Recent Outing Highlights
Catalina State Park Oro Valley, AZ June 1 & 2, 2025
Vermillion Flycatcher(f.), Great Horned Owl, Blue Grosbeak, Gila Woodpecker, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Brown-crested Flycatcher, Cooper's Hawk w/ chicks, Mad Mamma Cooper after buzzing me
Sweetwater Wetlands Tucson, AZ June 4, 2025
Sweetwater Wetlands Tucson, AZ June 8, 2025
Greater Roadrunner, Gila Woodpecker, Gila Woodpecker in nest hole, Cooper's Hawk on nest, Mexican Ducks, Verdin, Rock Pigeon, Common Yellow-throat
Pied-bill Grebe, Common Gallinule, Western Kingbird, Gamble's Quail, Vermillion Flycatcher on nest, Summer Tanager, Yellow Warbler feeding Brown-headed Cowbird chick, Inca Dove,
Arthur Pack, Mason Center, Toronto Chul Tucson, AZ June 13, 2025
Northern Pintail, Gambel's Quail (f.), Gambel's Quail (m.), Verdin (juvenile), Lucy's Warbler, Botta's Pocket Gopher, Gopher Snake (deceased), Desert Spine Lizard regenerating his tail
Bald Eagles, Arctic Tern, Gulls, Sea Otter, Harbor Seals, Humpback Whales
Alaska Cruise Juneau, Glacier Bay NP, Icy Point, Sitka, & Ketchikan June 21-28, 2025. Great trip, but poor conditions for photography. Hardly pulled the camera from my backpackck.
Neotropic Cormorant, Red-wing Blackbird, Great Egret, Mallard Hens, Vermilion Flycatcher (m.), Vermillion Flycatcher (f.), Common Gallinule, undercover Turtle
Sweetwater Wetlands Tucson, AZ July 4, 2025
Catalina State Park Oro Valley, AZ July 10, 2025
Ash-throated Flycatcher, Tarantula-Hawk Wasp, Abert's Towhee, Abert's Towhee, Blue Grosbeak
American Coot & Least Grebe (new Life Bird!), Neotripic Cormorants, Brown-headed Cowbird, Verdin, Costa's Hummingbird, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Mallard synchronized swim
El Rio Preserve Marana, AZ July 10, 2025
Sweetwater Wetlands Tucson, AZ July 14, 2025
Ruddy Ducks, Juvenile Common Gallinule, Tropical Kingbird, White-winged Dove, Song Sparrow singing, Gila Woodpecker, Roseate Skimmer Dragonfly, Flame Skimmer Dragonfly
Gambel's Quail, Black-chinned Hummingbird
Sweetwater Wetlands Tucson, AZ July 17, 2025 Went in search of the Purple Gallinule, which I saw, but was unable to get any pictures.
Summer Tanager, juvenile Verdin, Snowy Egret, Snowy and Great Egrets in a tree, Green Heron, Ruddy Duck, Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp
El Rio Preserve Marana, AZ July 20, 2025
Tropical Kingbird, Western Kingbird, Redhead, juvenile Common Gallinule, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Anna's Hummingbird, Blue Dasher
Sweetwater Wetlands Tucson, AZ July 30, 2025
Mallard (f.), Least Grebe, Least Grebe flapping wings, Abert's Towhee, Blue Dasher Dragonfly, Ornate Tree Lizard
El Rio Preserve Marana, AZ August 2, 2025
Greater Roadrunner, juvenile Black-capped Night Heron, Mallards in duck weed, Flycatcher eyeing breakfast, Ash-throated Flycatcher
Sweetwater Wetlands Tucson, AZ August 5, 2025
Western Kingbird, Domestic Duck, Great Egret, Broad-billed Hummingbird, Cattle Egret, Common Gallinule
El Rio Preserve Marana, AZ August 8, 2025
Thick-billed Kingbird (new Life Bird!), molting Northern Cardinal, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Common Ground Dove, Elegant Earless Lizard
Buenos Aires NWR--Arivaca Cienega Arivaca, AZ August 10, 2025
Blue Grosbeak, Phainopepla (f.), Mourning Dove, Vermillion Flycatcher, Abert's Towhee, Orange-crowned Warbler, Six legged Desert Trantula
Sweet Water Wetlands Tucson, AZ August 20, 2025
El Rio Preserve Marana, AZ September 10, 2025
Solitary Sandpiper, Black-crowned Night Heron, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Kestrel, Mexican Duck, Vesper Sparrow, Gadwall, preening Green Heron
Sweetwater Wetlands Tucson, AZ September 14, 2025
Great Egret, Black-necked Stilts, American White Pelican, Sora, Sora takes flight, Neotropical Cormorant drying off, Great Blue Heron, Osprey
