Category Archives: Birds

Bird #571 – Lesser Nighthawk

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Roger

chordeiles acutipennis Rodeo, New Mexico – Chiricahua Desert Museum Thursday, May 5, 2022 – 7:50 pm I drove over to Portal after seeing the Bendire’s Thrasher and spent a couple hours at Cave Creek Ranch. When I got back to … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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Bird Photos from April

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Roger

On the afternoon of Monday, April 4, I went to Garden of the Gods to see my first-of-the-year Prairie Falcon and Canyon Wren. I struck out on the wren, but the White-throated Swifts were back, flying around the rocks and … Continue reading →

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