Category: Christmas Bird Count

Categories: Arizona Madrone, CBC, Christmas Bird Count, Great Horned Owl, Horseshoe Two Fire, Lark Bunting, madrone, Peloncillo Mountains, Portal, Portal Peak, Say's Phoebe, Scott's Oriole, Vesper Sparrow Posted on

Celebrating Our Local CBCs

This year, again, Alan and I joined the national ritual of Christmas Bird Counts, once more participating in the back-to-back counts for Portal, Arizona, and the Peloncillo Mountains, New Mexico. The weather couldn’t have been finer, with temperatures rising into the high 60s and low … Continue readingCelebrating Our Local CBCs

Categories: Alan Craig, Atascosa Highlands, Cave Creek Canyon, Chiricahua Mountains, Christmas Bird Count, Helen Snyder, Jackie Lewis, Peloncillo Mountains, Portal, Rich Hoyer, Whiskered Screech Owl Posted on

Whiskered Screech-Owl

A year ago on the Atascosa Highlands Christmas Bird Count south of Tucson, Alan and I encountered a little Whiskered Screech-Owl at its day roost. The owlet perched at the entrance to its roost cavity, comfortably soaking up the sunshine on that wintry day. A … Continue readingWhiskered Screech-Owl