Arizona Birds-2006
Elegant TrogonPerched outside a nest in Garden Canyon. |
White-eared HummingbirdA rare summer resident of the higher mountain canyons, this bird was seen periodically coming to feeders at Beatty's Guest Ranch in Miller Canyon, outside Sierra Vista. |
Botteri's SparrowPerched up in the wind at Patagonia Lake. |
Varied BuntingDistant view at Patagonia Lake |
Flame-colored TanagerHigh in the canopy in Madera Canyon. This bird was paired up with a female Western Tanager, which was on a nest. |
Painted RedstartSeveral seen in Madera Canyon. |
Tropical KingbirdOne of several in Kino Springs around the golf course clubhouse. It has a brighter yellow breast and belly and a more notched tail than the Cassin's Kingbird. |
Cassin's KingbirdSeen with several Tropical Kingbird's on the Kino Springs golf clubhouse grounds. Note the dark gray breast and squared off tail feathers compared to the Tropical. |
Vermillion FlycatcherSeen in several locations-this one is at the Kino Springs golf clubhouse. |
Gray HawkFlying from the nest in Kino Springs. |
Gray Hawk.Perched near the golf clubhouse. |
Rose-throated Becard nestHanging across from the Patagonia roadside rest. The bird was there sporadically but I wasn't able to get a photograph. |
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