Day 2 - Mt Lemmon
This is a great place for high altitude breeders, you don't have to hike up for them!
On the road leading up Kelli had her first Greater
Roadrunner. We also saw Ladder-backed Woodpecker and a
Peregrine Falcon. Part way up we had our first Canyon Wren and
Canyon Towhee. Bear Canyon had Black-throated Gray Warbler, Pygmy Nuthatch and
Mountain Chickadee. Higher up we had my life Olive
Warbler, Grace's Warbler and Yellow-eyed
Junco. Red-faced Warblers were common around fishing lake.
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| Canyon Wren | Canyon Towhee |
We did the Ski Lift ride and on the way up had my life Cordilleran Flycatcher sitting in a tree at eye-level 10 feet from us! We ate lunch in a restaurant near the top and had a dozen Broad-tailed Hummingbirds at their feeders and one Magnificent Hummingbird. Other birds included Olive-sided Flycatcher, Band-tailed Pigeon, Steller's Jay, Pygmy Nuthatch, Pine Siskin, and Orange-crowned Warbler
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| male Broad-tailed Hummingbird | female
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (notice the "cold" face and finely flecked throat) |
We then headed for Madera Canyon and stay at the Santa Rita Lodge. Great place to stay.
Their feeders had the usual Acorn Woodpeckers, Black-headed
Grosbeak, Mexican Jays, and Broad-tailed Hummingbirds. At night
we had the owls and "wills".
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| Mexican Jay | Broad-billed Hummingbird | Acorn Woodpecker |