Dave and I hopped a plane recently and headed for the Sonoran Desert. What a beautiful place! The vegetation, the birds, the weather...it was amazing.
We started our trip by flying into Tucson then driving south to Madera Canyon. After a couple of days here, we headed further east to Portal AZ (next blog entry to come).
We felt fortunate to see so many beautiful sites and birds. This includes the rare Flame-Colored Tanager (first photo here). We also saw the Hepatic Tanager, Painted Redstart, Mexican Jay, Western Tanager, Anna Hummingbird, Broad-billed Hummingbirds, Acorn Woodpeckers, Ash-Throated Flycather, Plumbeous Vireo and loads of other birds. All told, we ended up seeing about 77 species of birds that I could ID without question. (I'll post the full list on the next entry).
Though we are really busy right now, I wanted to post a few of the photos we got on the trip - enjoy!
Dave and I hopped a plane recently and headed for the Sonoran Desert. What a beautiful place! The vegetation, the birds, the weather...it was amazing.
We started our trip by flying into Tucson then driving south to Madera Canyon. After a couple of days here, we headed further east to Portal AZ (next blog entry to come). 
We felt fortunate to see so many beautiful sites and birds. This includes the rare Flame-Colored Tanager (first photo here). We also saw the Hepatic Tanager, Painted Redstart, Mexican Jay, Western Tanager, Anna Hummingbird, Broad-billed Hummingbirds, Acorn Woodpeckers, Ash-Throated Flycather, Plumbeous Vireo and loads of other birds. All told, we ended up seeing about 77 species of birds that I could ID without question. (I'll post the full list on the next entry).
Though we are really busy right now, I wanted to post a few of the photos we got on the trip - enjoy!
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