Arizona 2005

Charlie and I took a vacation to Arizona, hoping to catch the early part of the bird migration and the tail end of the desert flower season. It turned out we were late for the flowers and early for the most of the birds, but it was still a lot of fun. We visited Bosque del Apache NWR in New Mexico, Cave Creek and the Chiricahua Mountains in AZ, Huachuca Mtns., Patagonia area and the Sonoita Creek TNC Preserve, Patagonia Lake State Park, the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area near Sierra Vista, and Organ Pipe National Monument.

 Here's some of the birds we saw and were able to photograph.

Acorn Woodpecker at the George Walker House in Paradise

Doug and Charlie at the arch in the Ajo Mountains, Organ Pipe NM

Anna's Hummingbird at Patton's in Patagonia

Black-chinned sparrow on the road to Paradise

Black-chinned sparrow on the road to Paradise

Black-necked stilt at Bosque del Apache NWR in NM

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher in Organ Pipe NM

Black-throated Sparrow in Organ Pipe NM

Bridled Titmouse at the George Walker House in Paradise

Broad-billed Hummingbird at Patton's in Patagonia

Brown-crested Flycatcher, Organ Pipe NM

Cactus Wren, Organ Pipe NM

Cactus Wren, Organ Pipe NM

Cactus Wren, Organ Pipe NM

Canyon Towee, Cave Creek

Cardinal at Dave Jasper's near Portal

Cooper's Hawk, San Pedro River

Crissal Thrasher at Bosque del Apache NWR, NM

Elegant Trogon at the South Fork of Cave Creek

Gambels quail in Organ Pipe NM

Gila Woodpecker at the Patton's in Patagonia

Gray-headed Junco at the George Walker House in Paradise

Hooded Oriole at the Pattons in Patagonia

Doug and Charlie at the Chiricahua Mountains

Ladder-backed woodpecker at Dave Jasper's near Portal

Lawrence's Goldfinch at Organ Pipe NM visitor center

Lawrence's Goldfinch at Organ Pipe NM visitor center

Mexican Chickadee in the Chiricahua Mountains

Painted Redstart at Cave Creek

Phainopepla at Organ Pipe National Monument

Pyrrhuloxia at Dave Jasper's near Portal

Roadrunner at Bosque del Apache

Verdin at Patagonia Lake State Park

Vermillion Flycatcher at the Sonoita Creek Preserve

Violet-crowned Hummingbird at Pattons in Patagonia

Mexican Jay-George Walker House in Paradise

Yellow-eyed Junco Cave Creek

 

 

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