May 2021

May 31,2021 One month ago I birded the Santa Cruz River at Clark Crossing. The water level seemed fine. Today, there were only a few stagnant pools. The cottonwoods at about 1/4 mile south are dropping their leaves. I suspect that people in Nogales have not been drinking as much beer as they need to. […]

Cinco de Borracho, 2021 This lovely male Golden-Winged Warbler was spotted by an unnamed birder on May 4, 2021. Early today the bird was easily refound at the Guy Tobin Trailhead (Santa Cruz River) just off the I-19 in Rio Rico, about 5 miles north of Nogales. Also seen were a Green Kingfisher and Bullock’s