Bobolink

The Bobolink does travel some 12,500 miles to and from South America every year.
They are fairly common in the summer time.
  Boboink means rice eating,  as they eat rice and grams.  They molt twice a year.  The male grows feathers on wintering grounds they all have yellowish tips.  Eventually the pale tips wear off to reveal his black and white breeding colors.
They are daylight foragers.  On bright nights you may find some feeding    at night. during migration.

Hope you enjoy this posting as much as we did at Page Springs.  Kitfoxgal

Townsend's Warbler

 The Townsend's Warbler are common in mature forests.  They nest and foraging high in trees.  You can find them in the Pacific Northwest in the summer.
Most Townsend's Warbler go to Mexico or Central America for the winter.

A small number will remain along the coast north to Oregon, Washington and some will go  to Vancouver Island.
 A very pretty bird.  Kitfoxgal

Bewick's Wren

 The Bewick's Wren is a very common in brushy habitats .  That also includes  mesquite tickets to near forests.    The Southwest Wren's are paler and grayer than Pacific Wren's are.
Their call varied from dry harsh notes to a soft dry sound.

 DesertDale  caught  this Bewick's Wren, building its nest along the rail, next to the walk way at the park.

Kitfoxgal

Canyon Towhee

This is a Canyon Towhee.  DesertDale took it when we went to the Bed & Breakfast, close to Sierra
 Vista.

 They scurrying on the ground from bush  to bush.  They peck for the  seeds and insects on the ground. The males perch on short shrubs or cacti to sing in the  breeding season.
You will find them in the desert grasslands, rocky terrain, and dry , scrubby areas.  They stay away from neighborhoods.  They favor the remote areas.

This is a female the Vermilion Flycatcher .  That was close by.

Kitfoxgal

Roadrunner

 The Roadrunner  is a cuckoo that runs on the ground.
Their track show 2 toes forward and 2 aft.

 They are a large, slender bird, with a long white-edged tail.  They have a shaggy crest and long legs.

They are found in U.S. to central Mexico.  They are found in the desert, dry open country.  Sexes are alike.  They eat caterpillars, other insects, seeds and fruits.

Enjoy the post .  Kitfoxgal

Verdin

 The Verdin thrives in the desert.  Also in arid brushland .  They feed on insects , perches on flowers to get the nectar.  They also visits hummingbird feeders.  They are found in pairs or are alone..

They nest in a bulky, twiggy globe with entrance on the side.   They are very small, mostly gray.  Adults do have yellow heads.
Juveniles are a plain gray and a pale bill base.

Enjoy.  Kitfoxgal

Sandhill Cranes

 Sandhill Cranes largest flocks are found at the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge.  and the Colorado River Indian Reservation.  They nest in northeastern Nevada, southwestern Utah and southwest Idaho, northwestern Utah and southwestern Oregon.

 In  1992 the population was estimate based on counts in staging areas was about 20,000.  Winter range in New Mexico, around Bosque del Apache NWR, the Sulphur Springs Valley and nothern
Mexico .

they begin nesting in about 4 years of age, usually lay 2 eggs.  In winter they mostly feed on grain left in fields after harvest.
They arrive in Arizona in October and will remain there until about February.
The best place observe sandhills are in harvested corn fields near the Willcox Playa and the north       boundary of the Cibola NWR.

These are a few photos DesertDale took on one of our outings
Enjoy the info.