Southeast Arizona always attracts interesting birds from Mexico, but so far this year the birds have been surprising – a Gray-collared Becard (or maybe two, depending on who saw what) in the Chiricahuas, and now a Brown-backed Solitaire in the Huachucas, first at Miller Canyon, then at Ramsey Canyon (or are there two of [...]
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America’s first ever Sinaloa Wren was found at the Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve last August, and since that time it has eluded me on no fewer than five occasions. To be fair, the only time I made a really concerted effort to see it was back in September 2008, and subsequently I’ve only given it [...] There are few places in life that feel like home. For me, Cochise Stronghold is one of them. I’ve stayed there on many occasions over the past six years but it still gives me a buzz of anticipation every time I drive into the canyon. [thumb:3346:i]The wildlife is always interesting, and there’s always [...]  October 11th, 2008  Tags: cochise stronghold, favorites, insects, reptiles, se az birding, sulphur springs valley, sweetwater From Vegas to the Sulphur Springs Valley and Dragoon Mountains in Southeast Arizona… from the ridiculous to the sublime? Or the other way round? I don’t know. Anyway, I headed out on my own, leaving Melanie and Val to meet me later. I started at Sweetwater Wetlands again and amazingly connected with my target bird [...] My sister-in-law, Val, is staying with us for ten days, so I took the chance to get out with the camera on the way to collect her from Phoenix Sky Harbor. It’s great having Val here, as it means we’ll be getting out to do lots of cool stuff in the next week and a [...] |
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