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Jake Mohlmann, Will Russell (wr), Arizona Department of Fish and Game (azgfd), Boyce Thompson Arboretum
We’ll begin at Boyce Thompson Arboretum in the low desert east of Phoenix… (bta)
…where we’ll see a group of birds we won’t see again including Black-tailed Gnatcatcher…
…and Phainopepla.
On our way to the Grand Canyon, we may stop at several little bits of vegetation and water…
……that offer respite for migrant birds such as Brewer’s Sparrow… (wr)
……or a Townsend’s Warbler. (wr)
Our journey takes us past the Vermilion Cliffs…
…where we’ll look for the re-introduced and magnificent California Condor… (azgfd)
…and on to our lodge perched on the north rim of the Grand Canyon…
…which looks spectacular at sunrise.
Birds might include Western Tanager…
…and Black-throated Gray Warbler (wr)
Southwest Utah is spectacular: Cedar Breaks National Monument…
…the view from along the rim at Bryce Canyon National Park…
…and the cliffs of Zion National Park.
Traveling between our birding areas can be wonderfully scenic, too…
…with stops for birds such as American Dipper…
… and Say’s Phoebe.
On our way into Navajo land, we’ll visit stunning Antelope Canyon…
…and take a late afternoon drive through Monument Valley.
A Utah Prairie Dog sentinel keeps an eye out as we pass.
Over 40 Navajo families still farm Canyon de Chelly’s valley bottom.
We’ll end our tour in Arizona’s White Mountains, where the grasses around lakes…
… hold many Western Meadowlarks …
… and accompanying Horned Larks.
We’ll look for Gray Jays…
… and maybe see a tarantula somewhere along the way.