The birding was great and I spent the better part of the next 3 days birding the area as well.
Just a few of the highlights from Carr and Miller Canyons:
-Seeing at least 3 individual White-eared Hummingbirds at Beatty's in Miller Canyon-this is the only known location for White-eared Hummingbird in the US right now.
-Finding a Buff-breasted Flycatcher nest not too far from my camp.
-Being awoken by a Spotted Owl at 4:30 am.
-Watching a Hepatic Tanager catch and eat a bee.
-Having flocks of warblers feeding next to my tent including Red-faced, Virginia's, Black-throated Gray, and Grace's Warbler and Painted Redstart.
White-eared Hummingbird-one of the males
Buff-breasted Flycatcher
I will be heading to Mexico on the 1st and if all goes well we will make it down to Colima. Hopefully we will hit on all our targets and get a few pics while we are at it.
-Eric
2 comments:
Nice photos! How's the road up into Carr Canyon? last summer it was a disaster. Worst road I've ever driven.
Good luck in Mexico! should be fun. Then you can see OBNT in it's natural habitat.... lol
Great photos. Someday I would like to see a Red-faced Warbler.
Such a sturdy, well-built nest for a flycatcher!
Amy Kearns
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