
With Liz Jamison I spent the evening searching for Melody’s recent Black-capped Gnatcatchers at Montosa Canyon in the Santa Rita mountains. We teamed up with Dylan Radin and Kevin and Denise Gusé. After about 20 minutes I was delighted to hear the familiar twang of a singing FIVE-STRIPED SPARROW. Before too long we located a singing male, and after further observations we determined that it had a mate. […]