November 23rd, 2011   Tags: , ,

Fun Belize Birding Tour!

Caracol-BelizeI’m delighted to announce the dates and prices for the February 2012 Fun Belize Birding Tour! I’m really excited about this trip. The birding will be excellent but there will be a lot more besides. We’ll visit all my favorite places in Belize, including five ancient Mayan cities, so I can’t wait! I hope you can join us for what promises to be a Belize trip of a lifetime… » Full Details [...]

April 16th, 2010   Tags: , , , ,

Ramsey Canyon, San Pedro House

Lark-Bunting-San-Pedro-House-10-0416-02The 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. [...]

April 15th, 2010   Tags: , , ,

Ramsey Canyon, Fort Huachuca, Miller & Ash Canyon

Snowberry-Clearwing-Scheelite-Canyon-10-0415-01In 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. [...]

April 14th, 2010   Tags: , , , ,

Las Cienegas, Elgin, Ramsey Canyon

Pronghorn-Antelope-Las-Cienegas-10-0414-02The 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… [...]

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. [...]