Archive for Odd bird Sightings
Our Migrating Cactus Wrens
February 12, 2012 /
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It is February 12 and our neighborhood Cactus Wren has returned to this high desert town of Clarkdale in Arizona’s Verde Valley. But, Cactus Wrens don’t migrate! Read more
Category: General Valley, Odd bird Sightings, Uncategorized /
Tags: Cactus Wrens, high desert
January Robins in the Verde Valley
January 8, 2012 /
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We have been visited big-time by Robins this winter. The Verde seems to have been chosen as the favorite stopping place for Robin migration. Read more
Category: Bird Picture Gallery, Odd bird Sightings /
Tags: Pyracantha, Robins
Red-winged Blackbird Displaying
December 11, 2011 /
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How many times have we seen Red-winged Blackbirds sitting on the tops of reeds or other shoreline vegetation singing their hearts out? How many times have you seen them doing that on the ground? Read more
Category: Odd bird Sightings, Uncategorized /
Tags: Dead Horse State Park, red-wing Blackbird
Black-necked Stilt Hitchhiker
December 8, 2011 /
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I saw this; I was there. I still doubt my eyes or worse. A Black-necked Stilt was hitch hiking along a major highway here in the Verde Valley. Read more
Category: Odd bird Sightings /