{"id":10556,"date":"2016-08-02T15:36:28","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T22:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/birdaz.com\/blog\/?p=10556"},"modified":"2016-08-04T18:13:42","modified_gmt":"2016-08-05T01:13:42","slug":"lectures-and-field-trips-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/birdaz.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/02\/lectures-and-field-trips-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Lectures and Field Trips in August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Tucson Rudasill front yard\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rickwright\/24924435185\/in\/photolist-DYufe8-ddPFM7-ddPEsc-ddPEtR-ddPFSo-ddPFXQ-ddPFW9-ddPEy2-a5R3d6-a5UpbY-a4es1e-a32PTT-a32Q1X-a35EYo-a32NJe-a32PLe-a35EHu-a32PAV-a32P3v-a35Erd-a32Pk2-9ZV4JT-9ZVft2-9ZY6Y5-9ZY6Q7-9YPLz6-9YPLZF-9YSFxs-9YPMj8-9dq7cG-8qWtuB-8nzsru-8iE4cp-7L7NVf-7L3Q4k-7L3PZ8-7zJZvb-7zJZe5-7y8FMq-7y4Saz-7y4Tdp-7y8FYU-7y4SAg-7y8Hay-7y8GLJ-7y4Tp4-7y4TQz-7y4TBn-7y4RYr-7y8Gb9\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/2\/1704\/24924435185_f1d99ddc78_z.jpg\" alt=\"Tucson Rudasill front yard\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>August is <em>the<\/em> classic time to visit southeast Arizona. The monsoons have cooled the air and greened the desert, and all the late summer breeders are singing, the &#8220;Mexican&#8221; specialties are fledging\u00a0young, and northern migrants are passing through in large numbers. As if that weren&#8217;t enough, August is high season for vagrants from the Pacific and from Middle America. Who knows what this year will turn up?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/American-Birding-Association-Field-Arizona\/dp\/1935622609\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1468102724&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=rick+wright+birds+arizona\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/ak1.ostkcdn.com\/images\/products\/\/bmmg\/books\/L9781935622604.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of opportunities to help me explore my favorite landscapes on earth. Why not come along?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, August 4, 6:00 am<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swwings.org\/paid.html\">Fort Huachuca Birds and History<\/a>, with Tom Wood<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Elegant Trogon Huachuca May 2007 013\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rickwright\/2852832436\/in\/photolist-5m6wgq-9FxNYC-9FuS6p-5m6wdb-9FuRTe-5m6w6d-5m2eVc-9FxNtJ-58WHCF-5m2eHX-5m2eNT-5m2eLB-591ToU-9FuRDt-5m2eRK-9FuRng-9FxNfC-9FuRrH-58WHAX-5m6vrU-9FuQQ6-5m6vJY-58WHnM-9FxMWb-591Tj1-5m2ezZ-58WHw2-5m6vG9-9FxMQf-9FxMAo-58WHsi-5m6vgE-9FuQCM-9FxM1j-9FuPUK-5m6uUN-591SY5-5m2ejz-5m2e9p-9FuQq2-5m6v8m-58WHht-5m6uYm-5m6v3Q-5m2egn-9FxLMJ-5m2dNx-9FxLTW-9FxMdW-9FxMq7\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/4\/3032\/2852832436_6ae50cc10b_z.jpg\" alt=\"Elegant Trogon Huachuca May 2007 013\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, August 5, 3:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swwings.org\/free.html\">Book signing, Cochise College<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>5:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swwings.org\/free.html\">Sparrow Tales: Discovering Brown Birds<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"rufous-winged sparrow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rickwright\/14869130611\/in\/photolist-oDWbuT-onHteJ-oBJevv-oFXEDM-oFXDLz-onH5js-rwUd3X-onHjvH-onHR32-onHrKw-sc7Weo-ozWAhh-onH2Z7-onHVdB-oiuDNE-oDW91e-onH3zA-oDW9HB-ozHGGX-ozWCZb-oxXcEh-onHik6-oivnfr-oDZfGs-oEb8K7-oFXGXz-oBK1Jg-onHs1S-onHk5i-oDZgsq-beqrCR-beqr6g-beqrnt-betbmk-beqqf4-beqpNe-beqqCa-beqqSp-beqq1t-beqqqR-99erfC-99biZ2-99bjaK-99eoaf-99bfb6-99bbMz-99enif-99biNz-99fEEJ-99ejXw\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c4.staticflickr.com\/6\/5594\/14869130611_3620cdea0c_z.jpg\" alt=\"rufous-winged