July 5, 2023 It’s been hot, temperature-wise. Birding early from shady areas is best. At Box Canyon one can sit in the shade, in a chair, and watch the birds come down to the seep. A Paton’s and Santa Rita Lodge, ditto. The Becard Trail at Tubac and the Guy Tobin Trail in Rio Rico […]
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June 28, 2023 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 6-27-23 Box Canyon, located about 15 miles east of Green Valley has had some decent birds recently. Fan-tailed Warbler and Northern Waterthrush besides the usual Five-striped Sparrow and Lucifer Hummingbird. So I ventured out there early on two days and mostly sat in a camping chair in the shade (its
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June 23, 2023 Summer Tanager Montosa Canyon 6-23-23 Pyrrhuloxia Montosa Canyon 6-22-23 I’ve visited Montosa Canyon several times lately. A Yellow-Green Vireo was seen and recorded on the 21st and 22nd. I missed it entirely, but did have some decent photographic chances. Hummingbird Box Canyon 6-21-23 Lucifers are continually being seen in Box Canyon. This
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June 19, 2023 Red Saytr, Montosa Canyon 6-10-23 Common Buckeye Patagonia Lake 5-29-23 Marine Blue Pena Blanca Lake 5-23-23 Marine Blue Montosa Canyon 5-16-23 Yellow-billed Cuckoo Tubac 6-19-23 Varied Bunting Box Canyon 6-15-23 Varied Bunting Clark Crossing 6-18-23 – A bit noisy. Blue Grosbeak Box Canyon 6-15-23 Rose-throated Becard Tubac 6-19-23 Rose-throated Beard Tubac 6-19-23
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May 31, 2023 Nikon Z8 – first light Elegant Trogon Madera Canyon 5-31-23 Elegant Trogon Madera Canyon 5-31-23 Five-stripe Sparrow Box Canyon 5-30-23 Five-stripe Sparrow Box Canyon 5-30-23 Queen Butterfly Patagonia Lake 5-29-23
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May 22, 2023 Bell’s Vireo and Nestlings Montosa Canyon 5-21-23 Northern Pygmy Owl Madera Canyon 5-20-23 Northern Pygmy Owl Madera Canyon 5-20-23 Northern Pygmy Owl Madera Canyon 5-20-23 Varied Bunting Paton’s 5-18-23 Bronzed Cowbird Madera Canyon 5-15-23 Red Satyr Pena Blanca Lake 5-9-23 Marine Blue Montosa Canyon 5-6-23 Fan-tailed Warbler Box Canyon 5-13-23 Empress Leila
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May 13, 2023 Varied Bunting Box Canyon 5-12-2023 Varied Buntings have begun to show up in the region. The Spring migration was a bit slow and poor, but a few buntings, Lazuli, Indigo and this psychedelic Varied have appeared. Fan-tailed Warbler Box Canyon 5-13-23 On May 12, a Fan-tailed Warbler was heard and recorded in
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April, 26, 2023 Rufous-capped Warbler Patagonia Lake 4-26-23 This bird used to be seen at Lower Florida Canyon until the drought-year of 2020. The several birds in the canyon left and have not returned. They were last seen in December 2020. The other reliable site near Pena Blance Reservoir requires a death-march and a high-clearance
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April 24, 2023 White-tipped Dove Fort Hauchuca 4-24-2023 Last year a White-tipped Dove showed up at Garden Canyon on Fort Huachuca for an extended stay. This bird, likely the same individual, was found at nearby Huachuca Canyon last week. It spends much of its time in an abandoned Cooper’s Hawk nest, but would call constantly.
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March 8, 2023 No matter that Spring does not arrive until ~21, March, the weather has cleared up nicely, and temperatures in the mid-70s have replaced the recent mid-40s. We should be in the low-80s by next week. Or not. Locally we’ve gotten more than twice the normal rain for this time of year. Indigo
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