http://www.funbirdingtours.com Have FUN with wildlife in one of the world's truly great birding destinations Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:12:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/09/24/yarrows-spiny-lizard/ http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/09/24/yarrows-spiny-lizard/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 05:44:43 +0000 Richard http://www.funbirdingtours.com/?p=4181 We found a really interesting looking YARROW'S SPINY LIZARD. It was quite small and lacked a really full collar, so was maybe a younger individual. But what it lacked in stature it made up for in color. It was showing extremely well and didn't run away, which was unusual. This was explained when it darted from the log it was skulking on and grabbed a large insect from the trail just inches from our feet. [...]]]> http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/09/24/yarrows-spiny-lizard/feed/ 0 http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/09/24/san-pedro-house-ash-ramsey-canyons/ http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/09/24/san-pedro-house-ash-ramsey-canyons/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 04:34:08 +0000 Richard http://www.funbirdingtours.com/?p=4176 Along the river, migration was evident. There were quite a few LAZULI BUNTINGS with one or two BLUE GROSBEAKS and an INDIGO BUNTING. Other migrants included OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, HOUSE WREN and NASHVILLE WARBLER. Other birds included GRAY HAWK, SONG, LINCOLN'S and CHIPPING SPARROW, ABERT'S and GREEN-TAILED TOWHEES, SUMMER and WESTERN TANAGER. [...]]]> http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/09/24/san-pedro-house-ash-ramsey-canyons/feed/ 0 http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/07/24/dancing-deer/ http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/07/24/dancing-deer/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 06:53:26 +0000 Richard http://www.funbirdingtours.com/?p=3935 [...]]]> http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/07/24/dancing-deer/feed/ 0 http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/07/24/july-workshop-hummingbird-special-2/ http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/07/24/july-workshop-hummingbird-special-2/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 01:26:18 +0000 Richard http://www.funbirdingtours.com/?p=3905 Battiste’s Bed, Breakfast and Birds provided a veritable avian feast, with a male LUCIFER HUMMINGBIRD, a probable ALLEN’S HUMMINGBIRD (I couldn’t tell if it was the same as Tony’s confirmed one), lots of RUFOUS, ANNA’S, BROAD-BILLED and BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRDS and a host of other birds from eye-popping cardinals to the entertaining antics of the resident ACORN WOODPECKERS. [...]]]> http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/07/24/july-workshop-hummingbird-special-2/feed/ 0 http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/07/16/ramsey-canyon-black-bear/ http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/07/16/ramsey-canyon-black-bear/#comments Sun, 17 Jul 2011 06:55:07 +0000 Richard http://www.funbirdingtours.com/?p=3880 Moments after leaving the visitor center, Jenise spotted a BLACK BEAR up ahead, the cinnamon cub. I was thrilled! I'd never seen a bear in the wild in Arizona before. This amiable character allowed a close approach and spent the next 90 minutes foraging around the base of an oak tree before climbing the tree in seconds and feeding on early acorns. It was a fantastic experience! [...]]]> http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/07/16/ramsey-canyon-black-bear/feed/ 4 http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/07/16/july-fun-birding-workshop-hummingbird-special/ http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/07/16/july-fun-birding-workshop-hummingbird-special/#comments Sun, 17 Jul 2011 06:24:41 +0000 Richard http://www.funbirdingtours.com/?p=3870 We visited Mary Jo at Ash Canyon B&B and, as per usual, were straight into some really great birding. We concentrated on hummingbirds and were rewarded with BROAD-BILLED, BLACK-CHINNED, ANNA'S, RUFOUS and a female LUCIFER HUMMINGBIRD, plus the continuing LUCIFER x COSTA'S HUMMINGBIRD hybrid. [...]]]> http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/07/16/july-fun-birding-workshop-hummingbird-special/feed/ 3 http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/07/10/ash-miller-canyons/ http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/07/10/ash-miller-canyons/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 06:25:37 +0000 Richard http://www.funbirdingtours.com/?p=3837 We headed up Miller Canyon late morning and spent a while chatting with the Beatty family. We enjoyed the pond, noting several Chiricahua Leopard Frogs and a couple of Black-necked Gartersnakes. Moving up to the CAS, we spent a long while enthralled by the hummingbirds: ANNA’S, BLACK-CHINNED, BROAD-BILLED, BROAD-TAILED, RUFOUS, many truly magnificent MAGNIFICENTS and a smart male BLUE-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD. [...]]]> http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/07/10/ash-miller-canyons/feed/ 2 http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/07/05/huachuca-mountains-2/ http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/07/05/huachuca-mountains-2/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 06:25:26 +0000 Richard http://www.funbirdingtours.com/?p=3802 We first went to Ash Canyon B&B. The birding was exceptional as usual. Highlights included LUCIFER, RUFOUS, MAGNIFICENT and BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRDS, SPOTTED TOWHEE, BULLOCK’S ORIOLE, loads of BUSHTITS and BLUE GROSBEAKS plus much more. [...]]]