Weekly Articles by Eric Moore

Last Wednesday I had the opportunity to do a little bird watching on the north side of Willow Lake. The habitat in this area is primarily live scrub oak mixed with pinyon pine and juniper. My timing must have been good, because it was delightfully "birdy." While I...

A black-bellied whistling duck was seen at Willow Lake this past week. This is a very rare bird for our area - certainly one worth seeing. I went out to the lake on two different occasions to look for it but struck out both times. However, I did see a lot of good...

Last Friday I led a bird walk at the Highlands Center for Natural History. It was a windy day and I was concerned the winds would negatively affect our ability to find birds, as they tend to hunker down under these conditions. I was pleased that we saw (or heard) 31...

This past week I presented the monthly program for the Northern Arizona Audubon groups in both Sedona and Flagstaff. Being in northern Arizona provided me with an opportunity to get out and go birding, of which I took full advantage! If you are looking for a...

This past week I started receiving reports of baby quail sightings in the Prescott area. Some of the reports were communicated via email and were accompanied by fantastic photographs! The occurrence of baby quail each year is an event that is looked forward to with...

The Highlands Center for Natural History will host a special event at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 12, to commemorate International Migratory Bird Day. The Highlands Center has teamed up with the Prescott National Forest and the Prescott Audubon Society to celebrate the...

I had such an enjoyable time bird watching this past week at Dead Horse Ranch State Park in Cottonwood, Ariz. While I didn't even come close to achieving my goal of hitting the 200-species mark for the year, I was able to add several "firsts" to my state list. Prior...

I love this time of year. I am an early riser, and I thoroughly enjoy the longer days, the warmer temperatures and the singing of wild birds early in the morning. I continue to work on my 2012 Centennial Challenge bird list, and I am very excited about the arrival of...

Last week I led a bird-watching trip on one of those very windy spring days. At one point, the wind blew so hard that it tipped over my tripod, which was holding a very expensive spotting scope. It landed in such a way that it totally knocked the scope out of...