About a month ago I took a few days off of work and headed to southeast Arizona. My first stop was Montosa Canyon which is just south of Madera Canyon. There had been a reliable Plain-capped Starthroat and an occasional Black-capped Gnatcatcher frequenting the canyon. While I was there in the heat of the day I got good looks at the starthroat but no photos and came up empty on the Black-capped Vireo. Since then a couple other rare birds have shown up including a Five-striped Sparrow. I planned on birding the Huachuca Mountains for the next 2 days but instead "enjoyed" food poisoning for the next two days that didn't allow me to bird much.
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Arizona Woodpecker |
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The same Arizona Woodpecker showing off his red patch. |
I decided to drive over to Carr Canyon, my favorite place to spend an afternoon in Arizona. After about five minutes I was able to locate a couple Buff-breasted Flycatchers and a Greater Pewee. That was about the extent of my birding, hopefully the next time I am there I will be able to get in a bit more birding.
-Eric
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