> http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/07/05/huachuca-mountains-2/feed/ 0 http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/04/19/huachuca-mountains/ http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/04/19/huachuca-mountains/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:48:03 +0000 Richard http://www.funbirdingtours.com/?p=3423 We were able to add another hummer to the list, a fine male LUCIFER HUMMINGBIRD which made a couple of visits. Both male and female CALLIOPE were also seen, as well as the usual array of eye-popping birds. The orioles were extremely popular. [...]]]> http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2011/04/19/huachuca-mountains/feed/ 1 http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/11/17/carr-canyon-ash-canyon-bb/ http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/11/17/carr-canyon-ash-canyon-bb/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 05:53:00 +0000 Richard http://www.funbirdingtours.com/?p=2537 We spent a couple of pleasurable hours enjoying the birds at Ash Canyon B&B. Even though it's 'out of season' there's still a great variety of interesting birds to be seen. The COUES WHITE-TAILED DEER were extremely entertaining. [...]]]> http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/11/17/carr-canyon-ash-canyon-bb/feed/ 0 http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/08/02/2014/ http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/08/02/2014/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 06:59:52 +0000 Richard http://www.funbirdingtours.com/?p=2014 WHITE-EARED HUMMINGBIRD was regular, a BERYLLINE made a brief appearance to grab a huge chunk of nesting material, whilst BLUE-THROATED, MAGNIFICENT, BROAD-TAILED, BROAD-BILLED, BLACK-CHINNED and ANNA'S made it eight species in total. [...]]]> http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/08/02/2014/feed/ 0 http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/07/24/miller-canyon-ash-canyon/ http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/07/24/miller-canyon-ash-canyon/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:40:37 +0000 Richard http://www.funbirdingtours.com/?p=1905 Beatty's Guest Ranch was low on quantity of hummers, but as usual very high on quality. BERYLLINE, WHITE-EARED, BLUE-THROATED, MAGNIFICENT, ANNA'S, BLACK-CHINNED, BROAD-TAILED and BROAD-BILLED were all seen in 40 minutes. We hiked up canyon and enjoyed good looks at a SPOTTED OWL roosting in a maple. [...]]]> http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/07/24/miller-canyon-ash-canyon/feed/ 0 http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/07/10/miller-canyon-ash-canyon-hummingbird-workshop/ http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/07/10/miller-canyon-ash-canyon-hummingbird-workshop/#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:28:48 +0000 Richard http://www.funbirdingtours.com/?p=1885 http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/07/10/miller-canyon-ash-canyon-hummingbird-workshop/feed/ 0 http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/04/23/patagonia-miller-ash-canyons/ http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/04/23/patagonia-miller-ash-canyons/#comments Sat, 24 Apr 2010 06:24:34 +0000 Richard http://www.funbirdingtours.com/?p=1712 We stopped just along the road and found the MAIN flock! It was staggering; I've NEVER seen anything like it, anywhere. We flagged down a few more birders and all stood in awe as somewhere between 200 and 300 birds, almost all of them warblers, streamed downhill away from the snow. We only got binoculars on a fraction of the flock but we picked out nine warbler species. [...]]]> http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/04/23/patagonia-miller-ash-canyons/feed/ 2 http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/04/16/1663/ http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/04/16/1663/#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 06:09:13 +0000 Richard http://www.funbirdingtours.com/?p=1663 The highlight was the continuing male GREEN KINGFISHER which I heard calling from my position a little way from the river. After I shouted it out, Roger and Joe both saw it as it dashed upstream level with the Kingfisher Pond. [...]]]> http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/04/16/1663/feed/ 1 http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/04/15/ramsey-canyon-fort-huachuca-miller-ash-canyon/ http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/04/15/ramsey-canyon-fort-huachuca-miller-ash-canyon/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 05:15:47 +0000 Richard http://www.funbirdingtours.com/?p=1661 In Fort Huachuca there were plenty of Buff-breasted Flycatchers at Sawmill Canyon along with several Dusky-capped Flycatchers, Hepatic Tanagers and a Grace's Warbler. Ash Canyon B&B was lively, with a superb male Lucifer Hummingbird. [...]]]> http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/04/15/ramsey-canyon-fort-huachuca-miller-ash-canyon/feed/ 1 http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/04/14/las-cienegas-elgin-ramsey-canyon/ http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/04/14/las-cienegas-elgin-ramsey-canyon/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 06:13:00 +0000 Richard http://www.funbirdingtours.com/?p=1657 The drive through Elgin produced a couple of Western Kingbirds, finally, to accompany the many Cassin's. Horned Larks were singing by the roadside and I was surprised to find an ever bigger herd of Pronghorn Antelopes, 18 this time. Quite a good day for antelopes... [...]]]> http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/04/14/las-cienegas-elgin-ramsey-canyon/feed/ 1 http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/02/04/miller-canyon/ http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/02/04/miller-canyon/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:52:10 +0000 Richard http://www.funbirdingtours.com/?p=434 http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2010/02/04/miller-canyon/feed/ 0