Mexican Chickadee

Animas Mountains, Chiricahua Mountains, Gambel's Oak, Horseshoe 2 Fire, Mexican Chickadee, nest, southeast Arizona May 30, 2012December 8, 2021

Mexican Chickadee at nest (Digiscoped photo by Narca) Although the glamorous trogons draw most birders to southeastern Arizona and the Chiricahua Mountains, the Mexican Chickadee is actually the Chiricahua’s major avian claim to fame––the only bird which does not reside elsewhere in Arizona. In … Continue readingMexican Chickadee

Acorn Woodpecker, Black-tailed Rattlesnake, Buff-breasted Flycatcher, Chiricahua Mountains, Mexican Chickadee, Montezuma Quail, Paradise, Portal, WINGS August 15, 2011April 28, 2022

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

Chiricahua Mountains, Colorado Hairstreak, Coronado National Forest, Mexican Chickadee, Pine Satyr, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Short-tailed Hawk, Yellow-eyed Junco July 18, 2010April 29, 2022

Waiting for the Short-tails

A wait can be most engrossing. Today I returned to the Barfoot ridges in the Chiricahuas with Cathie Sandell, Christopher Rustay, and Noel and Helen Snyder, again watching for those two young Short-tailed Hawks and their parents. (Incorrigible, you say?) At the very start of … Continue readingWaiting for the Short-tails