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The Desert Speaks
Birds in the Sonoran Desert
Season 4
Episode 10
This program checks on a research project at Ramsey Canyon for banding hummingbirds, examines the effect of the different desert seasons on birds, offers tips on what to look for when trying to identify different species of birds, and offers techniques for observing behavior and attracting birds to your backyard. Find out how migratory and resident species use riparian areas.

27:35
Scientists come from all over the world to study at the Southwestern Research Station.

27:50
How many mysteries are being solved and many benefits realized by the study of the desert.

27:21
Explore some real desert islands where birds, plants and animals struggle to survive.

27:30
Take a closer look a the animals and plants in and along the Sea of Cortez.

27:51
Explore riparian areas surrounding the Colorado River.

27:42
Take a look at some fascinating ways people can learn about the desert.

27:41
Spring in the Sonoran Desert is a time of beauty and abundant life.

27:45
Some amazing research projects which help the wild inhabitants of the desert.

27:41
Explore the hottest and driest region of North America, just south of the border.

27:25
The arduous journey of water through the Sonoran Desert Valley.

27:44
Over millions of years, geological formations have produced the Sonoran Desert.

27:42
What makes a desert, a desert?