PATAGONIA, ARIZONA
I've gone FIVE times maybe more if I went with Dad sometime.
JULY 2000
JULY 2002
MAY 2005
AUGUST 2007
JULY 2017

PATAGONIA LAKE and No Patagonia? OCT 2019

Patagonia 07/30/2000 No notes other than: BIRD WATCHING IN PATAGONIA, ARIZONA

Patagonia 07/20/2002 I thought I saw a Lazuli Bunting and a Blue Grosbeak, but the visions were fleeting, so what the heck. I took Noodles and we stayed at the stage stop inn. I watched a Clint Eastwood movie. We started so late -- about five that we got there when it had just gotten dark. The barn swallows woke me up at 3:30 AM as they flew over the swimming pool shrieking and eat bugs.

Patagonia 05/17/2005 May 17 and 18th. I drove to Patagonia. My ribs were out of place or broken or something so I couldn't cough without falling down and staying down for some time. It didn't take very long to get to Patagonia. 9:15 to 11:55. Saw many birds from that guy's back yard. Some Brits there and I spotted the zone-tailed hawk for them. the conservancy place is closed mondays and tuesdays so I would have to wait a day to go in there. someone said there was another good trail that you could go to anytime. I drove around. The Big Steer saloon is gone and is now called the mission or something. it is all stuccoed and not recognizable. It looks like a church but is a nightclub that opens just twice a week or something. The Wagon Wheel saloon smelled of URINE if you ask me. I didn't stay long. What a dump. I had troublesome dreams. Slept a little late. I got up and went to the conservancy place and it was birdy as hell. But I had to split for Karchner Caverns. I drove there. It didn't take long. I went on the tour. Very pretty area too. 19.16 miles per gallon. Oh, my truck sucks.

Patagonia    08/07/2007    Jeff and I drove down and we walked down the river because the darned Nature Conservancy place was closed on Monday and Tuesday. We walked down the beautiful river and wound up in the Nature Conservancy place anyway. This was a day trip. Only fifty miles or so to Patagonia. Very easy.

Patagonia 7/9/2017 I must write up a report. Loved the Stagestop Hotel. Stayed two nights. Went to Patagonia Lake. 15 bucks to go but they let me in for fifteen minutes to look. Went to Nogales. Crossed the border and came back. More later...

Patagonia Lake 10/26/2019 No Notes




Here's a crime. They destroy the Big Steer Bar.
https://www.velvetelvislamision.com/history.html

Ten-year wait 2007-2017

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It's from my book The Sands of Pima Arroyo

It starts on page 103:

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BIG STEER BAR BEFORE AND AFTER????  2007 and I GUESS 2017

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COUGAR AWAITS HUMAN PREY  2017
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INN 2017                                                                                                               SALOON 2002
203 Birds Seen in Patagonia

