September 29, 2020 I got a text message that there was a Ruff at the pond at Willcox, about 90 minutes away. There’s also been one at the White Star Dairy in Stanfield and I had been toying with the idea of driving out there. Stanfield is a miserable 2-hour drive and then you get […]
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September 28, 2020 A Buff-breasted Flycatcher was found by Scott Olmstead at Evergreen Cemetery on September 27, 2020. No telling how longs its been at the cemetery. It was probably forced down from Mount Lemon, where they are usually seen, by this summer’s big fire. It is at an unusually low elevation. Usually these guys
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Santa Rita Lodge, Madera Canmyon September 18, 2020 This morning , 9-18-2020, I started at Santa Rita Lodge in Madera Canyon. It was reasonably birdy. I saw Green-tailed Towhee, Mac’s Warbler, Red-naped Sap, and a few other minor rarities. An oriole appeared and I took a few photos, not thinking much of it, as it
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Lakeside “American Standard” Park September 18, 20 Mark Stevenson found this Red-eyed Vireo at Lakeside American Standard Park early on September 18, 2020. The bird was found at the extreme south end of the bowl in the only decent habitat in the park. The park is a truly awful place. I avoid going there unless
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Gilbert Water Ranch September 15, 2020 The Gilbert Water Ranch is quite a large facility. It is much larger than the Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson. It is set up very well and excellent trails and several blinds. The only problem is the rather small parking lot. I got there at 6:50 and there was only
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Wilcox September 9, 2020
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Canoa Conservation Park September 9, 2020 A northern jacana, a juvenile, showed up at Arivaca Lake on September 7, 2020. On the 8th many birders descended upon the spot, including six kayakers, but the bird was not refound. Interestingly, a roseate spoonbill and hooded warbler were seen on the evening of the 8th in the
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August 30, 2020 The Eared Quetzal is one of the rarest birds in the US. Until 1977 it was unknown north of Mexico, when it was discovered in the Chiricahuas in south-east Arizona. Since then it has been seen in several spots and has nested. It is similar to, but not a close relative of
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August 27, 2020 We are enjoying multiple Roseate Spoonbills in Arizona. This began last week with two in the Yuma area, then on Monday, we had a single bird show up at Canoa Ranch. Then two in Tucson on 8-26-2020 at ugly, trashy, Lakeside Park, and two more the same day at a lovely spot,
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August 21, 2020 Two Upland Peeps were reported on August 20, 2020 at the flooded Ag fields in Marana. The ag fields are just south of the Marana Airport and are easily accessible off of I-10 north of Tucson. Several sandpiper species have recently been reported in the fields including least, Baird’s, pectoral, lesser yellowlegs,
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