Well, I had to do this post because I have been absolutely amazed by the number and variety of birds coming to the feeders and, more importantly, to the water at El Pedregal. Today, I counted 57 species in an hour and a half and below are photos of some of them. The biggy was the Calliope Hummingbird that is a first for El Pedregal and suprisingly was not listed on the "ebird" site for Sonora! It was around first thing this morning and was still here when I went out to fill the water features this afternoon. I can hardly wait to see what is here tomorrow!
Below are some of the better shots of the morning
Calliope Hummingbird
Blue Mockingbird
Elegant Euphonia
The Elegant pair!
Bullock's Oriole
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Yellow-breasted Chat
The orioles sure love those oranges!
Social Flycatcher
Sinaloa Wren
Plain-capped Starthroat
Nashville Warbler
Hooded - One of four species of orioles this morning
Green-tailed Towhee
Curve-billed hrasher
White-tipped Dove
Lots of White-crowned Sparrrows coming through
Varied Bunting
Gila Woodpecker
Not a great shot, but you can tell it is a Yellow Grosbeak
- Black-throated Magpie-Jay
- Elegant Euphonia in the pond!
Black-vented Oriole
