Timschreckengost

LATEST ARTICLES ( 100 )

• Light to Moderate Migration in Arizona 5-3-2012

  

  REGIONAL OVERVIEWThe Yuma radar is still down, leaving me with no information on the LCRV. The coast showed the heaviest migration last night with birds moving... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Light Migration 5-2-2012

  

  REGIONAL OVERVIEW The Yuma radar was down again last night, which is the one I use to predict conditions in the LCRV. There was light migration in southern... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Moderate Migration Along the Coast and Rather Light Inland.

  

  ARIZONAThere was not a whole lot going on in the state last night. The LCRV showed almost no migration last night, but there was light migration in the central... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• A Weekend in Pennsylvania

  

  Last Wednesday, I flew home to spend the weekend with my fiancee, family, and a few friends. Each day I tried spending at least an hour trying birding around... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Down and Out.

  I would like to apologize for not partaking in radar analyses the past couple of days, and for tomorrow. I was back in Pennsylvania for the weekend and was... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Migration on the West Coast, but Nothing Inland.

  

  Regional Overview at 0400 on 4-27-2012There was light migration on the coast of California last night, but almost nothing significant inland. There may have bee... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Migration in the Southwest on 4-26-2012

  

  Regional overview at 0400 on 4-26-2012.REGIONAL OVERVIEW A big storm system was moving into California this morning, which did not allow for much migration on... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• Light to Moderate Migration in the LCRV This Morning.

  

  REGIONAL OVERVIEWThere was little migration in the southwest last night, but there appeared to be more on the coast than inland.ARIZONAThe LCRV had light to... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• Migration in Southwest and Central Arizona, While the LCRV Has Little.

  

  Here is the regional overview from 0400 this morning. Migration on the LCRV was light to moderate last night. There appeared to be moderate migration along the... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Ahakhav Tribal Preserve Migrants–4/23/2012

  

  Olive-sided Flycatcher at Ahakhav Tribal Preserve on 4/23/2012The past two days I spent surveying for birds at Ahakhav Tribal Preserve near Parker, Arizona. Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• LCRV Migration Update

  

  REGIONAL OVERVEIW Migration last night appeared to be strongest in central Arizona and near Los Angeles, CA. LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY There was moderate... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Clear Skies Means Good Migration? Hopefully!

  

  REGIONAL OVERVIEWLooking at the radar from last night showed good migration along the west coast of California, central Arizona, and near Lake Havasu City,... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Lake Havasu Birding–4/21/2012

  

  Franklin's Gull at Rotary Park on 4/21/2012This morning David Vander Pluym and I birded around Lake Havasu. We started at the north end viewpoint and were... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Moderate Migration in the LCRV Last Night

  

  There appeared to be moderate migration in the lower Colorado River Valley last night with light southwest winds. Again, it looks like the California side of th... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Migration Via Radar in the Southwest

  

  Black-throated Gray Warbler at the Bill Williams NWR on 4/12/2012I am trying something new here at Words about Birds and that is attempting to monitor bird... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Possible White-faced x Glossy Ibis Hybrid

  

  Yesterday afternoon I checked the Lake Havasu City WTP for shorebirds. As I was scanning through the birds, I noticed eight ibis coming in. Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Birding Lake Havasu City–Bill Williams River NWR

  

  Ah, the Bill Will. The Bill Williams River NWR (Bill Will) is located twenty miles south of Lake Havasu City, AZ and is one of the birdiest spots in the area. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Birding Lake Havasu City–Havasu National Wildlife Refuge.

  

  Since the beginning of March, I have been birding almost nonstop in the Lower Colorado River Valley (LCRV). As of now, I am based out of Lake Havasu City,... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Birds of India

  

  ( and Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives) by Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp, and Tom Inskipp, is another great field guide put ou... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Rosy-Finch Madness

  

  On my road trip from Pennsylvania to Arizona, I stopped by Sandia Crest to check out the Rosy-Finches. I have heard a lot about the finches and decided that a... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT