Friday, January 13, 2023

Lake Patagonia to Sierra Vista Area, AZ

 

Sunrise at the feeding station at Lake Patagonia State Park

Southwestern N. Cardinal female

These Cardinals are brighter red with higher crest than eastern cardinals


Leucistic Great-tailed Grackle female

Anna's Hummingbird dueling with wasp for nectar

Broad-billed Hummingbird

White-throated Sparrow, a rare find among the many White-crowned Sparrows

Lesser Goldfinch

Down the trail along the lake - wintering Soras

Mexican Duck drake

Plumbeous Vireo

Verdin waiting his turn for the peanut butter

Pyrrhuloxia male

Gila Woodpecker

Violet-crowned Hummingbird at Paton's Audubon Center in Patagonia.

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Abert's Towhee

Lazuli Bunting

Rock Squirrel soaking up the sun

Green-tailed Towhee

We met up with friends from Wisconsin, Tom & Carol Sykes who took us to Ramsey Canyon where they are volunteers.  

We walked up the trail to where we found the sought after Red-faced Warbler.

Yarrow's Spiny Lizard warming up in the sun.

They then took us over to Ash Canyon where they volunteer weekly.
Greater Roadrunner put on a show.

Two interesting birds at Quail Ridge RV Park:
Sharp-shinned Hawk...

And this Chukar Partridge.

We're moving quickly now through Arizona and heading to S. Texas
Next blog will cover Whitewater Draw and Portal area.

Love & Prayers,
Ty & Ida Baumann






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