An early breakfast allowed me to get to Sabino Canyon by 9:30 am. I hiked up to the Dam (just a tad over a mile) and birded the 200 yards between the dam and the Sabino Creek crossing. Lots of bird song and activity. The surprise was a Yellow Breasted Chat, normally very secretive and more often heard than seen. I was off the trail in the middle of a mesquite bosque standing perfectly still when he came by. At first he was obscured by foliage, but remaining still I waited for a couple of minutes until he found an opening. Then "snap!"
Other nice finds: Male and Female Summer Tanager, and lovely cooperative Yellow Warbler. A Lucy's Warbler that just couldn't stop singing. Oh, and a young male Bullock's Oriole. Here are some photos:
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| Brown Crested Flycatcher |
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| Brown Crested Flycatcher |
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| Bullock's Oriole Juvenile |
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| Cardinal Male |
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| Lucy's Warbler Singing |
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| Summer Tanager Female |
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| Summer Tanager Male |
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| Yellow Breasted Chat |
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| Yellow Warbler |
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| Yellow Warbler Singing |
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