Searching for Elegant Trogans

“Have any trogans been sited recently?” we asked when we checked into the Southwestern Research Station in Cave Creek, Arizona.
“We saw three during last week’s bird tour,” the tour leader relayed. “We saw them near the bridge over the road into the South Fork Picnic Area. They were not calling.”
We were hopefully optimistic. [...]

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Hummingbirds of Southeast Arizona

Five feeders hung from metal hooks placed strategically on the grass in front of the Nature Shop at the Southwestern Research Station, a year-round field station under the direction of the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation of the American Museum of natural History located in Cave Creek, AZ. Hummingbirds swooped in and out, unperturbed [...]

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Birding the Chiricahua Mountains

“Look, there’s a raptor flying against the cliffs,” Donna motioned.
“There’s three, no four. They are Red-tailed Hawks,” Gail replied. “See the dark leading edges of the wings.”
The hawks flew higher as they circled over the tops of the mountains, attracting the attention of two Turkey Vultures who joined the surveillance. [...]

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