Category Archives: Nature and the Outdoors

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 →

antrostomus arizonae Cochise County, Arizona – Coronado National Forest – South Fork Road Friday, May 6, 2022 – 4:45 pm After easing my car back down the mountain from Rustler Park, I returned to South Fork Road because it offered … Continue reading →

poecile sclateri Cochise County, Arizona — Coronado National Forest — Rustler Park Friday, May 6, 2022 — 12:46 pm The Mexican Chickadee looks and acts very much like other chickadees. It’s grayer, with no warm coloring and distinctly gray undersides. … Continue reading →