We volunteered and served as resident ambassadors at the Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve in Arizona. Arriving in mid-January, we monitored the arrival of migratory birds through early April. In addition to our residency, we took every opportunity to explore nearby birding hotspots.
![Welcome to Patagonia]()
![Bridled Titmouse (© Nick Viani 2/2) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Lark Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/2) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Arizona Gray Squirrel (© Nick Viani Feb.3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Red-naped Sapsucker (© Nick Viani Feb.3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Arizona Sycamore adjacent to Sonoita Creek (© Nick Viani Feb.3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Trail Sign (© Nick Viani Feb.3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Fremont Cottonwood (© Nick Viani Feb.3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![White-nosed Coati (© Nick Viani Feb.3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Bridled Titmouse (© Nick Viani Feb.3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Birding the Railroad Trail (© Nick Viani Feb. 3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Gray Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 2/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Lazuli Bunting (© Nick Viani 2/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona. Note]()
![White-crowned Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Ladder-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Gila Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Northern Cardinal (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Javelina - AKA Collared Peccary (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Trail marker (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Lazuli Bunting (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Coues deer, (pronounced "Cows") a smaller subspecies of Whitetail Deer (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Fremont Cottonwood (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Birding the Mesquite Bosque along the Railroad Trail (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Mixed forest - Fremont Cottonwoods, Velvet Ash, Blue/Mexican Elderberry, Mesquite (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Hutton's Vireo (© Nick Viani 2/8) Madera Canyon, AZ]()
![Lincoln Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/8) Madera Canyon, AZ]()
![Hepatic Tanager (© Nick Viani 2/8) Madera Canyon, AZ]()
![Arizona Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/8) Madera Canyon, AZ]()
![Railroad trail passes through the Mesquite Bosque (© Nick Viani 2/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Fremont Cottonwoods (© Nick Viani 2/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Coues Deer (pronounced "Cows") - a subspecies of the White Tail Deer (© Nick Viani 2/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Cooper's Hawk (© Nick Viani 2/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Lark Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Lark Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Javelina - AKA Collared Peccary in Sonoita Creek (© Nick Viani 2/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Bridled Titmouse (© Nick Viani 2/11) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Bridled Titmouse (© Nick Viani 2/11) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![White-nosed Coati's tail (© Nick Viani 2/11) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![House Finch (© Nick Viani 2/11) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Lazuli Bunting (© Nick Viani 2/11) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![White-breasted Nuthatch (© Nick Viani 2/11) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Gray Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 2/11) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Anna's Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![White-crowned Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![White-winged Dove (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Black Phoebe (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Choya detail (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Platts trail, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Ladder-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Platts trail, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Chipping Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Platts trail, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Chipping Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Platts trail, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Black-throated Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Platts Trail, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![White-breasted Nuthatch (© Nick Viani 2/14) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Sandhill Cranes (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeil, Arizona]()
![Mixed flock of Snow Geese & Sandhill Cranes (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeil, Arizona]()
![Sandhill Cranes (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeil, Arizona]()
![Sandhill Cranes (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeil, Arizona]()
![Sandhill Cranes (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeil, Arizona]()
![Sandhill Cranes (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeil, Arizona]()
![Sandhill Cranes (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeil, Arizona]()
![Canyon Towhee (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, Arizona]()
![Vermillion Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, Arizona]()
![Vermillion Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, Arizona. Note]()
![Savannah Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, Arizona]()
![Loggerhead Shrike (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, Arizona]()
![White-winged Dove (© Nick Viani 2/15) San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (SPRNCA), San Pedro House]()
