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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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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

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I have friends who talk nostalgically of birding trips with the Lane’s Guides to Southeast Arizona, or Southern California (there were eight guides in all, some co-written or updated by other birders, notably Henry Holt). I’ve missed this information, especially when I travel to Los Angeles to visit my daughter and her family.

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Field Guide to North American Flycatchers: Kingbirds and Myiarchus: A Field Guide Review

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Or a birder trying to figure out if a medium-sized Myiarchus in Arizona is a Nuttings’s, Ash-throated, or Dusky-capped Flycatcher. Lee and Birch strongly believe that even look-alike flycatcher species can be identified using a holistic approach.

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Field Guide to North American Flycatchers: Empidonax and Pewees–A Field Guide Review

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6), which I can confirm is true, having seen it in Carr Canyon, Arizona. Birch is well-known in the Los Angeles birding community (I had the pleasure of meeting him several years ago at Silver Lake Reservoir, where he showed me where to look for the long-staying Lucy’s Warbler).

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The ABA’s 50th Anniversary and Information: From Scarce to Abundant

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There are even a handful of region-specific birding apps, including for southeast Arizona. It made the Los Angeles Times and UCLA even issued a press release. Indeed, many birders carry a library of electronic field guides in their pocket, not to mention other apps, such as eBird , Song Sleuth , Larkwire , and Merlin.

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Lifer Ocean

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Having never birded west of Arizona, there were many bird experiences I was looking forward to, but chief among those was the opportunity to get offshore aboard the Grande to see what was hiding beyond that blue horizon. When we motored into Los Angeles County waters to pick up the many thousand strong flock of storm-petrels milling about.

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“Condors over Cologne” – Rogue Ales & Spirits: Condor Kolsch

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In 1987, only 27 were left in the wild and drastic action was taken to save the species: all remaining birds were captured, the California Condor was declared extinct in the wild, and a captive breeding program was begun, initially carried out by the San Diego Wild Animal Park and the Los Angeles Zoo.