Cave Creek Spring 2018 Trip: Birds of Cave Creek

Cave Creek Ranch has an incredible network of feeders set up, and birders come from all over to watch. It was a wonderful place to stay.

The prize bird was the Elegant Trogon: supposedly one had been seen recently in the sycamores by the creek upstream from the ranch, so every hike began with a lot of staring into the trees and listening for a weird barking call. But we had no luck.

Later, we talked to a ranger who said the last one had been seen in November, and a local resident said she'd heard its call once in January. So, not really.

My total bird list for the trip: birdlist-cavecreek.

Next: Mammals of Cave Creek

Up: Cave Creek and the Chiricahuas

Hummingbirds

Cardinals

Quail, Doves, Jays

Woodpeckers and Nuthatch

Assorted Little Birds


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