![Brewer's Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/15) San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (SPRNCA), San Pedro House]()
![Pyrrhuloxia (© Nick Viani 2/15) San Pedro House, Sierra Vista, Arizona]()
![Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani 2/16) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Common Raven (© Nick Viani 2/17) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Common Raven (© Nick Viani 2/17) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Sonoita Creek (© Nick Viani) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, AZ]()
![Anna's Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 2/18) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Say's Phoebe (© Nick Viani 2/18) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Violet-crowned Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 2/19) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Vermillion Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 2/19) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Northern Cardinal (© Nick Viani 2/19) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Fremont Cottonwoods (© Sooney Viani 2/19) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, AZ]()
![Sunset on the Patagonia Mountains from the Visitor's Center (© Nick Viani) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Goodding Willow with The Nature Conservancy Visitor's Center in the background (© Sooney Viani 2/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Velvet Mesquite (© Nick Viani 2/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Bridled Titmouse (© Nick Viani 2/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Lazuli Bunting (© Nick Viani 2/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Lesser Goldfinch (© Nick Viani 2/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Yellow-rumped Warbler (© Nick Viani 2/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Hermit Thrush (© Nick Viani 2/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Netleaf Hackberry (© Nick Viani 2/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Sunset on Hwy. 83 south of Sonoita (© Nick Viani 2/20)]()
![Velvet Mesquite Grove (© Nick Viani 2/22) TNC, Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Patagonia, AZ]()
![Retaque Fence/corral made of Mesquite near the Santa Cruz Bridge (© Nick Viani 2/21) Tubac, AZ]()
![Water feature for wildlife - winter (© Nick Viani 2/22) Smith Canyon Loop Trail, Borderlands Wildlife Preserve, Patagonia, AZ]()
![Trailhead (© Nick Viani 2/22) Smith Canyon Loop Trail, Borderlands Wildlife Preserve, Patagonia, AZ]()
![Bunch Grass (© Nick Viani 2/22) Smith Canyon Loop Trail, Borderlands Wildlife Preserve, Patagonia, AZ]()
![Bunch Grass (© Nick Viani 2/22) Smith Canyon Loop Trail, Borderlands Wildlife Preserve, Patagonia, AZ]()
![Scenic bench from a distance (© Nick Viani 2/22) Smith Canyon Loop Trail, Borderlands Wildlife Preserve, Patagonia, AZ]()
![Bunch Grass, Oaks (© Nick Viani 2/22) Smith Canyon Loop Trail, Borderlands Wildlife Preserve, Patagonia, AZ]()
![Bunch Grass (© Nick Viani 2/22) Smith Canyon Loop Trail, Borderlands Wildlife Preserve, Patagonia, AZ]()
![Lawrence's Goldfinch (© Nick Viani 2/22) Smith Canyon loop trail, Borderlands Wildlife Preserve, Arizona]()
![Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani 2/22) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Recycled windmill blades (© Nick Viani 2/22) Patagonia, Arizona]()
![Javelina (© Nick Viani 2/22) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Snowfall on Patagonia Mountains (© Nick Viani 2/24) View from TNC Visitor's Center, Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, AZ]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 2/24) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona. Note]()
![Say's Phoebe Hovering (© Nick Viani 2/25) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Anna'a Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 2/25) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Barrel Cactus (© Nick Viani 2/25) TNC, Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, AZ]()
![Barrel Cactus detail (© Nick Viani 2/25) TNC, Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, AZ]()
![Bushwhacking through the Netleaf Hackberry (© Nick Viani 2/25) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, AZ]()
![Vermillion Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 2/26) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, AZ]()
![Common Merganser - female (© Nick Viani 3/1) Parker Canyon Lake, AZ]()
![Kestrel (© Nick Viani 3/1) San Rafael Valley, Patagonia, AZ]()
![Vesper Sparrow (© Nick Viani 3/1) San Rafael Valley, Patagonia, AZ]()
![Keep 'yer distance (© Nick Viani 3/1) San Rafael Valley, Patagonia, AZ]()
![Broad-billed Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/2) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Patagonia, Arizona]()
![Broad-billed Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/2) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Patagonia, Arizona]()
![Lesser Goldfinch (© Nick Viani 3/2) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Patagonia, Arizona]()
![House Finch (© Nick Viani 3/2) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Patagonia, Arizona]()
![White-tailed Deer - Coues Subspecies (© Nick Viani 3/2) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Patagonia, Arizona]()
![Javelina (© Nick Viani 3/2) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Patagonia, Arizona]()
![Broad-billed Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Anna's Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, AZ]()
