Tag: Glendale

Library peacock. Glendale Public Library, Glendale, Arizona.

The library peacocks are descendants of birds from Sahuaro Ranch, an Old Arizona farm built in 1886, when the Homestead Act and modern irrigation opened the area to intensive agriculture. The Glendale library was built on the grounds of the ranch in 1987, and today the peacock flock wanders the grounds of the library and ranch. Sahauro Ranch is now a municipal park, and the ranch house and farm buildings are open to the public. 

Library peacock. Glendale Public Library, Glendale, Arizona.

The library peacocks are descendants of birds from Sahuaro Ranch, an Old Arizona farm built in 1886, when the Homestead Act and modern irrigation opened the area to intensive agriculture. The Glendale library was built on the grounds of the ranch in 1987, and today the peacock flock wanders the grounds of the library and ranch. Sahauro Ranch is now a municipal park, and the ranch house and farm buildings are open to the public. 

Bird of the Day: Black-throated sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata), in the Thunderbird Conservation Area, Glendale, Arizona.

These are common birds on my desert walks, in town not so much. This is the season for extravagant display. I often see them in the tops of creosote bushes, or on the tallest boulders on the path, making “come hither” noises. Theirs is the first birdsong I’ve learned since relocating to the desert south. You can hear recordings at Cornell’s All About Birds website.