10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2019

The diversity of the area affords one the ability to acquire a pretty impressive list of species. If you look draw line straight up a northern biased line thru the Sea of Cortez, the normal path of a hurricane in the Sea of Cortez, it would run very nearly right thru Southeast Arizona.

Arizona 155

Arizona Tucson Seattle United States 155

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2019

When we returned to Tucson, from the Bahamas, I was approaching a milestone number, 1300 bird species, and drove myself hard, climbing, hiking, searching, and driving all over the state of Arizona looking for those last eight birds. With four days to go in 2018, why not try for a few more, right? Deborah Kaechele in Tucson, Az.

Costa Rica 136

Costa Rica Tucson South Africa Bahamas 136

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2018

One morning, I woke up to see a White-breasted Nuthatch in the tree right behind our 5th wheel, but before I could get out there with my camera, it was gone, never to see seen in the next three days. Guess I was just not holding my mouth right? The numbers are as follows: Little Big Year Species – 892. species – 224.

Colorado 113

Colorado Texas Trinidad Albuquerque 113