Weekly Articles by Eric Moore

On Monday, our store was ground zero for the severe weather event that hit Prescott. When I wasn’t standing out on the sidewalk watching the storm, I was on my computer looking at doppler radar on the Weather Underground website. The intensity of the color on the...

This past Friday morning I led a Jay’s Bird Barn-sponsored bird walk to the south shore of Willow Lake. We had an amazing morning! It seemed as if we saw a new bird species for the day at every turn, including several interesting migratory bird species. We saw two...

This Saturday, September 24th, is National Public Lands Day. Thus, the Peregrine Fund and the Bureau of Land Management are hosting a celebration by releasing captive-bred California Condors at the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. The release is scheduled for noon,...

Wild bird migration is one of the greatest wonders in nature. The fact that creatures — some of them weighing mere grams — can migrate thousands of miles twice a year is a feat beyond our imagination. How do they know where to go? How do they know where to stop? How...

Several months ago, I was approached by a member of the Las Vegas Red Rock Audubon Society Chapter and asked if I would be willing to lead a guided bird walk for their group to Butterfly Springs, on Mingus Mountain. As you might imagine, I agreed. So, for the second...

This past week I led a Jay’s Bird Barn sponsored bird walk to Mingus Mountain. Our planned itinerary was to bird an area known as Butterfly Springs. However, when I arrived at our meeting place, I was informed that the area where we would normally park had been washed...

I need to start this week’s column by correcting an error in my column last week. I mentioned how disappointing last year’s monsoon season was. I meant to refer to the 2020 monsoon season, not 2021. This past weekend I spent quite a bit of time in Watson Woods...

Over the last few weeks, our abundant summer monsoon rains have turned the Arizona Central Highlands green! An amazing transformation has taken place since the monsoon rains kicked in. My wife and I were walking on the Peavine Trail just a few days ago, and I was...

This past week was a whirlwind. Here’s a brief recap. My last day of guiding the group of birders from Las Vegas was on Wednesday. We visited the Environmental Operations Park in Sierra Vista and birded the San Pedro National Riparian Conservation Area. Recent heavy...