Patagonia - Sonoita Nature Conservancy Marion Patton Residence in Patagonia Patagonia Lake Content and images originally posted by robertmortensen
Reviews
robertmortensen's review
Birds Identified 3/17/06 through 3/18/06, all confirmed by two or more birders:
Elegant Trogon (the highlight of the trip) Northern Mockingbird Phainopepla Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's & Myrtle's) Common Yellowthroat Lazuli Bunting Northern Cardinal Pyrrhuloxia Abert's Towhee Green-tailed Towhee Chipping Sparrow Lark Sparrow House Sparrow Lesser Goldfinch Great-tailed Grackle Red-winged Blackbird Scott's Oriole Bullock's Oriole White-crowned Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Black Phoebe Say's Phoebe Vermillion Flycatcher (another highlight) Brown-crested Flycatcher Cassin's Kingbird Bell's Vireo Hutton's Vireo Common Raven Chihuahuan Raven Tree Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Bridled Titmouse Verdin White-breasted Nuthatch Bewick's Wren House Wren Rock Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Rock Dove White-winged Dove Mourning Dove Inca Dove Common Ground Dove Lesser Nighthawk Broad-billed Hummingbird Violet-crowned Hummingbird Black-chinned Hummingbird Anna's Hummingbird Costa's Hummingbird Acorn Woodpecker Ladder-backed Woodpecker Northern Goshawk Red-tailed Hawk (several morphs) Osprey American Kestrel Peregrine Falcon Gambel's Quail Common Moorhen American Coot Wilson's Snipe Cooper's Hawk Northern Harrier Ruddy Duck Common Merganser Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Green-winged Teal Garganey (3 hens, rare visitor from Eurasia) Northern Shoveler Gadwall Mallard Great Blue Heron Eared Grebe
Pros
- fantastic variety of birds
- beautiful desert location
Cons
- travel required
