Monthly Archives: April 2014

Trudy, Marc and I went out to the Sonoran Desert Museum for the final Hawk flight program of this season. I had been to one before but this time I took my camera with my new lens extender and made … Continue reading →

I was surprised at the signs indicating Tucson was only 20 miles away as I turned south towards Janie and Kevin's, ultimately I stayed six nights there. We did several bird outings together including trips to Madera Canyon, Paton's yard, … Continue reading →

I had considered staying at the Walmart in Deming but it was quite warm when I arrived and decided to drive out to Rockhound State Park because they would have electricity and I could run the air conditioner. But when … Continue reading →

I have been very bad lately and have not posted anything to my blog. Time to make updates catching up to my current location in Tucson.   After my last post from Big Bend national Park test Texas I remained … Continue reading →

Previously in this area I stayed in town of Fort Davis because it was winter and Fort Davis was warmer. But this time I stayed at Mount Davis State Park and after leaving the heat of Big Bend it was … Continue reading →

When I returned from Chisos basin it was hot! hot, hot. Heard the height was 99 degrees. The RV was like an oven. I started the generator and the air conditioner and let it run until 8 pm but it … Continue reading →

Boot Canyon, Chisos Basin, in search of the Colima Warbler It was nice to get in a good hike and to be at a higher elevation where it wasn’t so hot. The hike was a total of 8 miles and … Continue reading →

Technically these two areas are not considered part of the Southern Rio Grande Valley. There were a few bird species that I wanted to try and locate that seemed more prevalent in these areas. The cave swallow and the red … Continue reading →