Weekly Articles by Eric Moore
The owner of Jay’s Bird Barn, publishes an article about bringing wild birds to your backyard in The Daily Courier every Thursday. Learn more about Eric Moore.
Recent Articles
The most recent articles can be viewed directly on The Daily Courier’s website.
Weekly Article Archive
Below you will find an archive of all the weekly articles Eric Moore has published with The Daily Courier through 2019.
Unraveling the identity of the little gray birds
One of the most common bird identification questions we answer here at the Bird Barn has to do with small gray birds that can be seen swarming suet feeders. What are those little gray birds? They are bushtits. In the Sibley Guide to Birds, author and illustrator David...
Birds – and snakes – are out in force
Last month I wrote a column about the importance of being observant. This past week I had another experience that drove home this point. As I was carrying out some birdseed to a customer's car, I noticed up high in the sky two large black birds - bigger than ravens....
A rare bird sighting at Willow Lake
Have you noticed how the days are gradually getting shorter? My cue for shorter days is the absence of birds singing in the early morning hours. It was just a few months ago when I was awoken each day by the repetitious song of spotted towhees. Nowadays when I wake...
An awesome birding discovery in Chino Valley
Over the last week, I have received reports from three different homeowners of lazuli buntings in their yards! The sightings came from South View (Williamson Valley), The Ranch (by the mall) and Victorian Estates (off Highway 69). Lazuli buntings are an example of a...
Hummingbird festival makes debut in Sedona next weekend
The first-ever Sedona Hummingbird Festival will take place Friday through Sunday, Aug. 3-5, at the new Sedona Performing Arts Center. Sedona is home to the nonprofit Hummingbird Society, an international organization created in 1996. Its mission is to help people...
Hot summer weather increases the need for water for wild birds
The first day of summer - the longest day of the year - is just a week away. It is during the month of June that we long for rain, day after day, for weeks on end, with no hope or sign of rain. But we also know that our monsoon season is not far away. Hopefully the...
The importance of being observant in birding
Being observant takes practice. It takes mental effort, thought and mindfulness of your environment and surroundings. What does this topic have to do with wild birds? It has everything to do with the hobby of bird watching and identifying wild birds. Perhaps we get so...
Birds disperse as breeding activity winds down
Many people associate breeding season with spring time, but depending whether the species is a year-round resident or a migratory visitor, breeding and rearing young can occur anywhere from February and March all the way up until late summer, with some species still...
Landscape with native plants to attract birds
Every day we are one day closer to our summer monsoon rains. When our summer rains begin in earnest, the months of July and August become a great time to landscape your yard. The combination of warm temperatures and abundant moisture creates the perfect environment...
About the owner, Eric Moore
My interest in birds began when I was very young. By the time I was five years old I was fascinated with birds and watched them at feeders in my parents’ yard in Massachusetts.
At the age of 13 I joined the Tucson chapter of the National Audubon Society. When I lived in Utah I participated in the Utah County Birders Club (there was not an Audubon chapter in Provo). I have been associated with the Prescott chapter of the National Audubon Society for the past eleven years and have served on the board of directors and as the publicity chair.
I have led bird walks, been in charge of the Spring Migratory Bird Count, and I have participated in the Christmas Bird Count in Tucson, Provo, and Prescott for a time period spanning 30 years. I consider myself to be an excellent birder. Birding is more than a hobby for me–it is a passion.
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