After a couple of days in Madera Canyon, we headed east to the small and very cool town of Portal, AZ. We rented a cottage in the middle of town (pop 60).
Though it seems hard to believe it, the birding got even better here! We were able to see and photograph many beautiful and in some cases rare birds. Great fun!
In addition to many of the species we saw in Madera Canyon, we added the following birds to our list:Yellow-rumped Warbler,
Bullocks Oriole,
Vermillion Flycatcher,
Greater Peewee,
Western Kingbird,
Crissals Thrasher,
Cassins Kingbird,
Pyrrhuloxia (pictured here),Mockingbird,
Sulpher-Crested Flycatcher,
Elegant Trogon,
Yellow-eyed Junco,
Black Phoebe,
Ash-Throated Flycatcher,
Ruby Crowned Kinglet
Unless we go back to Portal, we may not see these species again. What a treat! More photos to come in the following entry...
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