Monthly Archives: August 2011

The Return of Gray Head: Will our Hooded Oriole Winter Over a Second Year?

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Bob

As posted last winter, we had the unusual experience of an overwintering male Hooded Oriole.  Hooded Orioles typically arrive in SaddleBrooke and other parts of Arizona in March, nest in palm trees, raise their young and head back to Mexico … Continue reading →

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Arizona’s 2011 Fall Hummingbird Migration is off to a Good Start

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Bob

My August 16 posting reflected concerns that Arizona’s fall hummingbird migration might be impacted by the reduced hummingbird numbers we saw in Colorado’s high country during July and early August.  Now that I’m back home, I am confident that Colorado’s drop … Continue reading →

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Will Drop in Colorado’s Summer Hummingbirds Mean Fewer Arizona Hummers in the Fall?

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Bob

After a few days in Keystone, Colorado this July it became obvious that the large numbers of hummingbirds we enjoyed the past two years were absent. By the time the month’s vacation ended in August, we had seen far fewer … Continue reading →

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The Swallows of Keystone, Colorado

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Bob

Keystone, Colorado isn’t Capistrano, but summer visitors here at 9,300 feet might think it was spring on the California coast.  This is my third summer sojourn in this idyllic spot on the Snake river, and I’ve never seen so many … Continue reading →

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