Monthly Archives: June 2018

“Hi, Laura…Ohio”. “David, Minnesota”. “Leslie, San Antonio”. “Barbara, Lauderdale”. “George, Philly”. These were the brief but polite exchanges as we greeted the young PhD student from Corpus Christie. None of us wanted to engage in actual conversation for fear of … Continue reading →

You didn’t think I’d trek to SE Arizona in pursuit of only one rarity, did you? Nah. There were TWO birds on my hit list. Only 80 miles from the Slate-throated Redstart, in Ramsey Canyon, a Flame-colored Tanager (code 3) … Continue reading →

Adrenaline pumping, I quickly traversed down the steep and narrow trail back to my rental car. After patrolling the “stake-out” area for three hours, I was certain I had just captured an image of the distant target bird. As I … Continue reading →