This blog will periodically chronicle the findings and travels of this birder who grew up and went to school in the Midwestern U.S.
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Black-throated Sparrows - 1/9/06 - my life Black-throated Sparrows - Phantom Ranch - Grand Canyon NP - AZ
Wild Turkeys - Phantom Ranch - 1/10/06 - Grand Canyon NP - AZ - These two Tom's apparently have been the only two turkeys at the bootom of the canyon for many years. They have grown accustomed to handouts from visitors to the ranch and are quite aggresive. These two particular birds literally chased me for five minutes before I got away from them...
Western Scrub-Jay - 1/11/06 - Grand Canyon NP - AZ
Bushtit - Phantom Ranch - 1/10/06 - Grand Canyon NP - AZ
Canyon Wren - Phantom Ranch - 1/10/06 - Grand Canyon NP - AZ
Rufous-crowned Sparrow - Phantom Ranch - 1/10/06 - Grand Canyon NP - AZ
American Dipper - Phantom Ranch - 1/10/06 - Grand Canyon NP - AZ
Black Phoebe - Phantom Ranch - 1/10/06 - Grand Canyon NP - AZ
Black-throated Sparrow and Rufous-crowned Sparrow - Phantom Ranch - 1/10/06 - Grand Canyon NP - AZ
Sunday, January 08, 2006
Pygmy Nuthatch - South Rim - Grand Canyon NP - 1/8/06
Grand Canyon NP - 1/8/06
Grand Canyon from South Rim - 1/8/06
Mountain Chickadee - 1/8/06 - South Rim Visitor Center - Grand Canyon NP - AZ
Pygmy Nuthatchs - 1/8/06 - South Rim - Grand Canyon NP - AZ
Golden Eagle being mobbed by a Common Raven just east of Zion NP in Utah - 1/6/06
Canyon Wren - 1/6/06 - Zion NP - Utah
Common Raven - 1/6/06 - Zion NP - Utah
Common Raven - 1/6/06 - Zion NP - Utah - a very cooperative bird!