Danny Lopez Park Tucson, AZ September 4, 2025
Juvenile American Coot, Pied-bill Grebe with young, Great-tailed Grackle, Great Egret, Mallards, Purple Gallinule, Flame Skimmer Dragonfly
Catalina State Park Oro Valley, AZ August 31, 2025
Blue Grosbeak, Yellow Warbler, Rufous-winged Sparrow, Turkey Vulture, Gambel's Quail, Red-tailed Hawk, Vermillion Flycatcher (f.), Bullock's Oriole
Arthur Pack Regional Park and Tucson Bird Alliance Mason Center Tucson, AZ August 28, 2025
European Starlings, Neotropic Cormorant, Rufous Sparrow, Mourning Dove, Costa's Hummingbird,Blue Dasher Dragonfly
Sonoita Creek Preserve and Mason Center Patagonia, AZ August 24, 2025
Broad-billed Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird, Gray Hawk, Western Wood Pewee, Blue Grosbeak & Lazuli Bunting, White-breasted Nuthatch, Hooded Oriole, Gambel's Quail chick
Catalina State Park Oro Valley, AZ August 14, 2025
Purple Gallinule, Abert's Towhee, Great-tailed Grackle, Black-throated Sparrow, Mourning Dove, Costa's Hummingbird
Danny Lopez Park and Mason Center Tucson, AZ August 17, 2025
Green Heron, Western Kingbird, American Coot and chick, Bobcat mom, Bobcat kit
Salton Sea - Young Road Imperial County, CA September 18, 2025
Salton Sea - SRA Headquarerter Road Riverside County, CA September 18, 2025
Burrowing Owl, Forster's Tern, Double-crested and Neotropic Cormorants, 500+ Tree Swallows, Great Egrets, Northern Harrier, 250 White Faced Ibis, Burrowing Owl (we didn't realize it was the same owl we saw on the way in until we got home)
Abert's Towhee, Great Egret, Gadwalls, Green Heron and Snowy Egret, Black-necked Stilts, Northern Mockingbird
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary Orange County, CA September 21, 2025
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary Orange County, CA September 19, 2025
San Elijo Lagoon San Diego County, CA September 23, 2025
Greater Yellowlegs, California Thrasher, Long-billed Dowitcher, Passion's Kingbird, Green-winged Teal, Downy Woodpecker, Black Skimmers and Caspian Terns, Western Grebe
Red-tailed Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Common Yellowthroat, Osprey, Red-shouldered Hawk, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron (getting a good look)
Turkey Vulture, Great Egret, American White Pelican, Western Sandpiper, Clark's Grebe (f./imm.), Clark's Grebe, California Towhee, Pectoral Sandpiper
El Rio Preserve Marana, AZ October 6, 2025
Song Sparrow, Vermillion Flycatcher (m.), Vermillion Flycatcher (f./immature), Black Phoebe, American Coot, Verdin at nest
Sweetwater Wetlands Tucson, AZ October 1, 2025
Green Heron, Common Gallinule, Dickcissel, American Kestrel, Gambel's Quail, Sora, Sora
Danny Lopez Park Tucson, AZ September 26, 2025
White Faced Ibis flying and wading, American Coot, Great Blue Heron with fishing line coming from his mouth . Great-tailed Grackle with injured foot, Eurasian Collared Dove
Harris Hawk family (on the way), Costa's Hummingbird, White-crowned Sparrow, Mourning Dove, Cactus Wren, Curve-bill Thrasher, Gila Woodpecker
Tucson Bird Alliance Mason Center Tucson, AZ October 8, 2025
Pied-bill Grebe, American Coots, Ring-necked Duck, Gadwall
Agua Neuva Park Tucson, AZ October 8, 2025
New England Cruise New York, Boston, St John, Halifax October 11-18, 2025
American Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gill, American Herring Gull, American Black Duck, Double-crested Cormorant, Common Eider, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron
Gambel's Quail, Northern Cardinal, Rock Wren, Common Raven
Catalina State Park Oro Valley, AZ October 22, 2025
Phainopepla, Costa's Hummingbird, Gia Woodpecker, Great-tailed Grackle, Cactus Wren, Red-winged Blackbird, Yellow-headed Blackbird
Arthur Pack Park, Mason Center and Danny Lopez Park Tucson, AZ October 24, 2025