Category: Buff-breasted Flycatcher

Categories: Acorn Woodpecker, Black-tailed Rattlesnake, Buff-breasted Flycatcher, Chiricahua Mountains, Mexican Chickadee, Montezuma Quail, Paradise, Portal, WINGS Posted on

Portal, Late Summer

We’ve had a full week! Many friends who know the Sky Islands choose the late monsoon season to visit, when hummingbirds are streaming south, nectar-feeding bats cluster around the feeders, and masses of clouds keep the temperatures just about perfect. (Of course the gnats find … Continue readingPortal, Late Summer

Categories: Buff-breasted Flycatcher, Chiricahua Mountains, Horseshoe Fire, Peloncillo Mountains, Portal, South Fork, Striped Plateau Lizard, Yarrow's Spiny Lizard Posted on

Suppression in South Fork

Yesterday the Horseshoe Fire was inordinately well-behaved: I saw no smoke! The fire crews report that the fire continues to back into the South Fork of Cave Creek Canyon in the vicinity of the trailhead, although you can see by comparing today’s fire map with … Continue readingSuppression in South Fork