*All the birds and other wildlife in the pictures are wild and native*
From 23-31 july 2019 I joined a birding trip organized by a group of US birders, followed by a few days in the Grand Canyon area. The birding was very successful:
We observed 161 species including 108 lifers. Special birds were the rare Rufous Capped warbler, Elegant Trogons, 10 species of Hummingbird and Californian Condors.
We had also a lot of mammal, reptile, butterfly and other insect sightings. The landscapes were impressive with a large variation of vegetation zones from desert to montane pine forest.
Arizona is a Top birding destination with many species which are not found elsewhere in the US. Special thank's to Karen Holliday, Kevin Morgan and Chao "Jimmy" Wu for organizing this wonderful trip!
Places visited:
- Tucson Mountains IBA: Saguaro National Park West.
- Tucson Sky Islands and Sonoran Uplands IBA: Mount Lemmon.
- Santa Rita Mountains IBA: Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Lodge, Florida Canyon.
- Chiricahua Mountians IBA: Cave Creek Ranch.
- San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area IBA: San Pedro House
- Willcox Playa/Cochise Lakes IBA
- Grand Canyon National Park IBA: South Rim
- Marble Canyon IBA and Vermillion Cliffs National Monument.