After birding in Madera and Florida Canyons this morning, Walt and I headed over to the Paton Center in Patagonia. We took the shorter route using Highway 62 (Box Canyon Road); a long, rocky, dusty dirt road with lots of turns and scenic views. There weren't a lot of birds along this route.
Flowering Cactus
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Cassin's Kingbird
Vermilion Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
It was worth the drive to the Paton Center, but it wasn't as "birdy" as we had expected. One of the birds we saw there looked like it should be easy to identify, but it turned out to be a challenge, as it was a drab, gray morph, female Western Tanager.
Western Tanager
There were a variety of hummingbirds and other species. Of particular note was an American Goldfinch - abundant here in the east, but scarce in Arizona.
American Goldfinch
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Yellow-breasted Chat
Summer Tanager
Summer Tanager and Black-headed Grosbeak
Cassin's Finch
Cassin's and House Finches
Gila Woodpecker
Gila Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Rufous-winged Sparrow and Lazuli Buntings
Rufous-winged Sparrow
Lazuli Bunting
Lazuli Buntings
White-breasted Nuthatch
White-winged Dove
Lark Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed)
Abert's Towhee