Several days ago – before our big snowstorm – I wrote a post concerning the observation that some Red-winged Blackbirds were making territorial calls but that all were still hidden in the bottom of the cattails. All that has changed now. Read more
Archive for Riparian Bird Issues
Red-winged Blackbirds Setting up Territories
Category: Bird Picture Gallery, Dead Horse State Park, Riparian Bird Issues /
Tags: Red-winged Blackbirds, territorial call
Red-wing Blackbird Calls
This week I was walking around the Lower Lagoon at Dead Horse Ranch State Park and noticed an odd thing regarding the red-winged Blackbird community there. Read more
Category: Dead Horse State Park, General Valley, Riparian Bird Issues /
Tags: cattails, Red-winged Blackbiord, terriorial
The Great Verde Valley Bird Tunnel
Do you know any bird species that have used the Verde River Valley as a tunnel to extend its range from the low desert into Cottonwood? I do. Read more
Category: General Valley, Riparian Bird Issues /
Tags: Cactus Wren, Dead Horse SP, Tavasci Marsh, Verde River
Vermillion Flycatcher along the Verde River.
These are photos of the Vermillion Flycatcher I worked with today outside Camp Verde, Arizona. But, did you know that these birds have had an economic impact beyond just looking pretty? Read more
Category: Bird Picture Gallery, Riparian Bird Issues, Uncategorized /
Tags: breeding biology, Cottonwood tree, Vermillion Flycatcher
Bird Congregations at Dead Horse SP
Have you noticed that bird species which are very territorial in the spring and summer tend to flock in the winter? I have, and I think it’s rather interesting. Read more
Category: Dead Horse State Park, Riparian Bird Issues /
Tags: Harriers, Red-tailed Hawks, Red-winged Blackbirds
What’s So Great About “Riparian” I
Are you drawn to the green belts that live along streams and washes in the Southwestern deserts? So are the birds and you may start to list reasons why this is so. I will give you one more that you probably missed: 3-dimensional geometry. Read more
Category: Bird Picture Gallery, Riparian Bird Issues /
Tags: green belts, habitat complexity, niches
Tamarisk and Riparian Birds
Do you know or like Tamarisk (Salt-cedar) trees along your favorite riparian birding sites? I would wager that you have an intense dislike for them. I have a different perspective to share with you. Read more
