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 juvenile Broad-billed (?) got me going.
Giant Mesquite Bug Montosa Canyon 6-23-23
Giant Mesquite Bug Montosa Canyon 6-22-23
Red Saytr Montosa Canyon 6-22-23
Red Saytr Montosa Canyon 6-22-23
Empress Leila Montosa Canyon 6-22-23
Empress Leila Montosa Canyon 6-22-23
Bordered Patch Box Canyon 6-21-23
Juniper Hairstreak Upper Mt. Hopkins Road 6-23-23
Juniper Hairstreak Upper Mt. Hopkins Road 6-23-23
This is a new butterfly for me. This specimen has seen better days. Red Saytrs are everywhere.
Pleasing Fungus Beetle Box Canyon 6-21-23
