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Jake Mohlmann
![This time of year southeast Arizona is particularly remarkable.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3806%2F12505160214_0eed3aaf3c_o.jpg?)
This time of year southeast Arizona is particularly remarkable.
![Long shadows are cast from noble Oak Trees at mid-elevation...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3750%2F12505149894_734634cc66_o.jpg?)
Long shadows are cast from noble Oak Trees at mid-elevation…
![…where inquisitive Woodhouse's Scrub-Jays survey…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7437%2F12505144454_cab98bd87a_o.jpg?)
…where inquisitive Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jays survey…
![…and extraordinary Rufous-capped Warblers chatter.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7383%2F12504670135_76e16f4e0b_o.jpg?)
…and extraordinary Rufous-capped Warblers chatter.
![We'll search for any source of water…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7370%2F12504805683_d76d830d2f_o.jpg?)
We’ll search for any source of water…
![…that may hold a solitary Black Phoebe…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7349%2F12504693705_d0fe908287_o.jpg?)
…that may hold a solitary Black Phoebe…
![…a foraging Spotted Sandpiper…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2894%2F12505145224_2a6847aa7a_o.jpg?)
…a foraging Spotted Sandpiper…
![…a wading Neotropic Cormorant…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7388%2F12504801263_1d4866ac73_o.jpg?)
…a wading Neotropic Cormorant…
![…or thirsty Curve-billed Thrashers.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5503%2F12505159404_bb74429886_o.jpg?)
…or thirsty Curve-billed Thrashers.
![In winter the desert in and around Tucson harbors denizens…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2815%2F12505146454_6dfe7cc0b4_o.jpg?)
In winter the desert in and around Tucson harbors denizens…
![…such as Cactus Wrens…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7313%2F12505170164_39835b45a2_o.jpg?)
…such as Cactus Wrens…
![…ruby-red Northern Cardinals of the 'superbus' race…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5513%2F12505150704_c36d292f11_o.jpg?)
…ruby-red Northern Cardinals of the ‘superbus’ race…
![…Black-throated Sparrows with their bell-like songs…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5475%2F12504691295_dc2d86bfa1_o.jpg?)
…Black-throated Sparrows with their bell-like songs…
![…and solar-faced Verdins.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7366%2F12504666145_e5a6b1fab8_o.jpg?)
…and solar-faced Verdins.
![As many as six species of hummingbird winter in Arizona including this carmine male Anna’s…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7347%2F12504695815_aa11b1ed6e_o.jpg?)
As many as six species of hummingbird winter in Arizona including this carmine male Anna’s…
![…photogenic Rivoli's…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3743%2F12505152124_ae54acb614_o.jpg?)
…photogenic Rivoli’s…
![…and peckish Costa’s.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2865%2F12504809683_1e39ddcbd4_o.jpg?)
…and peckish Costa’s.
![Familiar resident specialties dwell in their normal haunts…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2887%2F12504823133_6d3b21c9a7_o.jpg?)
Familiar resident specialties dwell in their normal haunts…
![…like this Arizona Woodpecker…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5515%2F12504823723_dc02733fe3_o.jpg?)
…like this Arizona Woodpecker…
![…the rose-blushed Hepatic Tanager…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2868%2F12504674985_dbaed56fff_o.jpg?)
…the rose-blushed Hepatic Tanager…
![…and even the sparsely distributed Black-capped Gnatcatcher.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3726%2F12504820683_3bac9760b9_o.jpg?)
…and even the sparsely distributed Black-capped Gnatcatcher.
![We'll base for five nights where gently rolling grasslands meet the riparian strip of the San Pedro River...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5475%2F12504680055_24d2b37d02_o.jpg?)
We’ll base for five nights where gently rolling grasslands meet the riparian strip of the San Pedro River…
![...where a morning walk through the non-grazed grasses…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3689%2F12504807573_410741116d_o.jpg?)
