July 25, 2023
Plain-capped Starthroat Rio Rico 7-25-23
This is the second Starthroat in the region recently. A very shy bird was at Paton’s in Patagonia for about a week and shortly after that bird disappeared this one appeared twenty miles away. Not the same bird. In 2020 there was a bird at Paton’s that lingered for about 6 weeks. The red on the distal portion of the bill is a reflection from a feeder, which I managed to edit out of the photo. This Starthroat is not particularly shy, and makes regular feeder sorties beginning at ~5:25 am.
Plain-capped Starthroat Rio Rico 7-23-23
Plain-capped Starthroat Rio Rico 7-25-23
Plain-capped Starthroat Rio Rico 7-25-23
Plain-capped Starthroat Rio Rico 7-23-23
As an added bonus, at no extra cost…….
Scott’s Oriole Box Canyon 7-24-23
Green Kingfisher Tubac 7-20-23
Looking North-West from Rio Rico 7-23-23