I think this southwestern usa trip resulted in about 16 life birds - and one of my first new birds -a surprise- was a Lucy's Warbler! I was at a train area and a scrubby area nearby was alive with birdsong. Merlin revealed this warbler to me and I attempted to find it quickly.
Sedona AZ was a town we passed through which was quite beautiful. The red soil and mind blowing geography really makes this place quite special. My family hike a nature trail called "devils bridge"... we didnt make it as we were weary after 1 mile into the path.
My target bird from Sedona was a single bird species - a Juniper Titmouse! Along the this great bird... I had seen a Juniper Hairstreak as well as a Brown Elfin flitting around the juniper and desert scrub habitat.
We moved on from Sedona AZ up to Flagstaff AZ, then William's AZ (famouse for being part of "Route 66"--- the purpose being to visit the Grand Canyon.
It was quite beautiful. This was a "Bucket list" item I had long wanted to acheive. I didnt make too much effort on birding but I did carry a camera on my shoulder to document any birdlife. Western Bluebirds, Mountain Chickadee, Stellars Jay and Woodhouse Scrub Jay were noteworthy birds that I noted. I would have loved to have seen a California Vulture but I dipped on this carion loving giant.
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