August 17, 2020 So yesterday, August 16, 2020, I birded with Cathy Beck at Arivaca Lake and we found a Northern Waterthrush. We both though that this was a pretty good bird. Then another is posted in Tucson, and then this morning, a Louisiana Waterthrush is found at Sam Lena Park! Three waterthrushes in two […]
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August 14, 2020 Most of the ponds and lakes I’ve visited in the SE Arizona region have been pretty trashy. The City of Tucson has established refuges for homeless ducks of questionable parentage and giant shark-like carp. Patagonia Lake, a State Park, is an exception. The pond at Canoa is another exception but has a
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June 1, 2020 I have made four trips up Miller Canyon to see the incredible Flame-colored Tanager. Southeast Arizona is about the only place in the US to see this bird, and it has been seen, notably, in Madera Canyon from 2002 to 2010 at Madera Kubo. But since then it has been seen in
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May 25, 2020 Well Dear Friends, as the end of the world (EOTW) lingers vaguely in the near future, spring migration is kaput as summer approaches. Ahead we have heat, tropical rainstorms, and heat. Did I say “heat”? This really means that we get up before the sun and chase birds until 10, then retreat
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May 21, 2020 I drove down to the Arivaca cienega again this morning. The place was loaded with chats, yellow warblers, Lucy’s warblers, tropical kingbirds, blue grosbeaks, hooded orioles, Bullock’s orioles vermilion flycatchers, dusky-capped flycatchers and the special guest, the clay-colored thrush. The little pond is drying up quickly, and the thrush will likely move
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May 15, 2020 Arivaca Cienega This is a mega rarity. Records for this bird within the US originate from a tiny area at southernmost Texas- where the bird has become established. A record several years ago at Portal was rejected by the Arizona Bird Committee (ABC) as they though it improbable that a Mexican bird
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May 15, 2020 I made another trip to Turkey Creek with Nancy Christensen, Barbara Carlson and Mel Senec to see more of the various cool birds on Turkey Creek. We were not disappointed. Although it took a while to find the Crescent-crested Warbler, all the birds on our wish-list were found except for Buff-breasted Fly.
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April 30, 2020 Several days ago three Crescent-chested Warblers were reported in the Chirachuas, the same mountains that include Portal and Cave Creek on the eastern slopes. This spot, the Morse Canyon Trail, is on the western slopes of the mountains. It is about a 120 mile drive from Green Valley. The Crescent-chested Warblers, at
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April 19, 2020 Box Canyon is a popular area to visit in the Spring and Summer. The road, aka Hwy 62, is a narrow graded dirt road that serves as a connection between Green Valley and Sonoita via Hwy 83 to the east. Along the way is the turn off to Lower Florida Canyon. After
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