sparrow\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, August 6, 6:00 am<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swwings.org\/paid.html\">A Day with Rick Wright<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Dragoons\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rickwright\/3223495901\/in\/photolist-5URg2x-5URgxk-5URcVn-5UVAVS-5UVAPA-5UVBkQ-5UReLX-5URdCx-5UReDX-5URebM-5UVB8L-5UVBUA-5UVByA-5URfo4-5UVwny-5UVwtf-5UReUi-5UVBMW-5URfBc-5UReie-5UVCnb-5UVCSy-5UVyuS-5URawB-5UVyBq-5URaig-5UVyif-5UR9Zt-5URack-5UVxZo-5UR9nH-5UR9vc-5UVwVo-5UR9Hc-5UVxub-5UVxbd-5UVxG3-5UR9U2-5UVw4A-5UR82D-5UVwg9-5UVwNJ-5UVwa5-5UVwGq-5UVwzf-5UR7Wi-5UVv8q-5UR7pk-5UR7Kr-5UVvKS\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c6.staticflickr.com\/4\/3467\/3223495901_e9d0066d02_z.jpg\" alt=\"Dragoons\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, August 7, 6:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.arizona.edu\/bta\/events.html\">Boyce-Thompson\u00a0Bird Sit\u00a0with Rick Wright<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Boyce Thompson landscape\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rickwright\/5865007348\/in\/photolist-a287Rc-9WgM99-9WdVcX-9WdVn6-9WgLHy-9WdVwV-9WdULF-9WdVFH-9WgLRw-9WgMhd-9WgLxN-9WdUVv-9WgLZy-9WdWGZ-9WgMxj-9WdUBF-9WgJkb-9WdTPZ-9WdRYZ-9WdRRk-9WgGmm-523iCR-91sHc4-523iKr-91sH4M-91sGWV-91vRnb-527xyh-527xUQ-9Gbu4J-9GbtEL-9G8zmn-91vRvm-9G8zEp-9G8zeR-523iqB-9G4Juf-9G4Jko-9G4HRo-9G4HDU-9G1Q7x-9G4HZm-9G1Qha-9G4Jb3-9G1QqM-9G1P28-9G4Hmd-9G4Hcj-9G4H3f-9G1Npt\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/6\/5196\/5865007348_f9a2ba47b5_z.jpg\" alt=\"Boyce Thompson landscape\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, August 8, 6:30 am<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.arizona.edu\/bta\/events.html\">Boyce-Thompson\u00a0Bird Walk\u00a0with Rick Wright<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"January 9, 2007, Boyce Thompson 023\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rickwright\/5704239442\/in\/photolist-a287Rc-9WgM99-9WdVcX-9WdVn6-9WgLHy-9WdVwV-9WdULF-9WdVFH-9WgLRw-9WgMhd-9WgLxN-9WdUVv-9WgLZy-9WdWGZ-9WgMxj-9WdUBF-9WgJkb-9WdTPZ-9WdRYZ-9WdRRk-9WgGmm-523iCR-91sHc4-523iKr-91sH4M-91sGWV-91vRnb-527xyh-527xUQ-9Gbu4J-9GbtEL-9G8zmn-91vRvm-9G8zEp-9G8zeR-523iqB-9G4Juf-9G4Jko-9G4HRo-9G4HDU-9G1Q7x-9G4HZm-9G1Qha-9G4Jb3-9G1QqM-9G1P28-9G4Hmd-9G4Hcj-9G4H3f-9G1Npt\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/3\/2374\/5704239442_e6ac7c7dce_z.jpg\" alt=\"January 9, 2007, Boyce Thompson 023\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, August 11, 10:30 am<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tucsonaudubon.org\/festevents.html\">Museum Birding: From the Specimen Drawer to the Field<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"trop cass west thick billed left to right West Mexican Birds, museum skins 038\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rickwright\/5701094724\/in\/photolist-9FMAQC-58g7aH-9FJKqe-9FJDfk-58ki5w-9FJD5v-9FJEC8-9FJDpM-9FMAqS-58kj6G-58khMu-58g7ie-58g836-58g8b6-58g7zr-9FMvJS-58kfqj-9FJCUx-58kidb-9FMGeA-58kgwS-58fZE8-58kggJ-9FJATv-58gcfk-58ke6j-58kdBC-9FJL54-58kceG-58g2kR-9FMu6u-9FMtMy-58kgpN-58g2Cp-9FJvZP-9FMrNf-9FJB6B-9FJy1D-9FJvr2-9FMrzU-58fZP6-58konj-9FMs8U-58kbBS-58kdVW-9FJBqK-9FJyjX-58kc5o-9FMtDA-58kcQh\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/6\/5185\/5701094724_72a00ba1e0_z.jpg\" alt=\"trop cass west thick billed left to right West Mexican Birds, museum skins 038\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, August 11, 5:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tucsonaudubon.org\/festevents.html\">Book Signing: ABA Field Guide to Birds of Arizona<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Rick signing books at Cape May\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rickwright\/15463791458\/in\/photolist-DQ3twV-quFUvx-pytYs7-oCa8Y1-srpHW7-g6xvKf-g6xexz-g6xvV5-fhLfpP-fhLfoF-fhLeJa-fhLfnV-fhLeG6-dfPr7x-dfPujb-dfPrbp-dfPvwj-dfPvy1-d7aaBq-c6UpyJ\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/6\/5610\/15463791458_75620b6e0f_z.jpg\" alt=\"Rick