It was a good day of birding with many highlights including this Grasshopper Sparrow seen in the grasslands
We started at Sierra Vista this morning and headed west through the Coronado National Monument. After enjoying that area we went to several stops in the Patagonia area and then on to Pena Blanca Lake for our last stop of the day. Besides the great birds (Gray Hawk, Violet-crowned Hummingbird, etc) we also saw a Black-tailed Rattlesnake and a Gray Fox.
As usual the birding was better in the morning hours and things got quiet in the heat of the Arizona August afternoon. But that is to be accepted. We only had a high of 92 degrees but the humidity is unexpectedly high.
Tomorrow is one of the big adventures of the trip - to California Gulch for the Five-stripped Sparrow. In order to be on territory as the sun comes up we will be leaving the motel in Green Valley at 4 am.
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