FIVE TRIPS

7/30/2000   7/19/2002    05/18/2005   08/07/2007   7/9/2017

1. Acorn Woodpecker    7/30/2000    Patagonia
2. Anna's Hummingbird    7/30/2000    Patagonia
3. Ash-throated Flycatcher    7/30/2000    patagonia
4. Barn Swallow    7/30/2000    Patagonia
5. Bewick's Wren    7/30/2000    Patagonia    This is the one I mistakenly identified as a song sparrow because it had a spot on its breast.
6. Black Phoebe    7/30/2000    Patagonia
7. Black-chinned Hummingbird    7/30/2000    Patagonia
8. Black-headed Grosbeak    7/30/2000    Patagonia
9. Blue Grosbeak    7/30/2000    Patagonia
10. Broad-billed Hummingbird    7/30/2000    Patagonia
11. Brown-crested Flycatcher    7/30/2000    Patagonia
12. Brown-headed Cowbird    7/30/2000    patagonia
13. Cassin's Kingbird    7/30/2000    Patagonia
14. Common Yellowthroat    7/30/2000    Patagonia
15. Curve-billed Thrasher    7/30/2000    Patagonia
16. Gila Woodpecker    7/30/2000    Patagonia
17. Hooded Oriole    7/30/2000    Patagonia
18. House Finch    7/30/2000    patagonia
19. House Sparrow    7/30/2000    Patagonia
20. Lark Sparrow    7/30/2000    Patagonia
21. Lazuli Bunting    7/30/2000    Patagonia
22. Lesser Goldfinch    7/30/2000    Patagonia
23. Mourning Dove    7/30/2000    Patagonia
24. Northern Flicker    7/30/2000    Patagonia
25. Phainopepla    7/30/2000    Patagonia
26. Rufous Hummingbird    7/30/2000    Patagonia
27. Song Sparrow    7/30/2000    Patagonia
28. Summer Tanager    7/30/2000    Patagonia
29. Turkey Vulture    7/30/2000    Patagonia
30. Vermilion Flycatcher    7/30/2000    Patagonia
31. Violet-crowned Hummingbird    7/30/2000    Patagonia
32. Warbling Vireo    7/30/2000    Patagonia    We got a warbling vireo there too although I felt it looked a little chubby for one and I never saw the characteristic white eye line. I wrote him down on my list anyway.
33. Western Tanager    7/30/2000    Patagonia
34. Western Wood-Pewee    7/30/2000    Patagonia
35. White-breasted Nuthatch    7/30/2000    Patagonia
36. White-winged Dove    7/30/2000    Patagonia
37. Yellow Warbler    7/30/2000    Patagonia
38. Yellow-billed Cuckoo    7/30/2000    Patagonia
39. Yellow-breasted Chat    7/30/2000    Patagonia
40. Barn Swallow    07/19/2002    Patagonia
41. Cassin's Kingbird    07/19/2002    Patagonia
42. Rock Dove    07/19/2002    Patagonia
43. Abert's Towhee    07/20/2002    Patagonia
44. Barn Swallow    07/20/2002    Patagonia    These guys woke me up at 3:30 AM screeching as they flew over the pool at the Stage Stop Inn.
45. Black Phoebe    07/20/2002    Patagonia
46. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck    07/20/2002    Patagonia    He flew over and I said to myself that that was a bbwd.
47. Black-chinned Hummingbird    07/20/2002    Patagonia
48. Black-headed Grosbeak    07/20/2002    Patagonia
49. Broad-billed Hummingbird    07/20/2002    Patagonia
50. Bronzed Cowbird    07/20/2002    Patagonia    He had a huge "hood." On that fence where the horses are near the hummingbird place.
51. Brown-crested Flycatcher    07/20/2002    Patagonia    I misstyped and put in great crested. Hey why does great crested have no hyphen and brown-crested does? Very confusing and time consuming.
52. Brown-headed Cowbird    07/20/2002    Patagonia
53. Bushtit    07/20/2002    Patagonia
54. Cassin's Kingbird    07/20/2002    Patagonia
55. Common Ground-Dove    07/20/2002    Patagonia    I thought he was an inca at first. Then he flew to the ground and looked like a miniature mourning dove. Most excellent view.
56. Gambel's Quail    07/20/2002    Patagonia
57. Generic Flycatcher    07/20/2002    Patagonia    Quite yellow below and had a streaked breast. I can't remember bars or eye-ring. I didn't look. This was at the Nature Conservancy's place.
58. Gray Hawk    07/20/2002    Patagonia    Life lister. He was sitting up in a tall cottonwood. Just like the book: a small buteo. He was quite gray.
59. Great Blue Heron    07/20/2002    Patagonia
60. Great-tailed Grackle    07/20/2002    Patagonia
61. Hooded Oriole    07/20/2002    Patagonia
62. House Finch    07/20/2002    Patagonia
63. House Sparrow    07/20/2002    Patagonia
64. Lesser Goldfinch    07/20/2002    Patagonia
65. Lucy's Warbler    07/20/2002    Patagonia
66. Mourning Dove    07/20/2002    Patagonia
67. Northern Flicker    07/20/2002    Patagonia
68. Phainopepla    07/20/2002    Patagonia    Absolutely EVERYWHERE!
69. Red-tailed Hawk    07/20/2002    Patagonia
70. Rock Dove    07/20/2002    Patagonia
71. Rufous Hummingbird    07/20/2002    Patagonia