…where a morning walk through the non-grazed grasses…
![…could yield a tree full of golden Yellow-headed Blackbirds…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7377%2F12504667255_c006d6571f_o.jpg?)
…could yield a tree full of golden Yellow-headed Blackbirds…
![… the recently split Chihuahuan Meadowlark …](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52699527550_fefc8dcb46_o.jpg?)
… the recently split Chihuahuan Meadowlark …
![…and if we’re lucky a glimpse of a Pronghorn.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7291%2F12504799653_59a884a638_o.jpg?)
…and if we’re lucky a glimpse of a Pronghorn.
![Before dinners we'll gather in comfort to discuss the bird list for the day…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5524%2F12504819413_04c7b8ac33_o.jpg?)
Before dinners we’ll gather in comfort to discuss the bird list for the day…
![…perhaps accompanied outside the window by the tenant Ladder-backed Woodpeckers…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7381%2F12504673935_ff0dff6803_o.jpg?)
…perhaps accompanied outside the window by the tenant Ladder-backed Woodpeckers…
![… rare but regular White-throated Sparrows...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2857%2F12505143034_cd52fc4de2_o.jpg?)
… rare but regular White-throated Sparrows…
![…or a Scaled Quail belting its two-note melody.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3784%2F12504796883_6032995acc_o.jpg?)
…or a Scaled Quail belting its two-note melody.
![Though not always in barns this Barn Owl decided to roost in one.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2865%2F12505173074_aa77126534_o.jpg?)
Though not always in barns this Barn Owl decided to roost in one.
![We’ll go where the road leads us…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3670%2F12505146594_53e4fd25ea_o.jpg?)
We’ll go where the road leads us…
![…to the tops of mountains if snow is absent…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5527%2F12504673155_40f1c251e3_o.jpg?)
…to the tops of mountains if snow is absent…
![…but where ice is always possible.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7401%2F12504674685_81d989f24c_o.jpg?)
…but where ice is always possible.
![A day spent in the fertile Sulphurs Springs Valley could produce thousands of Sandhill Cranes…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7407%2F12504797523_5bdd7e8c6e_o.jpg?)
A day spent in the fertile Sulphurs Springs Valley could produce thousands of Sandhill Cranes…
![…close Vermilion Flycatchers…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7350%2F12504665815_deaf0082c2_o.jpg?)
…close Vermilion Flycatchers…
![…and perhaps a Ross’s Goose with their larger Snow cousins.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3771%2F12504798963_7145726c0e_o.jpg?)
…and perhaps a Ross’s Goose with their larger Snow cousins.
![Abundant agricultural lands will likely harbor regal Ferruginous Hawks.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3685%2F12504678535_6c05d71774_o.jpg?)
Abundant agricultural lands will likely harbor regal Ferruginous Hawks.
![Birding in Tucson’s city parks can be excellent this time of year and sometimes harbor rare winter visitors including…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2838%2F12504689335_1b1b9a0909_b.jpg?)
Birding in Tucson’s city parks can be excellent this time of year and sometimes harbor rare winter visitors including…
![…Lewis’s Woodpecker…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7401%2F12504801723_a82229277e_o.jpg?)
…Lewis’s Woodpecker…
![…Harris’s Sparrow…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3731%2F12504804843_0c90070660_o.jpg?)
…Harris’s Sparrow…
![…Greater Pewees…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7399%2F12505155474_89537a1a20_o.jpg?)
…Greater Pewees…
![… or an eastern warbler like this Black-and-white.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3793%2F12505171484_ae80ee8656_o.jpg?)
… or an eastern warbler like this Black-and-white.
![The scenery will be unsurpassed…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5528%2F12504818453_79d91df17b_o.jpg?)
The scenery will be unsurpassed…
![…so sit back with me, relax, and enjoy this tour.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3689%2F12505149194_526f6586bb_o.jpg?)
…so sit back with me, relax, and enjoy this tour.