July 9th, 2010   Tags: , ,

Patagonia, Rio Rico

Patagonia Roadside Rest was productive, despite being mid afternoon. Highlights included WILLOW FLYCATCHER, Cassin’s and THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD, a pair of food-carrying VARIED BUNTINGS, four BLACK VULTURES, GRAY HAWK, loads of YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS, calling YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS, etc. [...]

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July 5th, 2010   Tags: ,

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 [...]

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May 11th, 2010   Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Richard's Photothon 2010

gray-hawk-blue-haven-roadAfter a decent effort last year where I photographed 105 species, I took my photothon even more seriously this year and aimed for 110. I decided on a new route, spending more time in the car to reach more sites, so even though I would be in the field less I’d be exposed to more birds. And it paid off. I saw/heard a total of 127 species and somehow got photos of 114! :D [...]

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April 26th, 2010   Tags: , , , , , ,

AveVentura Birdathon 2010

Great-Horned-Owl-Ft-Lowell-Pk-10-0424-01After three hours we’d passed 50 species with highlights including a pair of AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES in a mulberry in the grounds of Roger Rd Treatment Plant with a male WESTERN TANAGER nearby, a flyover PRAIRIE FALCON and HARRIS’S HAWKS and CEDAR WAXWINGS everywhere. [...]

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April 23rd, 2010   Tags: , , , ,

Patagonia, Miller & Ash Canyons

Bewicks-Wren-Ash-Canyon-10-0423-02We 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. [...]

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