Author Archives: Roger

calothorax lucifer Hereford, Arizona — Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary Sunday, May 8, 2022 — 10:34 am This was another bird I’d been tracking on rare bird reports for the past couple months. A pair of Lucifer Hummingbirds was being seen … Continue reading →

mitrephanes phaeocerus Cochise County, Arizona — Coronado National Forest — Rucker Canyon Road Saturday, May 7, 2022 — 1:59 pm For a couple months before I headed to Arizona, I checked the U.S. rare bird report almost every day to … Continue reading →

toxostoma crissale Portal, Arizona — Rodrigues yard Saturday, May 7, 2022 — 12:14 pm There’s an odd birding culture in southern Arizona. Homeowners set up huge feeder stations to attract a wide variety of birds, then invite the public into … Continue reading →

picoides arizonae Cochise County, Arizona — Coronado National Forest — South Fork Road Saturday, May 7, 2022 — 9:25 am The Arizona Woodpecker is about halfway in size between a Downy and a Hairy Woodpecker. It’s brown instead of black, … Continue reading →

myiarchus tiberculifer Cochise County, Arizona — Coronado National Forest — South Fork Road Friday, May 6, 2022 — 4:23 pm After I heard the Mexican Whip-poor-will, I continued walking down the road toward my car. With the valley in shadow, … Continue reading →