Tuesday, July 03, 2007

July 3, 2007: Sierra Vista, AZ Birding, Tucson, AZ (Ariz. Sonora Desert Museum, Birding) (38 BIRD, 4 OTHER ANIMAL, 2 SCENERY)

We started out this morning at Ash Canyon B&B, saying goodbye to Mary Jo, and did a little more birding there. After this, we headed back to Fort Huachuca for a little bit more birding at Garden Canyon

Late morning, we drove to Tucson, and Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, one of our favorite places! Many of the pictures here will be from there. We also made a brief stop at the nearby International Wildlife Museum, which had a large collection of animal mounts. Then, late in the evening, we made a quick stop at the Sweetwater Wetlands area of Tucson... The wetlands were closed that late in the evening, but we explored the area just outside it, by the wastewater treatment plant.

SIERRA VISTA (ASH CANYON B&B):
Arizona Woodpecker
Black-Headed Grosbeak
GARDEN CANYON (FORT HUACHUCA):
Above and Below: Black-Throated Gray Warbler

Acorn Woodpecker
Dusky-Capped Flycatcher
Baby Western Wood Pewees on nest
Hepatic Tanager
ARIZONA SONORA DESERT MUSEUM (GROUNDS):
Cactus Wren
Desert Spiny LizardRed Bird of Paradise
Gila Woodpecker
young Hooded Oriole
Above and Below: Brown Crested Flycatcher (with young)

Above and Below: Adult and baby Black-Capped Gnatcatcher

Black-Capped Gnatcatcher
ARIZONA SONORA DESERT MUSEUM (AVIARIES): Costa's Hummingbird
Gambel's Quail
Northern Flicker
Inca Dove
Great-Tailed Grackle
Blue-Winged Teal
Black-Bellied Whistling Duck
a very hot Black-Headed Grosbeak
Northern Cardinal
Common MoorhenCactus Wren
Yellow Grosbeak
Black-Necked Stilt

ARIZONA SONORA DESERT MUSEUM (OTHER COLLECTIONS):
Bighorn Sheep
Greater Roadrunner, sunning
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE MUSEUM:
Lewis' Woodpecker
European Bee Eater
a collection of ungulates
SAUGARO NATIONAL PARK AREA SCENERY:


JUST OUTSIDE THE SWEETWATER WETLANDS: Harris' Hawk Adult and juvenile Harris' Hawk




Young Harris' Hawk

Another Harris' Hawk yelling!

He eventually flew..

We rescued this Painted Turtle from the road, and put him back inside the wetlands!

INTERACTIVE MAP LOCATIONS OF TUCSON AREA MENTIONED SITES:

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