72. Thick-billed Kingbird    07/20/2002    Patagonia    Two-toned head -- black above and light below. I could see the yellow top knot.  It was in front of the hummingbird place. Life lister!
73. Turkey Vulture    07/20/2002    Patagonia
74. Varied Bunting    07/20/2002    Patagonia    This is a life-lister. I saw one of these right away down the road birding from the truck and later coming back.
75. Vermilion Flycatcher    07/20/2002    Patagonia
76. Violet-crowned Hummingbird    07/20/2002    Patagonia    Ya know later I saw these on my own out the the forest.
77. White-winged Dove    07/20/2002    Patagonia
78. Yellow-breasted Chat    07/20/2002    Patagonia
79. American Kestrel    05/17/2005    Patagonia    Attacking a red-tailed hawk over the trees at the Nature Conservancy place.
80. Anna's Hummingbird    05/17/2005    Patagonia    Just saw him once. There were only three others: violet crowned and broad-billed and black-chinned.
81. Ash-throated Flycatcher    05/17/2005    Patagonia
82. Barn Swallow    05/17/2005    Patagonia
83. Bewick's Wren    05/17/2005    Patagonia
84. Black-chinned Hummingbird    05/17/2005    Patagonia    There were only four:  violet crowned and broad-billed and black-chinned and one Anna's.
85. Black-headed Grosbeak    05/17/2005    Patagonia
86. Blue Grosbeak    05/17/2005    Patagonia
87. Broad-billed Hummingbird    05/17/2005    Patagonia    Just four hummers: violet crowned and broad-billed and black-chinned and Anna's. Sorry; can't write commas in a comma-delimited system.
88. Bronzed Cowbird    05/17/2005    Patagonia
89. Brown-headed Cowbird    05/17/2005    Patagonia
90. Canyon Towhee    05/17/2005    Patagonia
91. Cassin's Kingbird    05/17/2005    Patagonia
92. Common Ground-Dove    05/17/2005    Patagonia
93. Common Raven    05/17/2005    Patagonia
94. Common Yellowthroat    05/17/2005    Patagonia    Male at the conservancy. Good view.
95. European Starling    05/17/2005    Patagonia
96. Gambel's Quail    05/17/2005    Patagonia
97. Gila Woodpecker    05/17/2005    Patagonia
98. Gray Hawk    05/17/2005    Patagonia
99. Great Blue Heron    05/17/2005    Patagonia    Flew up in a tree by the hummingbird house.
100. Great-tailed Grackle    05/17/2005    Patagonia
101. House Finch    05/17/2005    Patagonia
102. House Sparrow    05/17/2005    Patagonia
103. Inca Dove    05/17/2005    Patagonia
104. Lark Sparrow    05/17/2005    Patagonia    Very striking facial pattern.
105. Lazuli Bunting    05/17/2005    Patagonia
106. Lesser Goldfinch    05/17/2005    Patagonia
107. Lucy's Warbler    05/17/2005    Patagonia
108. Mourning Dove    05/17/2005    Patagonia
109. Northern Cardinal    05/17/2005    Patagonia
110. Northern Flicker    05/17/2005    Patagonia
111. Northern Mockingbird    05/17/2005    Patagonia
112. Phainopepla    05/17/2005    Patagonia
113. Red-Faced Warbler    05/17/2005    Patagonia    WELL..... I SAW THIS BIRD WITH A RED FACE BLAZING BY....AND I GUESS...
114. Red-tailed Hawk    05/17/2005    Patagonia
115. Song Sparrow    05/17/2005    Patagonia
116. Turkey Vulture    05/17/2005    Patagonia
117. Vermilion Flycatcher    05/17/2005    Patagonia
118. Violet-crowned Hummingbird    05/17/2005    Patagonia    Just four hummers: violet crowned and broad-billed and black-chinned and Anna's. Sorry; can't write commas in a comma-delimited system.
119. Warbling Vireo    05/17/2005    Patagonia
120. Western Wood-Pewee    05/17/2005    Patagonia
121. White-breasted Nuthatch    05/17/2005    Patagonia
122. White-winged Dove    05/17/2005    Patagonia
123. Yellow Warbler    05/17/2005    Patagonia
124. Yellow-breasted Chat    05/17/2005    Patagonia
125. Zone-tailed Hawk    05/17/2005    Patagonia    Wasn't this the time that I was at the hummingbird house and I looked up to see a turkey vulture and saw it was a zone-tailed hawk and there were some Brits there that thanked me for finding it? OF COURSE IT WAS.
126. Abert's Towhee    08/07/2007    Patagonia
127. Acorn Woodpecker    08/07/2007    Patagonia
128. American Crow    08/07/2007    Patagonia
129. American Kestrel    08/07/2007    Patagonia
130. Barn Swallow    08/07/2007    Patagonia
131. Bell's Vireo    08/07/2007    Patagonia
132. Bewick's Wren    08/07/2007    Patagonia
133. Black Phoebe    08/07/2007    Patagonia
134. Black-chinned Hummingbird    08/07/2007    Patagonia
135. Blue Grosbeak    08/07/2007    Patagonia
136. Bridled Titmouse    08/07/2007    Patagonia
137. Broad-billed Hummingbird    08/07/2007    Patagonia
138. Brown-headed Cowbird    08/07/2007    Patagonia
139. Cliff Swallow    08/07/2007    Patagonia
140. Common Raven    08/07/2007    Patagonia
