South East Arizona Hummingbird Highlights
One of my favorite things about the trip was getting to know hummingbirds -- I can actually tell them apart -- these tiny creatures are...
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Birding for me started out as a solitary thing, but I very soon found myself sharing the experience with others, sometimes accidentally, sometimes on purpose, and I’ve discovered there’s a joy in doing so; that sharing my journey is making it fuller and richer. Sometimes, the more the merrier really does hold true, which brings me to this blog. And to you. Come share my journey becoming a birder in the small town and beyond.
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Barbara Seith
May 52 min
South East Arizona Trip Summary
I'm starting with the Summary because I don't have to process any photos for that. I will do a post on each day and an individual post...
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Barbara Seith
May 43 min
Almost Daily Birds in South East Arizona
On most trips there are a few birds that you seen almost every day, this one there were an exceptional number of ubiquitous birds. Some...
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Barbara Seith
May 32 min
Birding Santa Rita Lodge
I was lucky to get to stay here and it was at a point where it was really helpful (because I was tired) to have great birding right...
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Barbara Seith
May 24 min
Madera Canyon - the end of the road
I started off on my last leg of the trip with a little later start, so I could linger a bit in the Bird Garden. I headed out and up into...
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Barbara Seith
May 21 min
Birding Las Cienegas NCA
In a state where desert arroyos, washes, and many streambeds remain bone-dry most of the time, the year-round flow of Cienega Creek makes...
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Barbara Seith
May 21 min
Birding Box Canyon
Approached Box Canyon from Greenville Road, which also had some nice birding -- a little greener (farms and such) than the arid Box...
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Barbara Seith
Apr 301 min
Battiste's Bird Garden
I stayed on this property, so birded it often -- I've combined them all into one post. This property is fairly level and walkable. ...
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Barbara Seith
Apr 304 min
Hereford, Sierra Vista & Huachuca Mountains
My early morning departure dragging my luggage across the stone front yard and down the slanted driveway entrance and I was off @4am. ...
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Barbara Seith
Apr 301 min
Birding Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary Visit 2
After an early morning start in Patagonia I made it to Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary just after dawn. I had a lovely 90 minutes with the...
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Barbara Seith
Apr 291 min
Birding on River Road, Montosa Canyon & Tubac
This was a seat of the pants day -- I just picked a few places and went there. Montosa Canyon had the most potential and was the...
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Barbara Seith
Apr 282 min
Birding Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary Visit 1
It's not simple and straightforward to get there on a narrow dirt road and they tell you very forcefully NOT to ask the neighbors for...
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Barbara Seith
Apr 285 min
Patagonia Plus
Surprise – a very early departure for Patagonia. I stopped in Bisbee for Gas (since none was available in Portal) and heard Common...
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Barbara Seith
Apr 281 min
Birding Paton Center for Hummingbirds & Blue Haven Road
I arrived at the Center at a little after 10 and stayed until almost noon. It is fairly accessible (The Road is all Car birding, so very...
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Barbara Seith
Apr 271 min
Birding Willow Tank - Portal
The Stateline Road down to Willow Tank had a lot of nice birds including my first Bullock's Oriole. The Willow Tank site itself was...
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Barbara Seith
Apr 261 min
Birding Willcox/Lake Cochise & Twin Lakes Golf Course
Once I finally got here I was in love -- I would have like to do two turns around the lake. But alas I had a schedule to keep -- I first...
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Barbara Seith
Apr 265 min
Portal & the Chiricahuas
Packed up the car and left @3:30am hoping to get to Willcox Lake/Cochise & Twin Lakes Golf Course for Sunrise because I wanted to arrive...
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Barbara Seith
Apr 262 min
Birding George Walker House, Paradise, AZ
Built in 1905 by George and Lula Walker at the turn of the century, is one of the few original structures still standing. One local story...
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Barbara Seith
Apr 253 min
Birding Mount Lemmon
One of the many things I discovered on this trip was that getting lost is sometimes a good thing. When I headed out to Mount Lemmon on...
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Barbara Seith
Apr 241 min
Birding Sweetwater Wetlands Park
I arrived just after sunup and met a local at the first pavilion which is within the Accessible part of the trail. This trail like many...
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