Episode 103 - July 26, 2023

A report on the devastating Diamond wildfire west of Scottsdale earlier this summer posted by the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy.  An assessment of its impact on the McDowell Conservancy Preserve and surrounding desert landscape is underway.
A report from the BBC on how Magpies in Europe have turned the tables on human efforts to discourage their presence where it is not wanted by using anti-bird spikes and similar material to protect themselves and their nestlings from predators.
Bird-of-the-episode: the Common (European) Starling. Birding hotspot: Ash Canyon Bird Observatory. Friend of Wildlife organization: the National Park Service. Calendar of bird friendly events coming up across Arizona.