141. Curve-billed Thrasher    08/07/2007    Patagonia
142. Eurasian Collared Dove    08/07/2007    Patagonia
143. Gambel's Quail    08/07/2007    Patagonia
144. Gila Woodpecker    08/07/2007    Patagonia
145. Great-tailed Grackle    08/07/2007    Patagonia
146. Greater Roadrunner    08/07/2007    Patagonia
147. House Finch    08/07/2007    Patagonia
148. House Sparrow    08/07/2007    Patagonia
149. Inca Dove    08/07/2007    Patagonia
150. Lazuli Bunting    08/07/2007    Patagonia
151. Lesser Goldfinch    08/07/2007    Patagonia
152. Mourning Dove    08/07/2007    Patagonia
153. Northern Cardinal    08/07/2007    Patagonia
154. Northern Flicker    08/07/2007    Patagonia
155. Northern Mockingbird    08/07/2007    Patagonia
156. Orange-crowned Warbler    08/07/2007    Patagonia
157. Phainopepla    08/07/2007    Patagonia
158. Summer Tanager    08/07/2007    Patagonia
159. Swainson's Hawk    08/07/2007    Patagonia
160. Turkey Vulture    08/07/2007    Patagonia
161. Verdin    08/07/2007    Patagonia
162. Vermilion Flycatcher    08/07/2007    Patagonia
163. Violet-crowned Hummingbird    08/07/2007    Patagonia
164. Warbling Vireo    08/07/2007    Patagonia
165. Western Kingbird    08/07/2007    Patagonia
166. Western Meadowlark    08/07/2007    Patagonia
167. Western Wood-Pewee    08/07/2007    Patagonia
168. White-winged Dove    08/07/2007    Patagonia
169. Wilson's Warbler    08/07/2007    Patagonia
170. Violet-crowned Hummingbird    7/9/2017    Patagonia    Saw several
171. Broad-Tailed Hummingbird    7/9/2017    Patagonia    Most common of all
172. Black-chinned Hummingbird    7/9/2017    Patagonia
173. Yellow-breasted Chat    7/9/2017    Patagonia    saw several of them
174. Gray Hawk    7/9/2017    Patagonia    first day He went up in the tree at the hummingbird place.
175. Cassin's Kingbird    7/9/2017    Patagonia
176. Vermilion Flycatcher    7/9/2017    Patagonia    saw two or three
177. Phainopepla    7/9/2017    Patagonia    coming out of our ears. Trash bird. One female had white outer tail feathers with a thin black stripe up the middle of the tail like a trogan
178. Barn Swallow    7/9/2017    Patagonia    flying over the pool constantly
179. House Finch    7/9/2017    Patagonia
180. Turkey Vulture    7/9/2017    Patagonia    plenty
181. Curve-billed Thrasher    7/9/2017    Patagonia    heard only
182. Say's Phoebe    7/9/2017    Patagonia    just saw one
183. White-breasted Nuthatch    7/9/2017    Patagonia    Saw several times
184. Ladder-backed Woodpecker    7/9/2017    Patagonia    saw him a few times
185. Gila Woodpecker    7/9/2017    Patagonia    lots
186. House Sparrow    7/9/2017    Patagonia
187. Eurasian Collared Dove    7/9/2017    Patagonia
188. White-winged Dove    7/9/2017    Patagonia
189. Brown-crested Flycatcher    7/9/2017    Patagonia    lots of them
190. Summer Tanager    7/9/2017    Patagonia    Male and Female
191. Common Raven    7/9/2017    Patagonia
192. Lucy's Warbler    7/9/2017    Patagonia    very white and plain  Hard to see a little rufous on the rump  small birds
193. Mourning Dove    7/9/2017    Patagonia
194. Northern Cardinal    7/9/2017    Patagonia
195. Gambel's Quail    7/9/2017    Patagonia
196. Song Sparrow    7/9/2017    Patagonia
197. Brown-headed Cowbird    7/9/2017    Patagonia
198. Inca Dove    7/9/2017    Patagonia
199. Bridled Titmouse    7/9/2017    Patagonia    two of them
200. Western Wood-Pewee    7/9/2017    Patagonia    I think
201. Blue Grosbeak    7/9/2017    Patagonia    Out the car window. Clear long look. Looks like in the book. Saw a similar-sized bird with a tan chest. Looked in Google. It's the immature Blue GB.
202. Ash-throated Flycatcher    7/9/2017    Patagonia
203. Lesser Goldfinch    7/9/2017    Patagonia    Only a million of them


NOW JUST PATAGONIA LAKE
American Coot    10/26/2019    Patagonia Lake   
Hooded Merganser    10/26/2019    Patagonia Lake   
Ruddy Duck    10/26/2019    Patagonia Lake   
Redhead    10/26/2019    Patagonia Lake   
Double-Crested Cormorant    10/26/2019    Patagonia Lake   
Northern Shoveler    10/26/2019    Patagonia Lake   
Gray Flycatcher    10/26/2019    Patagonia Lake    Pumped his tail DOWN
Yellow-rumped Warbler    10/26/2019    Patagonia Lake   
Mourning Dove    10/26/2019    Patagonia Lake   
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher    10/26/2019    Patagonia Lake   
House Sparrow    10/26/2019    Patagonia Lake   
Anna's Hummingbird    10/26/2019    Patagonia Lake   
Great-tailed Grackle    10/26/2019    Patagonia Lake   



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