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Arizona

It was a good birding trip to Arizona a couple weeks ago. We picked up eleven new birds. We got the gnatcatcher trifecta: blue-gray, black capped, and black tailed, the last two new for us. They’re all really tiny charming birds. We chased down the ruddy ground dove. Won’t find those very far from the border. Got the violet crowned hummingbird, a spectacular bird. Dusky flycatcher, gray flycatcher, noisy mexican jays, brewer’s sparrow, rufous winged sparrow, and lazuli bunting. We got to stay at Karchner Caverns State Park outside Sierra Vista, surrounded by bushes and birds.
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Carbondale

We left the bus behind and drove the Jeep to Carbondale. We didn’t mean to go to the high country quite this early, but duty calls. Of course, to get here, we drove the Jeep through some of the nicest weather we’ve ever encountered. Sixty degrees, calm, blue sky, and perfectly clear roads. Now I know what you’re saying to yourselves right now. You’re saying “Another trip to Carbondale. He’s going to send another picture of that mountain. I know he’s going to send another Sopris picture.” Okay. I won’t keep you in suspense. Here it is, at the start of the trip this time.