Arizona Bird Call

On November 1, 2023 the American Ornithological Society, the scientific authority on the naming of bird species in the Americas, announced it will no longer allow birds to be named for people, and that it will begin a process to replace English bird names that have been named for people in the past. We will have the official announcement.
Bird of the week: Horned Lark. Birding hotspot: San Carlos Lake. Friend of wildlife organization: Central Arizona Conservation Alliance. Calendar of bird-friendly events coming up in Arizona.

U.S. Supreme Court hands down ruling that limits EPA's authority to regulate commercial development of wetlands. Rio Rico residents and a consortium of environmentalists and wildlife conservation organizations challenge effort to bring commercial development to riparian corridors within the Rio Rico watershed. The proposal was withdrawn. Bird of the week: House Finch. Birding hotspot: Horseshoe reservoir on the Verde River north of Bartlett Lake. Friend of wildlife: Natural History Institute, Prescott. Calendar of bird friendly events coming up in weeks ahead in Arizona.

A report titled 'Residential Neighborhood Diversity Study' by the The Central Arizona–Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research (CAP LTER) program. Bird of the episode: Greater Roadrunner. Birding hotspot: Roosevelt Lake at the headwaters of the Salt River. Friend of wildlife organization: VIDA Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Yuma. Calendar of bird-friendly events coming up in Arizona.

Greater Phoenix has more than 1,400 artificial lakes. A report on a study conducted by faculty and students affiliated with The Central Arizona–Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research (CAP LTER) program. A description of the Zen Curtain device for preventing bird collisions with windows and other reflective surfaces. Bird of the Episode: the Great Egret. Birding Hotspot: Granite Reef Diversion Dam on the Salt River. Friend of wildlife organization: Reid Park Zoological Society. Calendar of bird-friendly events coming up in Arizona.

An introduction to Birdcast from Cornell Lab of Ornithology, an app that tracks and visualizes birds in migration in real time across North America. A discussion of trees that attract birds to Western lands and forests. How Icelanders are saving Puffins from possible extinction by capturing newly fledged pufflings and throwing them into the sea. Bird of the episode: Common Loon. Birding hotspot: Chiricahua National Monument in Cochise County. Friend of Wildlife organization: ASU's CAP-LETR research project. Calendar of bird friendly events coming up in Arizona.

Rare bird sightings in Maricopa County in late September. Includes a Great Crested Flycatcher and Sabine's Gull. A commentary on migration habits of White Winged Doves by Charles J. Babbitt, author of Birds of Arizona, What to Know and Where to Go. Bird of the week: Grace's Warbler. Birding Hotspot: Mormon Lake in Coconino County. Friend of Wildlife organization: White Mountain Nature Center at Pinetop/Lakeside. List of bird-friendly events coming up in Arizona.

The movement to replace the names of people attached to bird names with names that specifically describe the species is gaining momentum, and not just among birders. Bird of the week: Great Horned Owl. Birding hotspot: Harcuvar Mountains Wilderness in LaPaz County. Friend of Wildlife: Hassayampa River Preserve near Wickenburg. Calendar of bird-friendly events coming up in October.

A report on the Arizona Field Ornithologist's recent successful field expedition to Arizona's Santa Cruz riparian region in search of the Green Kingfisher. Bird of the episode: the Gray Hawk. Birding hotspot: Riggs Lake, Mt. Graham's 'crown jewel.' Friend-of-wildlife initiative, Arizona Game and Fish Department's Focus Wild Arizona. Calendar of bird-friendly events coming up in Arizona.l

A look at 8 'spark birds' that draw youngsters (and the young at heart) into birding. An introduction to the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher by Matt Griffiths at Tucson Audubon. Bird of the week: Golden Eagle. Birding Hotspot: Sipe White Mountain Wildlife Area. Friend of wildlofe organization: Arizona Natural History Association. Calendar of bird-friendly events coming up in Arizona.

For some blind and visually impaired persons birding by ear has become a lifelong passion. Their ranks are swelling, and birding trails in Arizona and elsewhere are undergoing changes to become more accessible to visually impaired and otherwise disabled birders. Bird of the week: Hepatic Tanager. Birding hotspot: Gillespie Wash in Graham County. Friend of wildlife organization: Arizona Association of Environmental Professionals. Calendar of bird-friendly events coming up across Arizona.