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August 2023
The Big Yard: Notes from a Pajama Birdwatcher
August 30, 2023 August goes out with a feathered blaze of glory. After several 50-species’ days, the Big Yard finishes the month at 85 different birds…
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Ken Lamberton
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The Big Yard: Notes from a Pajama Birdwatcher
August 23, 2023 There is no room at the feeders. Hummingbirds double up at the ports while a swarm hovers in the wings waiting its turn. I list nine…
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Ken Lamberton
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The Big Yard: Notes from a Pajama Birdwatcher
August 16, 2023 This morning before dawn the hummingbirds are angry with me. They whirl around the empty glass bottles and my head as if it’s my fault…
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Ken Lamberton
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The Big Yard: Notes from a Pajama Birdwatcher
August 8, 2023 The season’s first yellow warbler stops by the fountain for a drink on its way to Central America or even as far as northern South…
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Ken Lamberton
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The Big Yard: Notes from a Pajama Birdwatcher
August 2, 2023 Another heat dome. The third. The high pressure blocks monsoon moisture, which remains to the south in Sonora. July’s rainfall came in at…
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July 2023
The Big Yard: Notes from a Pajama Birdwatcher
July 25, 2023 This morning, warbler movement in the chokecherry catches my attention. The tiny bird flits and darts and swivels as I reach for the…
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Ken Lamberton
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The Big Yard: Notes from a Pajama Birdwatcher
July 19, 2023 Summer doldrums. Lows in the mid-60s at sunrise give way to currents of afternoon heat topping out in the high 90s when, if we’re…
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The Big Yard: Notes from a Pajama Birdwatcher
July 12, 2023 After a stalled monsoon start, the sky finally opened yesterday afternoon with a terrific and frenetic thunderstorm rising out of Sonora…
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June 2023
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