![Anna's Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Vermillion Flycatcher - female (© Nick Viani 3/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Vermillion Flycatcher - female (© Nick Viani 3/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Fungi on Sonoita Creek (© Nick Viani 3/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Rufous Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Violet-crowned Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/5) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Violet-crowned Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/5) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Vermillion Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 3/6) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Hammond's Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 3/6) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Gray Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 3/6) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Bewick's Wren (© Nick Viani 3/6) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Arizona Gray Squirrel (© Nick Viani 3/6) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Bridled Titmouse (© Nick Viani 3/6) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Ruby-crowned Kinglet (© Nick Viani 3/6) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Long-billed Dowitcher (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona]()
![Long-billed Dowitcher (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona]()
![Long-billed Dowitcher (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona]()
![Bordered Patch Butterfly (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona]()
![Gray Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona]()
![Gray Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona]()
![White-nosed Coati - AKA Coatimundi (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona]()
![Northern Cardinal (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona]()
![Ladder-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona]()
![Mexican Mallard Duck (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona]()
![Mexican Mallard Duck (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona]()
![Double-crested Cormorant (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona]()
![Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona]()
![Verdin (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ - note]()
![Verdin (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ]()
![Green Heron (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ]()
![Northern Rough-winged Swallow (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ]()
![Common Gallinule (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ]()
![Sora (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ]()
![Virginia Rail (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ]()
![American Coot (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ - note]()
![Northern Rough-winged Swallow (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ]()
![Northern Shoveler (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ]()
![Savannah Sparrow (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ]()
![Abert's Towhee (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ]()
![Wilson's Snipe (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ]()
![Yellow-bellied Pond Slider (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ]()
![Pied-billed Grebe (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ]()
![Cooper's Hawk (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ]()
![Ladder-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ]()
![Orange-crowned Warbler (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ]()
![Abert's Towhee (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ]()
![Song Sparrow (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ]()
![Cooper's Hawk (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ Note]()
![Ruby-crowned Kinglet (© Nick Viani 3/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Vermillion Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 3/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Vermillion Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 3/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Vermillion Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 3/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Gila Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 3/12) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Lawrence's Goldfinch (© Nick Viani 3/15) Borderlands Preserve, Patagonia, AZ Note]()
![Cassin's Kingbird (© Nick Viani 3/17) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Patagonia, Arizona]()
![Broad-billed Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/17) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Patagonia, Arizona]()
![Hepatic Tanager (© Nick Viani 3/17) Paton Hummingbird Center, Patagonia, Arizona]()
![Lesser Goldfinch and Duck Weed (© Nick Viani 3/18) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![House Finch with nesting material (© Nick Viani 3/18) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Bordered Patch Butterfly (© Nick Viani 3/18) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Yellow Warbler (© Nick Viani 3/18) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Yellow Warbler (© Nick Viani 3/18) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Ladder-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 3/18) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Anna's Hummingbird collecting nesting material (© Nick Viani 3/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Arizona, TNC]()
![Anna's Hummingbird Abandoned Nest (© Nick Viani 4/8) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Butterfly (© Nick Viani 3/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Arizona, TNC]()
![Gould's Turkey (© Nick Viani 3/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Arizona, TNC]()
![Anna's Hummingbird on the nest (© Nick Viani 3/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Arizona, TNC]()
![Wildflower on the Platts Trail (© Nick Viani 3/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Arizona, TNC]()
![Lesser Goldfinch (© Nick Viani 3/21) Tubac, Arizona]()
![Broad-billed Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/21) Tubac, Arizona]()
![Chipping Sparrow (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona]()
![White-crowned Sparrow (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona]()
![Lucy's Warbler (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona]()
![Verdin (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona]()