signing books at Cape May\" width=\"550\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, August 12, 5:00 am<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tucsonaudubon.org\/festtrips.html\">California Gulch<\/a>, with Jake Mohlmann<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"California Gulch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rickwright\/17353093486\/in\/photolist-srr981-8q7xQq-8q4oYr-8q7xXW-6Mxq57-6MtdBT-6MxprG-6MtcZr-6MxoTu-6Mxp5h-6MebqH-6MebEg-6Mebxt-6Meba6-6MeaTT-6MeaMa-6MebiV-6MinHN-9FxKK5-5m6uxb-9FxKvE-9FxL15-5m6ujh-5m6ufq-9FxKD5-5m6urW-9FxKSs-5m2cXn-5m6ub9-9FuNGe-9FxK6y-9FuNzV-5m2d2D-9FxK1h-5m2cSR-5m6tU9-9FxKbU-5m2cJv\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c7.staticflickr.com\/8\/7776\/17353093486_aef389d5bf_z.jpg\" alt=\"California Gulch\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, August 13, 10:30 am<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tucsonaudubon.org\/festevents.html\">Museum Birding: From the Specimen Drawer to the Field<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"white striped and ivory billed woodcreepers West Mexican Birds, museum skins 030\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rickwright\/2707604373\/in\/photolist-58gbs2-9FMAQC-58g7aH-9FJKqe-9FJDfk-58ki5w-9FJD5v-9FJEC8-9FJDpM-9FMAqS-58kj6G-58khMu-58g7ie-58g836-58g8b6-58g7zr-9FMvJS-58kfqj-9FJCUx-58kidb-9FMGeA-58kgwS-58fZE8-58kggJ-9FJATv-58gcfk-58ke6j-58kdBC-9FJL54-58kceG-58g2kR-9FMu6u-9FMtMy-58kgpN-58g2Cp-9FJvZP-9FMrNf-9FJB6B-9FJy1D-9FJvr2-9FMrzU-58fZP6-58konj-9FMs8U-58kbBS-58kdVW-9FJBqK-9FJyjX-58kc5o-9FMtDA\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c6.staticflickr.com\/4\/3233\/2707604373_96fde2101a_z.jpg\" alt=\"white striped and ivory billed woodcreepers West Mexican Birds, museum skins 030\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, August 15, 6:30 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/events.aba.org\/aba-birding-rally-southeast-arizona\/\">The Most Beautiful of the Whole Beautiful Lot: Birding Southeast Arizona<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Lowland Painted Redstart Sabino \/ Bear Canyon IBA April 16 2007 015\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rickwright\/14964158834\/in\/photolist-wwjjxj-xbQanx-wwsDWn-xtkk7z-xbH2bq-xbHv5J-xsw3NU-a3rJEX-a3rJgP-a3rzSD-a3usK9-a3utzu-a3utHS-a3uVWf-6ixKfU-6itCbK-6itCoz-6ixKDs-6itBV8-6itBGZ-6itCLa-6itBhR-9FunUr-9FumQ4-591THb-591TwS-591TAS-9Fxj65-9FumYr-oNke5w-5m6xgW-9FumGg-5m2gqe-9FunMB-58WHVa-5m6xEf-9Fxjxh-5m6xAG-5m6xsA-5m6xJ3-5m2gkT-5m6xdq-9FxiYy-psJEt7-9FuneD-5m6x65-5m2g8r-5m2gxv-9Fun7p\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/6\/5609\/14964158834_1d4c053cae_z.jpg\" alt=\"Lowland Painted Redstart Sabino \/ Bear Canyon IBA April 16 2007 015\" width=\"640\" height=\"277\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, August 16, 5:00 am<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/events.aba.org\/aba-birding-rally-southeast-arizona\/\">The East Chiricahuas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Pinery Canyon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rickwright\/4276986383\/in\/photolist-onGGjx-oDyiFp-oC9XqC-oDYicj-oDybSV-on4GVN-on4EJy-on4ros-oEbZhM-oBwihq-oCacvb-7vWF3x-7vWEUz-7vWEgk-7w1ujf-7w1tYS-7w1ucE-527MFG-527MUj-523xJD-527LTC-523xmi-523xge-527MAQ-523x2a-527M1o-527Mb1-523xri-523xbc-523wta-527LK3-523wzt-523wKV-527L3o-527KTd-527KXm-523vAT-527KMJ\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c8.staticflickr.com\/5\/4002\/4276986383_78f0996ed9_z.jpg\" alt=\"Pinery Canyon\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, August 17, 5:00 am<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/events.aba.org\/aba-birding-rally-southeast-arizona\/\">The East