August 25th, 2011   Tags: , , , , ,

Santa Rita loop

Arizona-Sister-Madera-Canyon-11-0825-07We had good views of two THICK-BILLED KINGBIRDS at Patagonia Roadside Rest. Along Blue Haven Road we found three ZONE-TAILED HAWKS, LAZULI BUNTINGS and an INCA DOVE. Paton’s was great, with lots of hummingbirds including VIOLET-CROWNED, plus calling GRAY HAWK, a pair of COMMON GROUND-DOVES, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER and plenty more. [...]

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August 14th, 2011   Tags: , ,

Elegant Trogon

Elegant-Trogon-Madera-Canyon-11-0814-01We encountered a stunning male ELEGANT TROGON. It came in to a fruiting choke cherry tree a couple of times in the hour we staked it out. I’d still like much better trogon photos than this, but they’re probably me best yet of this enigmatic and much sought after species. [...]

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July 29th, 2011   Tags: , , ,

Columbia Silkmoth (Glover’s subspecies)

Columbia-Silkmoth-Glovers-Silkmoth-Mt-Lemmon-11-0729-05As Kristen and I drove into Summerhaven, I noticed something in the road. I drove around this interesting looking object, parked, and we went back to take a look. To my absolute delight, it turned out to be this stunning moth, a Columbia Silkmoth of the Glover’s Silkmoth subspecies. [...]

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July 27th, 2011   Tags: , ,

Black-tailed Rattlesnake

Black-tailed-Rattlesnake-Madera-Canyon-11-0727-04Whilst exploring Madera Canyon with Kristen Heimerl from Ohio, we were shown two beautiful BLACK-TAILED RATTLESNAKES right at the side of the road, just uphill from Chuparosa Inn. Two birders had found them moments before, one of them by almost standing on the snakes. The shocked birder was still trembling! [...]

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July 27th, 2011   Tags: , , , , , ,

Continental, Madera Canyon

Black-Bear-Madera-Canyon-11-0727-07Madera Kubo had a nice selection of birds, including BERYLLINE and VIOLET-CROWNED HUMMINGBIRDS, SUMMER and HEPATIC TANAGERS, BRONZED COWBIRD, BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS and PLUMBEOUS VIREO. A bit like buses, after waiting for nine years to see one, I saw my second BLACK BEAR of the month. It ambled across the road right in front of us. [...]

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