Weekly Articles by Eric Moore

Wednesday, Dec. 18, was the Prescott Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count. I was assigned to canvas the Granite Basin area from the intersection of Iron Springs and Granite Basin Road all the way to Granite Mountain. I did a four-hour reconnaissance one week...

Last week I met up with some friends to do some birding down in the Valley. We spent about five hours together birding at the Gilbert Water Ranch, also known as the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, in the town of Gilbert. I arrived right at seven o'clock, just as the...

This past weekend I was amazed as I watched the "feeding frenzy" and bird activity in my yard. While I always have feed available to the birds, when the weather is good they don't always eat at the birdy buffet, preferring to find food sources in nature. This past...

Imagine a small songbird weighing only 6.5 grams. Now picture a bird of prey weighing 150 grams. Based on the difference in size between the two different birds, one would never suspect that the smaller bird would act aggressively towards the larger bird - after all,...

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you are enjoying time with loved ones and friends today. Since today is Thanksgiving, and it is an American tradition to have turkey on this day, I thought I would write about all of the different species of game birds found in Arizona....

When I am working at the store, I usually spend most of my time inside the store - but not this week. Ever since the fire at Jay's Bird Barn on Sunday, I have been spending most of my time on the phone - outside, behind the store. Since I no longer have an office, it...

A freak accident Sunday morning caused extensive damage to Jay's Bird Barn in Prescott. At about 9 a.m., Central Yavapai Fire Department responded to a call at the store, 1046 Willow Creek Road, regarding a fire. When the fire crew arrived at the scene, the store was...

Fall is a time of great transition in the bird world. Summer birds are still leaving, winter birds are arriving, and migratory birds are passing through. As fall gives way to winter, you will notice that the plumage - or coloration and markings - of some wild bird...