An amazing morning at one of the most beautiful birding sites in southeast Arizona!

It was actually cold when Darlene and I arrived a little before 6:30, but the birding heated up quickly. We started with a pair of Montezuma Quail dusting on the roadside, and heard another male singing his eerie song a little later [...]

Long awaited, and here at last: Steve Howell and Jon Dunn’s new Gulls appeared on my doorstep this afternoon. I had a chance to leaf through it at the ABA Convention in Lafayette last month, and will ‘post’ a review as soon as I’ve had a chance to look at the book in critical detail.

[...]

Darlene, Bill, and I birded Liz’s Grove on the lower San Pedro this morning. It was one of those beautiful late-spring mornings, with birds to be heard and seen everywhere.

Our first really good birds were right at the parking area, where Vermilion Flycatchers hunted over the pasture and at least two Tropical Kingbirds were trilling [...]

Here are a couple of additional Panama photos to whet the appetite; more photos and more information are at www.panamalaverde.com and at birding@panamalaverde.com.

This Crimson-crested Woodpecker was the female of a pair we found the first day in the Metropolitan Park. In the course of the trip, we also got to see Lineated and Cinnamon Woodpeckers, [...]

Too soon! After a final breakfast at Hostal Casa de Campo, Yenia and Luis took us on a valedictory walk on Cerro Azul. The morning started out clear and calm, but within the hour the clouds rolled in, justifying all too well the name of the area: Las Nubes. It was a great stroll all [...]