Arizona 2026

 March trip to AZ during a major heat wave in March of 2026. On the way we stopped by the Paintings at Chloride. These were painted by Roy Purcell in 1966.

The second stop was Tucson AZ to see the Saguaro national park. We went to the desert museum in the West part of the park and hiked up a canyon on the other side of the road.

A cactus wren singing in the tree

Iguana 

Cactus Wren 

Hiking up the wash across the street from the desert museum.

Hibiscus 

Cholla 

Fish hook cactus 

Gila woodpecker 

Gila woodpecker 

Curved bill thrasher 

Rabbit 

Curved bill thrasher 

Next we drove to Madera canyon to see birds and hike.

Yellow eyed junco 

Broadbilled hummingbird 

White winged Dove 

Arizona woodpecker 

Broadbilled hummingbird 

The coppery tailed trogon is a rare bird that lives in the area. We didn't get to see one.

Deer out our room window 

Broadbilled hummingbird 

Inca dove 

Acorn woodpecker 

Anna's hummingbird 

Anna's hummingbird 

Same 

Same 

Rufus hummingbird 

Broadbilled hummingbird 

Broadbilled hummingbird 

Next we drove to Wilcox AZ to hike Chiricahua national monument 

Restaurant in Wilcox AZ 

Painted redstart in Ramsey canyon on the way to Wilcox 

White breasted nuthatch 

Broadbilled hummingbird 

Black chinned hummingbird possibly 

Gila woodpecker 

Rivoli's hummingbird 

Rivoli's hummingbird 

Rivoli's hummingbird 

Hepatic tanager 

Arizona woodpecker 

Turkey 

Rivoli's hummingbird 

Arizona woodpecker 

Blue dicks

Phacelia 

Violet crowned hummingbird 

Hiking in Chiricahua national monument 

Mexican Jay 

Fendler bush 

Manzanita 

Spotted towee 

Bigelow's bristlehead