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Alert Grackles

Bird Conversations

My last stop on my summer journey from Carson City to Tucson, after a brief stay in Pinetop, Arizona, was the San Francisco River in New Mexico.  There is a designated birding area south of Glenwood that provides a parking lot and access to the river. It was mid-day and sweltering when the dog and […]

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Carson River in Winter

Winter’s quiet

Soundscapes are constantly changing, from moment to moment, season to season.  In the temperate zones, winters are much quieter than summers, as many of the birds have disappeared to their wintering areas and the insects have stopped singing.  The leaves of the deciduous trees have fallen off, quieting the ever-present rustling that we don’t even

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The Gila River in flood

Of Fire and Flood: Dynamics of the Upper Gila River Ecosystem

On my recent stop at the Gila River Bird Area (see Nighttime Visitors), I was reminded again what a dynamic, ever-changing place it was.  The Gila River was still receding from a significant flood just 2 weeks prior, in which up to 10 inches of rain dumped in the heart of the Gila Wilderness during

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Carson River in summer

Lazy morning on the Carson River

On my recent trip to Nevada, I spent a few quiet mornings along the Carson River, just outside of Carson City.  The river was pretty low for this time of year, reflecting the low snowfall in the Sierras last winter.  But during the hot spell that hit the area in July, the mornings on the

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