Southeast Arizona Trip ~ July 27, 2005

We drove up through Cave Creek Canyon into the Chiricahua Mountains.

Among the birds seen near Onion Saddle was this Mexican Chickadee.

Mexican Chickadee at Onion Saddle in the Chiricahuas above Portal, Arizona.

Other birds seen in the area included Zone-tailed Hawk, Band-tailed Pigeon, Greater Pewee, Bushtit, Red-breasted, White-breasted, and Pygmy Nuthatch, Western Bluebird, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Hepatic Tanager, and Yellow-eyed Junco.

We descended back down to the South Fork of Cave Creek Canyon. There, we found Golden Eagle, Cordilleran, Dusky-capped, and Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Bell's Vireo, Bridled Titmouse, Canyon Wren, Red-faced Warbler, Painted Redstart, Summer Tanager, and Black-headed Grosbeak. Back at the lodge, a Violet-crowned Hummingbird came in and visited one of the feeders outside our room.

Violet-crowned Hummingbird at the Portal Lodge in Portal, Arizona.

A private set of feeders outside of Portal produced Gambel's Quail, White-winged Dove, Curve-billed Thrasher, Canyon Towhee, Black-throated Sparrow, Pyrrhuloxia, Bronzed Cowbird, and Lesser Goldfinch.

Black-throated Sparrow at a private feeder outside of Portal, Arizona.

Pyrrhuloxia at a private feeder outside of Portal, Arizona.
We left Portal and headed west to Tucson, spending the night at a Motel 6.

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