Bird Watching Photos - SOUTHEAST ARIZONA EXTENSION
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Flame-colored Tanager in Madera Canyon. This Mexican vagrant occasionally mates with a Western Tanager, which can become quite confusing.
Photo by Jerome Smith |
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Aztec Thrush, one of two in Madera Canyon.
Photo by John Puschock, tour leader |
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Montezuma Quail is a rare, resident, local breeding bird. It is probably the most difficult regular Arizona breeder to find.
Photo by David Schutsky, tour leader |
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Green Kingfisher is occasional along the San Pedro River. Photo by Mark Hubinger |
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White-eared Hummingbird is rare but regular in very small numbers. The feeders in Miller and Ramsey Canyons are probably the most reliable locations
Photo by John McNamara |
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Brown Pelican can occur on any large body of water. We found ours on Patagonia Lake, next to a Reddish Egret! Photos by Tom Amico, tour participant |
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I have been lucky enough to find two different Purple Gallinules at the Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson. The first one, pictured here, was a juvenile. The second was an adult.
Photo by Jim Hays |
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Patagonia Lake also produced a Clark's Grebe for us on a previous tour. Photo by Tom Amico, tour participant |
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 Photo by John & Melanie Dicus |
It has not happened yet, but we could find either a Cinnamon Hummingbird or a Tufted Flycatcher. Maybe this will be the year! There is at least one previous record of each in Arizona |
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 Photo by Misty Vaughn |
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