Paton’s, Patagonia

A quick trip to Patagonia today yielded some nice birds. At the Paton house a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO gave us prolonged views. Lots of VIOLET-CROWNED HUMMINGBIRDS are coming to the feeders, including juveniles, and are an almost ever-present feature at the moment. COMMON-GROUND DOVES were here and there (they’ve really bounced back after a few lean years it seems) as were INCA DOVE, BLUE GROSBEAK, DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER, calling GRAY HAWK and lots more.

Many thanks to Michael Marsden and Donna Knox for all the hard work they do to keep the birds and birders happy.