Author Archives: Roger

buteo albonotatus Patagonia, Arizona — Paton Center for Hummingbirds Sunday, May 8, 2022 — 4:16 When I was in Arizona in 1984 with my wife and parents, we visited the Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Sanctuary, which is right next door to Paton’s. … Continue reading →

amazilla violiceps Patagonia, Arizona — Paton Center for Hummingbirds Sunday, May 8, 2022 — 4:03 pm It’s 153 miles from Rodeo to Patagonia. That’s not a long drive, but it felt long to me, especially since I started at 4:00 … Continue reading →

lampropeltis pyromelana Sunday, May 8, 2022 — 1:15 pm Hereford, Arizona — Beatty’s Guest Ranch I stopped at Beatty’s in Miller Canyon on my way from Portal to Patagonia. After seeing the featured White-eared Hummingbird, I wandered up the canyon … Continue reading →

hylocharais leucotis Hereford, Arizona — Beatty’s Guest Ranch Sunday, May 8, 2022 — 11:37 am Beatty’s Guest Ranch is located in Miller Canyon, the next canyon north from Ash Canyon, where I’d seen the Lucifer Hummingbird. Beatty’s is 5.6 miles … Continue reading →

sciurus arizonensis Hereford, Arizona — Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary Sunday, May 8, 2022 — 11:00 am I had a little help with this one, although I’m pretty sure I would have figured it out on my own eventually. I was … Continue reading →