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 29th, 2011   Tags: , , , , ,

Mt Lemmon

Cliff-Chipmunk-Mt-Lemmon-11-0729-01We added lots more higher elevation birds such as HAIRY WOODPECKER, BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD, CORDILLERAN FLYCATCHER, PLUMBEOUS VIREO, STELLER’S JAY, VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW, MOUNTAIN CHICKADEE, BUSHTIT, three species of NUTHATCH, BROWN CREEPER, WESTERN BLUEBIRD, HERMIT THRUSH and YELLOW-EYED JUNCO. [...]

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July 25th, 2011   Tags: , ,

Zone-tailed Hawk

Zone-tailed-Hawk-Mt-Lemmon-11-0725-29Whilst birding with Allison and Ben Sill on Mt. Lemmon, we encountered this ZONE-TAILED HAWK at the Windy Vista viewpoint. It went on to give us excellent looks for a prolonged period. We all felt very lucky to have seen this majestic birds at such close quarters. [...]

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July 25th, 2011   Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Agua Caliente Park, Mt Lemmon

Cordilleran-Flycatcher-Mt-Lemmon-11-0725-07Summerhaven was very birdy, with BAND-TAILED PIGEON, lots of YELLOW-EYED JUNCOS, WESTERN TANAGER, MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRD, several family parties of CORDILLERAN FLYCATCHER, a few VIRGINIA’S WARBLERS, ROCK and HOUSE WRENS feeding young, HERMIT THRUSH, AMERICAN ROBIN and SPOTTED TOWHEE. [...]

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May 25th, 2011   Tags: , , , , ,

Mt Lemmon, Sweetwater Wetlands

Yellow-eyed-Junco-Bear-Canyon-11-0525-05Rose Canyon Lake was very birdy, especially around the amphitheater just below the parking lot nearest the lake. Several GREATER PEWEES were in song, a stunning pair of OLIVE WARBLERS were the biggest hit of the day, whilst others included GRACE’S WARBLER, YELLOW-EYED JUNCO, PINE SISKIN and CORDILLERAN FLYCATCHER. [...]

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