[bcbirdclub] Re: Southwest Birding Festival
- From: "Roger Mayhorn" <rmayhorn@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <kendridge@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "buchanan county bird club" <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 00:40:28 -0400
I'm envious Dan. Sounds like you had a great trip. Your report brought back
memories.
Roger Mayhorn
----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel Kendrick
To: buchanan county bird club
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2012 1:48 PM
Subject: [bcbirdclub] Southwest Birding Festival
I made the pilgrimage this year to the festival in Sierra Vista. While I only
birded 2 1/2 days, I saw a lot of nice birds and met many nice people.
My favorites were Painted Redstart, Hepatic Tanager, Burrowing Owls,
White-tailed Kites and I really like Lark Buntings. Due to some heavy rains
that had fallen in the past week, getting into Garden Canyon to look for
Trogans was not an easy option.
Interestingly, I birded with our old buddy Ted Mouras down to Kino Springs,
Patagonia State Park, Pattons. We did see 76 species that day including
Violet-crowned Hummingbird and 2 Brown Pelicans that had been blown in to
Patagonia State Park.
My second day I birded with Richard Frey, a very funny and talented birder
from England. We went primarily to Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, a
huge grassland. White Tailed Kites, Burrowing Owls, Gray Flycatcher, Lark
Buntings were the highlights for this trip.
Yesterday I birded in Ramsey's Canyon where I saw Hepatic Tanager, Arizona
Woodpecker, Sulfur-bellied Flycatcher, Mexican Jays, Black-headed Grosbeaks.
I now can drive the approx. 9 hrs to the event. Hopefully next year, some of
you can join up with me.
Dan Kendrick
Other related posts: