida Canyon Lucifer Hummingbirds Madera Canyon Southeast Arizona BirdingThis allows for some really fun birds to come across the border, not that they know it is a border, and giving us some interesting birds each year.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 5, 2018
I don’t feel that we have exhausted the possibilities here in Arizona, but they are one here, one there, and spread all over that state. We are squeezing out one more road trip, leaving Arizona and heading towards Texas. Trips Little Big Year Sweetwater Wetlands Tucson Arizona Tucson Audubon SocietyJust a few miles northwest of downtown Tucson, the Sweetwater Wetlands is truly a birding gem.
Critter News
JUNE 28, 2010
Tags: exotic meats phoenix arizona lion
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 31, 2018
Now that we have “settled” in Tucson, Arizona, or at least this is where the 5th Wheel is for the time being, it has been nice to be able to spread out a bit. Now that we have been in sunny, dry Arizona, it has rained 5 of the last seven days. Later in the week we finally got a break in the rain, and made an early morning run to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. They have a large walk in aviary with the local birds of the Sonora, and Southern Arizona areas.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 28, 2015
Birding Arizona Cactus Wren Sonoran Desert The internet appears to have nearly as many people getting caught up with Cholla Cacti as it has cute kittens doing funny stuff. It almost qualifies as a genre in itself. Now this is only a personal suspicion, but I reckon that the birds of the Sonoran Desert have set up candid cameras and are getting their Youtube footage by enticing birders close enough to the cholla bushes for the spiked fruit to make the leap onto their innocent carriers.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 20, 2019
Birding Florida Canyon Madera Canyon Rufous-capped Warbler Southeast Arizona BirdingLying just a few miles north of the entrance to Madera Canyon, is Florida Canyon. Certainly less recognized, at least internationally, this wonderful birding hotspot deserves every bit the same acclaim. Pronounced locally as “Floor-ee-dah” this area shares many of the same attributes as Madera, with a lower elevation of grasslands mingling into a dense riparian area as you climb in elevation.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 7, 2013
I had the pleasure of paying this national park a visit on a trip to Arizona in late May, and I was immediately struck by how important this species of plant is to this ecosystem. Perhaps because of the heat and the lack of insulation which the cactus can provide, Purple Martins do not nest in man-made houses in Arizona. Trips Arizona desert Saguaro National Park
4 The Love Of Animals
JUNE 23, 2015
A 9-year-old yellow Lab named Tanya from Arizona whose human partner is a blind golfer was honored as 2015 Dog of the Year at the Guiding Eyes for the Blind Annual Golf Classic June 12, 2015. The award is sponsored … Continue reading → The post Guide Dog Honored as “Dog of the Year” appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals. dogs news
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 23, 2012
The attraction of Southeastern Arizona in summer stems from the presence of certain highly range-restricted species. These beautiful sparrows with finely-streaked crowns and rufescent epulets only reside in a small swathe of Arizona and Mexico. Trips Arizona bloggers Swarovski tucsonTucson, AZ, August 2012 – When you get a bunch of bird bloggers together, which you do you imagine comes first: birds or blogs?
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
And while I was in Arizona, touring the Huachucas with Swarovski (along with 10KB notables Mike Bergin and Birdchick Sharon Stiteler among others), I had in the back of my mind that I might be able to pick up that last hummingbird. And second, August is not the best time of year to find them, as they spill into Arizona during the winter months. Birds Arizona hybrids
10,000 Birds
MARCH 8, 2011
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds , Terminology / Thrashing XXX Thrashing XXX By Rick • March 8, 2011 • 2 comments Tweet Share High on the list of every first-time birding visitor to Arizona is Crissal Thrasher , a darkly beautiful thicket-dweller with the voice of an angel.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 17, 2022
American White Pelicans spend their winter months along the Gulf states, California, parts of Arizona, and Mexico down into Central America. I’ve made some new friends in 2022.
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 11, 2013
We met in graduate school at the University of Arizona in 1983 Mylan Engel Jr and Kathie Jenni are the authors of this book. Mylan is a longtime contributor to this blog.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 17, 2022
It was something that truly caught me by surprise, a bird usually heard or seen in Mexico or certain, out of the way gulches in Arizona. As far as countries go, Costa Rica is at the smaller end of the spectrum.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Not far behind is California (348, up from 297), followed by Arizona (294, up from 155), Florida (233, up from 227), New Jersey (223, up from 199), Oregon (221, up from 209), and Texas (218, up from 106). The state with the largest increase was Arizona , with 139 species added.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 31, 2011
Apparently, nefarious forces are conspiring to bar birders from Arizona’s Ash Canyon. I haven’t seen these hummingbirds or Arizona Woodpecker yet, so I need your help. The poor proprietor of the Ash Canyon Bed and Breakfast , the single best place to see Lucifer Hummingbirds in the U.S., may be denied a permit to keep her business open, which would be a blow to us all. We ALL need your help!
Critter News
JUNE 14, 2011
He visits Arizona's Road Kill Cafe, where the menu features not-so-exotic fare. This sounds to me like it's glorifying the use and misuse of exotic animals. I'm not particularly thrilled about it, even though they are claiming that they are not into encouraging the activities. Anything for ratings I guess. Excerpted from Reuters. Rollins will host "Animal Underworld," which features people who own exotic animals as well as those who eat them.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 30, 2022
states — all but Florida, Texas, Arizona, and California. So here are some numbers: As I write this, on March 24th, my 2022 list includes 239 species, all from within the state of Michoacán.
4 The Love Of Animals
DECEMBER 10, 2014
Christmas came early for the dog-loving community of Prescott, Arizona, today as Beneful® unleashed the $500,000 Dream Dog Park renovation of Willow Creek Dog Park. The fire-station themed renovation marks the fourth half million dollar dog park transformation by the dog food brand.
Animal Person
JUNE 23, 2010
Finally, in my e-mailbox this morning, and probably in yours, was the Care2 newsletter, including a link to a column about a restaurant in Arizona that will soon serve burgers made from lion meat. Have you seen the ridiculous television show, Wipeout ? There's something hilarious about people intentionally putting themselves in a position to be beaten up like Wile E. Coyote. It's all in fun, with much of the humor coming from the commentators and the special sound effects.
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