An American woodcock—a bird very rarely seen in Arizona—has been visiting Patagonia, delighting hundreds of birders.
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Keep Your Feeders Clean for Our Wild Birds
Here’s some best practices for keeping hummingbird feeders clean, courtesy of the site manager at the Paton Center for Hummingbirds in Patagonia.
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Bird Diseases Spreading in Patagonia
Avian Pox and Finch Disease are now in our area. Here’s how you can help our feathered friends.
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News From the Nest at the Paton Center: It’s Tanager Time!
A Summer Tanager visits the Paton Center. Photo by Tom Brown It’s Tanager Time! While allowing a brief tip ‘o the hat to our local band, The Tanagers, this short story is about their namesake, the bird family called the Tanagers. We can expect to see three species of tanagers here in the Patagonia area: […]
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News From the Nest at the Paton Center
The trees are leafing out, flowers are blooming and our summer birds are migrating back into the Patagonia area.
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Spring Has Sprung at the Paton Center
For the Paton Center’s site manager, the true harbinger of spring is the arrival of the Gray Hawks, returning to Patagonia to nest amongst the Cottonwoods.