We took the short drive to the Spoffords' in the early morning. Birds previously unseen at their feeders were Black-chinned and Blue-throated Hummingbird, Pine Siskin, and Summer Tanager.
We headed straight up the mountain, bypassing South Fork. We were hoping to see the 'high-mountain' birds that we missed the day before because of our late-in-the-day arrival. On the way up, I spotted our only Stickland's Woodpecker of the trip. We also saw Bushtit and Black-throated Gray Warbler. On top, we stopped just south of Onion Saddle and, this time, got good looks at Virginia's Warbler.
We then continued on to Rustler Park to hike part of the Barfoot Peak Trail.
We only hiked a short distance up from the parking area when we found a male and female Olive Warbler on the hillside. Other birds seen at Rustler Park included Western Wood-Pewee, Steller's Jay, Red-breasted and Pygmy Nuthatch, Western Tanager, Black-headed Grosbeak, Painted Redstart, Yellow-eyed Junco, Red Crossbill, and Red-faced Warbler. We went back down to Portal and stopped at the Portal store where a Curve-billed Thrasher showed up at the feeding tray.
We reluctantly left the Chiricahuas and headed down Route 80 towards Douglas. Along Route 80, we spotted Swainson's Hawk, Greater Roadrunner, Horned Lark, Violet-green Swallow, and Loggerhead Shrike. At Douglas, we stopped at the McDonald's, which had more flies than fries inside. From Douglas, we visited Tombstone and then took Charleston Road into Sierra Vista.
At the San Pedro River bridge, we saw Black Phoebe, Bank Swallow, Lucy's Warbler, and Bewick's Wren. Sierra Vista was quite a change from Portal with its many stores, motels, and restaurants. We would spend the next two nights at the Motel 6.
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