Chiricahuas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Portal, Arizona, landscape\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rickwright\/14869574614\/in\/photolist-s5yCCT-quHDpX-onGZy2-on4g23-onGv47-oDkadN-onGoQg-onGwkW-oCabvf-on4WM4-on4mku-oDxHjZ-oCabVy-oBw5pG-oEaeXj-on4wyq-oCa9ML-on474K-oCacby-oFWMdk-oCa8Y1-oFiKhk-on4aj3-on4kA4-on44Dp-oDYsu7-oFifsX-oDYrSA-oDxhvF-oEamfQ-on3V5E-onGto4-oDgBcX-nfqhX5-nyFD7F-6AT2Ha-6woAdy\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c7.staticflickr.com\/6\/5565\/14869574614_7ef0e9da3c_z.jpg\" alt=\"Portal, Arizona, landscape\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, August 18, 5:00 am<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/events.aba.org\/aba-birding-rally-southeast-arizona\/\">The East Chiricahuas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Portal, Arizona, August\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rickwright\/14678101049\/in\/photolist-s5yCCT-quHDpX-onGZy2-on4g23-onGv47-oDkadN-onGoQg-onGwkW-oCabvf-on4WM4-on4mku-oDxHjZ-oCabVy-oBw5pG-oEaeXj-on4wyq-oCa9ML-on474K-oCacby-oFWMdk-oCa8Y1-oFiKhk-on4aj3-on4kA4-on44Dp-oDYsu7-oFifsX-oDYrSA-oDxhvF-oEamfQ-on3V5E-onGto4-oDgBcX-nfqhX5-nyFD7F-6AT2Ha-6woAdy\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5580\/14678101049_9dc3268bdf_z.jpg\" alt=\"Portal, Arizona, August\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, August 19, 5:00 am<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/events.aba.org\/aba-birding-rally-southeast-arizona\/\">The East Chiricahuas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Yellow-eyed Junco\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rickwright\/12412607763\/in\/photolist-srqP3Y-jURRQF-8iE35p-8iE3pD-8iE3iH-7vWMbF-7wBvnH-7vWMdD-5ByKKo-9FLWFz\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c4.staticflickr.com\/4\/3801\/12412607763_2f413fe277_z.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow-eyed Junco\" width=\"640\" height=\"468\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, August 20, 5:00 am<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/events.aba.org\/aba-birding-rally-southeast-arizona\/\">The East Chiricahuas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"gray hawk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rickwright\/25593499524\/in\/photolist-EZBnKb-DYueTP-a4hiay-a5UoZw-a3urVo-a3urPL-8q4poT-8q7yod-8q57hv-8omKQq-8ohNDe-9G5qKV-57JwWf-9G5qAr-57Jx39-57EmYP-57JwKw-9G8jSd-9G8k4b-9FRet3\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/2\/1529\/25593499524_f5cba62f5c_z.jpg\" alt=\"gray hawk\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August is the classic time to visit southeast Arizona. The monsoons have cooled the air and greened the desert, and all the late summer breeders are singing, the &#8220;Mexican&#8221; specialties are fledging\u00a0young, and northern migrants are passing through in large numbers. As if that weren&#8217;t enough, August is high season for vagrants from the Pacific &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/birdaz.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/02\/lectures-and-field-trips-in-august\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Lectures and Field Trips in August&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,51,66],"tags":[420,620,621,432],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/birdaz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10556"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/birdaz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/birdaz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/birdaz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/birdaz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10556"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/birdaz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10578,"href":"http:\/\/birdaz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10556\/revisions\/10578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/birdaz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/birdaz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/birdaz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}