Birding Blog Archives

May 30th, 2016
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Crested Caracara, Thick-billed Kingbird, Crissal Thrasher, Lucifer Hummingbird

My last day of target birding with Bilal, covering a lot of ground from Patagonia to Willcox to Sierra Vista, and picking up some unexpected bonus birds along the way. Lucifer Hummingbird […]

May 3rd, 2016
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Peña Blanca Canyon, Kino Springs, Patagonia

A great day in Santa Cruz County with an impressive 100 species and lots of cool sightings. Montezuma Quail […]

April 28th, 2016
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Another SE Arizona Big Day

Last April I went out with David Chapman to do a ‘big day’, seeing and hearing as many species as possible in one day. We ended on 144 species, which was pretty good. Could we beat it this year? The weather forecast said no – it was going to be very windy, especially in the afternoon. Undeterred, we went for it anyway… Rufous-capped Warbler Elegant Trogon Whiskered Screech-Owl […]

April 16th, 2016
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Peña Blanca Canyon & Lake

Another fabulous birding and photography experience at Peña Blanca Canyon and Lake, with 70 species. Hooded Oriole […]