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photos by Bill Walker, click thumbnails to enlarge
38 Species at 6 Locations
New World Vultures
Pigeons and Doves
Typical Owls
Hummingbirds
Violet-crowned Hummingbird DJF
At least one, possibly two birds at the feeders in this amazing yard.
Woodpeckers
Tyrant Flycatchers
Vireos
Bell's Vireo (h) PR
Jays and Crows
Chickadees and Titmice
Nuthatches
Creepers
Wrens
Thrushes
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Wood-Warblers
Emberizids
Canyon Towhee CCC DJF
Cardinals and Saltators
Blackbirds
Northern Finches
Dave Jasper's Feeders, AZ = DJF
Paradise Road, AZ = PR
South Fork Picnic Area, AZ = SFPA
Southwestern Research Station, AZ = SRS
Stewart Campground, AZ = SC
Cave Creek Canyon, AZ = CCC
Trip Notes
First full day in the Chiracahua Mts. Bill photo'ed the canyon walls at sunrise, followed by pre-breakfast birding at the Cave Creek Ranch feeders (Mexican Jay, and brief glimpses of Blue-throated hummingbird) and into the desert scrub (paired Curve-billed Thrashers, a Cactus Wren and Canyon Towhee). Most of this day was spent along the road between Cave Creek Ranch and the Southwest Research Station, checking out campgrounds, picnic areas and trails. The best flock of the day came along the trail beyond South Fork picnic area - bridled titmice, painted redstarts, grace's warbler, black-throated grey warblers, and a brown creeper for spice. Special moments of the day: Bob locating the beryline hummingbird nest (per instructions) and finding a female beryline hummer re-constructing her lichen-covered nest with multiple trips to neaby nest material sources. Walking up past bug collection sheets at the Research Station to call in the Whiskered screech owl for an actual visual sighting of this little owl.
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