![Lucy's Warbler (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona]()
![Common Gallinule (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona]()
![Red-winged Blackbird - female (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona]()
![Say's Phoebe (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona]()
![Bell's Vireo (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona]()
![Yellow Warbler (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona]()
![Black Phoebe (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona]()
![Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona]()
![Common Ground Dove (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona]()
![Red-tailed Hawk (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona]()
![Lucy's Warbler (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona]()
![Yellow Warbler (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona]()
![Texan Crescent Butterfly (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona]()
![Mexican Duck (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona]()
![Bullfrog (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona]()
![Lucy's Warbler with insect (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona]()
![Abert's Towhee (© Nick Viani 3/23) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Gould's Turkey & Javelina (© Nick Viani 3/23) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Lazuli Bunting - female (© Nick Viani 3/23) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Lazuli Bunting - male (© Nick Viani 3/23) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Green-tailed Towhee (© Nick Viani 3/24) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Gould's Wild Turkey fording Sonoita Creek (© Nick Viani 3/24) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Vermillion Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 3/25) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Calliope Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/25) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Common Ground-Dove (© Nick Viani 3/26) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Curve-billed Thrasher (© Nick Viani 3/26) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Anna's Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/26) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Inca Dove (© Nick Viani 3/27) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Dusky-capped Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 3/27) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Hooded Oriole (© Nick Viani 3/27) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Lark Sparrow (© Nick Viani 3/27) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Vermillion Flycatcher - immature male (© Nick Viani 3/27) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Current (© Nick Viani 3/27) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Gould's Wild Turkey (© Nick Viani 3/27) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Gould's Wild Turkey (© Nick Viani 3/27) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Rufous Hummingbird - female (© Nick Viani 3/28)]()
![Scott's Oriole (© Nick Viani 3/28)]()
![Feeder Acrobatics (© Nick Viani 3/28)]()
![Yellow-rumped Warbler (© Nick Viani 3/28) Ramsey Canyon Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, TNC, Sierra Vista, Arizona]()
![Chipping Sparrow (© Nick Viani 3/28)]()
![Feeder Acrobatics (© Nick Viani 3/28)]()
![Mexican Jay (© Nick Viani 3/28)]()
![Scott's Oriole (© Nick Viani 3/28)]()
![Rufous Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/28)]()
![Certain vines simply can't control themselves (© Nick Viani 3/28) Ramsey Canyon Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, TNC, Sierra Vista, Arizona]()
![Chiricahuan Leopard Frog (© Nick Viani 3/28) Ramsey Canyon Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, TNC, Sierra Vista, Arizona]()
![Coues White-tailed Deer (© Nick Viani 3/28) Ramsey Canyon Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, TNC, Sierra Vista, Arizona]()
![Life Beneath the Bark (© Nick Viani 3/28) Ramsey Canyon Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, TNC, Sierra Vista, Arizona]()
![Painted Redstart Warbler (© Nick Viani 3/28) Ramsey Canyon Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, TNC, Sierra Vista, Arizona]()
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![Lesser Goldfinch (© Nick Viani 4/1) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, TNC, Arizona]()
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![Rufous-backed Robin (© Nick Viani 4/3) Paton's Hummingbird Center, Patagonia, Arizona]()
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![Violet-crowned Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 4/3) Paton's Hummingbird Center, Patagonia, Arizona]()
![Inca Dove (© Nick Viani 4/3) Paton's Hummingbird Center, Patagonia, Arizona]()
![Lark Sparrow (© Nick Viani 4/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
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![Gray Hawk (© Nick Viani 4/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
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![Yellow Warbler (© Nick Viani 4/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Great Horned Owl (© Nick Viani 4/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Gray Hawk - juvenile (© Nick Viani 4/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak]()
![Sora (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak]()
![Neotropic Cormorant (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak]()
![Neotropic Cormorant (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak]()
![Double-crested Cormorant (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak]()
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![Double-crested & Neotropic Cormorants (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak]()
![Great-tailed Grackle - female (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak]()
![Black-chinned Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 4/6) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
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Welcome to Patagonia

