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Bird #570 — Bendire’s Thrasher

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Roger

toxostoma bendirei Rodeo, New Mexico — Chiricahua Desert Museum Thursday, May 5, 2022 — 4:46 pm I spent three nights birding around Portal, Arizona. When I searched for a place to stay, the nearest cabin I could rent was in … Continue reading →

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Animal #76 — Collared Peccary

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Roger

pecari tajacu Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico Thursday, May 5, 2022 — 6:45 am I had just reached the refuge for some early morning birding and was checking in at the self-pay station when I spotted four … Continue reading →

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Arizona Birding Adventure

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Roger

I had been birding for five years back in 1984 when my wife and I spent a week in Tucson with my parents. They liked birds, although they weren’t hard-core listers. On many of the days during that March/April trip, … Continue reading →

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Harold Warp’s Pioneer Village

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Roger

I’ve known about Pioneer Village for a long time. I think I used to own a postcard with the sod house on it, so I may have even been here as a child. It’s one of those places that become … Continue reading →

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Birding Southeastern El Paso County

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Roger

A Varied Thrush has been sighted in the Russian olive thicket at Chico Basin Ranch. I’ll cut the suspense right off — I spent an hour and a half looking for it and never got a glimpse although another birder … Continue reading →

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