Cave Creek Canyon April 2016
This page is on Portal, Arizona, a great birding hotspot in SE Arizona. For an overview, and map of SE Arizona, see the first post below. The posts that follow provide more detail on the area, birds of the seasons, as well as more maps and landscape photographs. The links are in blue type. The posts are in chronological order, oldest at the top, most recent at the bottom. Years covered are 2016, Winter and Spring, and Spring of 2018 and Spring of 2021.
Last updated: March 12, 2022.
Last updated: March 12, 2022.
Portal, Cave Creek Ranch and the Chiricahua Mountains in January 2016
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Portal, AZ
Introduction, Cave Creek Ranch, and winter birds in January 2016: Spotted Towhee, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Red-naped Sapsucker, Canyon Wren, Northern Cardinal, Bridled Titmouse, Pyrrhuloxia, and Oregon Dark-eyed Junco. |
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Part II, Late April 2016
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Portal, AZ, Part II
Cave Creek Canyon in the spring: Painted Redstart, Green-tailed Towhee, Cedar Waxwings, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Black Phoebe, Northern Cardinals, a Lazuli Bunting (image to the right), Gray Catbird, and an Arizona Woodpecker! |
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Cave Creek Canyon and the Southwestern Research Station, May 2018
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Cave Creek Canyon in May 2018
A one week visit to the Southwestern Research Station, in two parts. In Part I see the elusive Elegant Trogan in Cave Creek Canyon (image to the right), as well as the Hepatic Tanager, Dusky-capped Flycatcher, Northern Cardinal, Pyrrhuloxia, Whiskered Screech Owl, Black-throated Sparrow, Greater Roadrunner, and Cassin's Kingbird, Cave Creek Canyon in May 2018 Part II Includes a topographical map of the area and more birds, including the Red Crossbill, Lewis's Woodpecker, Band-tailed Pigeon, and a spring sampler of warblers. |
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The Chiricahua Mountains and Cave Creek Canyon April 2021, 4 parts
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The Chiricahua Mountains and Cave Creek Canyon April 2021
April 22nd to the 26th: Fledgling Northern Saw-what Owl (photograph to the right), Brown-crested Flycatcher, Arizona Woodpecker, and landscape photographs of Cave Creek Canyon. |
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The Chiricahua Mountains and Cave Creek Canyon April 2021 Part II, Rare Birds at the Feeders
Visits to Bob Rodrigues' and Dave Jasper's feeders to spot the Yellow-breasted Chat, Cassin's Finch, Lawrence's Goldfinch (seen in flight to the right), 3 Orioles (Scott's, Bullock's, and Hooded), and Lazuli Bunting. |
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The Chiricahua Mountains and Cave Creek Canyon April 2021 Part III Sunny Flat
This post includes a visit to the Sunny Flat Campground, with landscape photos and a topographic map of the area. In April this campground is popular among birders, with many campers putting out hummingbird feeders. Includes images of: Blue-throated Mountain-gem, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Broad-billed Hummingbird (image to the right), Rivoli's Hummingbird, a Cooper's Hawk looking for lunch, and a Wilson's Warbler. |
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The Chiricahua Mountains and Cave Creek Canyon April 2021 Part IV The Post Office, Paradise and the George Walker House
On the way back to Tucson from Portal, we stopped at the post office and spotted: Inca Dove, Western Tanager, and a Summer Tanager. We drove uphill westward to Paradise and visited the historic George Walker House with feeders at the owners adjacent home. Images of: Bridled Titmouse, Juniper Titmouse, and over the parking lot, a soaring Zone-tailed Hawk pretending to be a Turkey Vulture (image to the right). |
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