May 1st, 2010   Tags: , , ,

Mt. Lemmon: May Workshop

We started with a ZONE-TAILED HAWK over Tucson with another over Catalina Highway. Moving up to Rose Canyon Lake, an adult COMMON BLACK HAWK was circling overhead. Nice! Next up was a male NORTHERN GOSHAWK which flashed through the pines near the entrance kiosk and perched up for prolonged views. Very nice! [...]

April 13th, 2010   Tags: , , , ,

Sweetwater Wetlands, Mt. Lemmon

Red-winged-Blackbird-Sweetwater-Wetlands-10-0413-01I met with Joe, Becky, Roger and Mary-Louise from South Carolina for the start of a five day tour of some of Arizona’s top birding spots. We birded Sweetwater Wetlands to get the list off to a good start. As is always the case at Sweetwater, it was buzzing with wildlife activity. [...]