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SE Arizona 10 day birding blitz!

10,000 Birds

The last ten day days have been one of the most intense, yet invigorating days of birding that can ever remember embarking on. It has almost been a “Perfect Storm” scenario, with several contributing factors all coming together to start me on this birding blitz.

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Owls, Owls, and more Owls in SE Arizona

10,000 Birds

The Great Horned Owls that live in the palm trees right above our RV have returned and brought with them a pair of fledglings. Another friend recently commented that while she loved all forms of birds, owls were, well, just something special! I counted a total of 9 owls, with 4 being mature adults and 5 juvenile birds.

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Thrashing XXX

10,000 Birds

In the right season, with a little luck, we often find it, and sometimes it perches high and long enough that we can admire its scimitar of a bill, its stern face pattern, and even the patch of rusty red on the undertail that gives the species its English and its scientific names. Sounds too good not to track down, doesn’t it?

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