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This sure seems to happen a lot.  While birding in the Sulphur Springs Valley this morning, I noticed a bunch of Western Kingbirds around.  I mentioned to my group that they should be on the lookout for Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I had a chance to get out and do a bit of birding with a couple of friends from Minnesota.  High up on their desired bird list was Five-striped Sparrow, so we headed off to the back country west … Continue reading →

Ask most Arizonans what their favorite time of year is and you’re bound to hear from most of them that it is the summer monsoon season, the so-called second spring.  It really does bring the deserts to life, creating an … Continue reading →

Back in 1972 around my ninth birthday, I saw this ABC Afterschool Special based on Fred Bodsworth’s book Last of the Curlews.  A real tear-jerker, it opened my eyes to the world of conservation and the plight of endangered species, … Continue reading →

Well, let’s see.  Back on April 10, 1981, I got up really early in the morning so I could watch CNN’s coverage of the very first flight of the space shuttle Columbia.  After waiting anxiously for hours, the launch was scrubbed … Continue reading →

Today I discovered a fun graphic music app in the iTunes Store.  It’s a free thing called Falling Stars.  You draw lines, squiggles, whatever, and control the flow of falling stars down on to them, and voila, music.  It’s pretty … Continue reading →

Well, after the prolonged drought that southeast Arizona and much of the southwest have been suffering through, it was a welcome relief to experience the first rains of the 2011 monsoon season.  The rain came rolling in to my neighborhood … Continue reading →