The Experience of Birding
Had a blast yesterday in Bisbee, Arizona, representing the American Birding Association at Southwest Wings. Alison and Darlene generously came along, letting me slip away from the busy table once in a while to chat with friends old and new and to admire the materials on offer at this excellent festival. The ABA table was …
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Alison finally got back from Washington, DC, so she could join in the birding I’ve been enjoying with MaryMargaret, a good friend from Princeton days. This is MaryMargaret’s first real birding trip to the southwest, so we’ve been birding pretty much non-stop and seeing lots of lifers, including one of the best Mountain Plover days …
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As hawk migration in the East slows to the final trickle of Rough-legs, Red-tails, and Golden Eagles, things are just getting good here in southeast Arizona. Between a visit to the Lower Santa Cruz and a short day yesterday in the Sulphur Springs Valley, I saw eleven species of hawks and allies, including Osprey, Ferruginous …
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