The Birders Report

American Goldfinch photo by Old Pirate If you want to attract goldfinches as well as purple and house finches, pine siskins, and redpolls to your backyard, one of the first things you will want to do is get yourself a nyjer seed bird feeder.  This will be in the form of a thistle tube bird [...]

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Pacific Tree Frog photo by Brigitte Jordan As soon as we put in our water feature, we had frogs galore.  These little guys are so much fun to have around and they give us a concert every night through the summer! Don’t forget to stop by Camera Critters and see all the other kewl kritter [...]

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Male Bobolink photo by Walter Ammann More than half of the birds species that breed in North America and winter in Latin America have declining populations. If we hope to continuing sharing our North American communities with Wood Thrushes, Bobolinks, and other treasured neotropical migratory birds, we must ensure that the birds find food, safety, [...]

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Storm Coming In From The North I like the deep blues in this photo.  You can imagine how cold it must be in the center of this storm cloud.  See Sky Watch Friday for more great pictures!

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If you want to see raptors in flight, up close, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a great place to do it!  Watch this video for a taste of what you will see.  Here you will be able to witness, first hand, Harris’ Hawks, Chihuahuan Ravens, Barn Owls, Great Horned Owls, Ferruginous Hawks, Gray Hawks, Prairie [...]

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