Category Archives: Nature and the Outdoors

Bird #590 — Whiskered Screech-Owl

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Roger

megascops trichopsis Santa Cruz County, Arizona — Coronado National Forest — Harshaw Road Monday, May 9, 2022 — 9:38 pm During the three hours we birded up and down Harshaw Road, we saw four vehicles. All four of them were … Continue reading →

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Bird #589 — Elf Owl

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Roger

micrathene whitneyi Santa Cruz County, Arizona — Coronado National Forest — Harshaw Road Monday, May 9, 2022 — 7:44 pm I hired a local guy online to take me owling and show me Elf, Whiskered-Screech, and Spotted Owls, and a … Continue reading →

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Bird #588 — Green Kingfisher

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Roger

chloroceryle americana Rio Rico, Arizona — Guy Tobin Trailhead on the De Anza Trail Monday, May 9, 2022 — 12:06 pm A woman I met in Tubac assured me that the Rio Rico section of trail, where I’d been earlier … Continue reading →

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Bird #587 — Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Roger

camptostoma imberbe Tubac, Arizona — De Anza Trail Monday, May 9, 2022 — 10:27 am I was looking and listening for this bird as I walked through the woods along the Santa Cruz River to the becard nest. The tyrannulet … Continue reading →

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Bird #586 — Rose-throated Becard

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Roger

pachyramphus aglaiae Tubac, Arizona — De Anza Trail Monday, May 9, 2022 — 9:52 am This Rose-throated Becard is another bird that’s been on the rare bird report for months. They nest annually in the tall sycamores along this section … Continue reading →

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