Ramsey

Though I was semi-prepared for a cold night at the San Pedro NRCA, a frozen water bottle in the morning explained a lot about how well I slept.  After packing up camp and walking around the reserve for a bit I headed toward the hills, with White-winged Dove as my only new species of the trip that morning.

White-winged Dove


Gila Woodpecker from San Pedro House


Hikes up and down Ramsey and Miller Canyons were snowy and beautiful but fairly quiet.  Brown Creepers and Golden Eagles were seen, as well as my first Bushtit of the year.

Say's Phoebe along the side of the road near Ramsey

My last stop before heading to Patagonia for the night was a B&B in Ash Canyon, where there was a great array of feeders, though nothing new was seen.

Acorn Woodpecker


Pyrrhuloxia

Simon's Back

Yesterday we woke up to many more birds. Sparrows we had: Swamp, Fox, White-throated, White-crowned, Lincoln's, Savannah, Golden-crowned. We caught a Rock Wren, some sparrows, a Say's Phoebe, a Robin, and some others. Looks foggy out right now.

This Say's was first banded here on the Island in 2007 (by MDD)!


Caught this Rock Wren up at the lighthouse


I found a Burrowing Owl roost


Varied Thrush