Bridled Titmouse (© Nick Viani 2/2) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Lark Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/2) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Arizona Gray Squirrel (© Nick Viani Feb.3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Red-naped Sapsucker (© Nick Viani Feb.3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Arizona Sycamore adjacent to Sonoita Creek (© Nick Viani Feb.3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Trail Sign (© Nick Viani Feb.3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Fremont Cottonwood (© Nick Viani Feb.3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

White-nosed Coati (© Nick Viani Feb.3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Bridled Titmouse (© Nick Viani Feb.3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Birding the Railroad Trail (© Nick Viani Feb. 3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Gray Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 2/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Lazuli Bunting (© Nick Viani 2/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona. Note

White-crowned Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Gila Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Northern Cardinal (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Javelina - AKA Collared Peccary (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Trail marker (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Lazuli Bunting (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Coues deer, (pronounced "Cows") a smaller subspecies of Whitetail Deer (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Fremont Cottonwood (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Birding the Mesquite Bosque along the Railroad Trail (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Mixed forest - Fremont Cottonwoods, Velvet Ash, Blue/Mexican Elderberry, Mesquite (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Hutton's Vireo (© Nick Viani 2/8) Madera Canyon, AZ

Lincoln Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/8) Madera Canyon, AZ

Hepatic Tanager (© Nick Viani 2/8) Madera Canyon, AZ

Arizona Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/8) Madera Canyon, AZ

Railroad trail passes through the Mesquite Bosque (© Nick Viani 2/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Fremont Cottonwoods (© Nick Viani 2/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Coues Deer (pronounced "Cows") - a subspecies of the White Tail Deer (© Nick Viani 2/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Cooper's Hawk (© Nick Viani 2/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Lark Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Lark Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Javelina - AKA Collared Peccary in Sonoita Creek (© Nick Viani 2/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Bridled Titmouse (© Nick Viani 2/11) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Bridled Titmouse (© Nick Viani 2/11) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

White-nosed Coati's tail (© Nick Viani 2/11) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

House Finch (© Nick Viani 2/11) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Lazuli Bunting (© Nick Viani 2/11) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

White-breasted Nuthatch (© Nick Viani 2/11) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Gray Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 2/11) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Anna's Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

White-crowned Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

White-winged Dove (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Black Phoebe (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Choya detail (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Platts trail, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Platts trail, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Chipping Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Platts trail, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Chipping Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Platts trail, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Black-throated Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Platts Trail, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

White-breasted Nuthatch (© Nick Viani 2/14) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Sandhill Cranes (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeil, Arizona

Mixed flock of Snow Geese & Sandhill Cranes (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeil, Arizona

Sandhill Cranes (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeil, Arizona

Sandhill Cranes (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeil, Arizona

Sandhill Cranes (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeil, Arizona

Sandhill Cranes (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeil, Arizona

Sandhill Cranes (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeil, Arizona

Canyon Towhee (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, Arizona

Vermillion Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, Arizona

Vermillion Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, Arizona. Note

Savannah Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, Arizona

Loggerhead Shrike (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, Arizona

White-winged Dove (© Nick Viani 2/15) San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (SPRNCA), San Pedro House

Brewer's Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/15) San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (SPRNCA), San Pedro House

Pyrrhuloxia (© Nick Viani 2/15) San Pedro House, Sierra Vista, Arizona

Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani 2/16) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Common Raven (© Nick Viani 2/17) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Common Raven (© Nick Viani 2/17) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Sonoita Creek (© Nick Viani) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, AZ

Anna's Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 2/18) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Say's Phoebe (© Nick Viani 2/18) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Violet-crowned Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 2/19) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Vermillion Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 2/19) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Northern Cardinal (© Nick Viani 2/19) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Fremont Cottonwoods (© Sooney Viani 2/19) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, AZ

Sunset on the Patagonia Mountains from the Visitor's Center (© Nick Viani) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Goodding Willow with The Nature Conservancy Visitor's Center in the background (© Sooney Viani 2/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Velvet Mesquite (© Nick Viani 2/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Bridled Titmouse (© Nick Viani 2/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Lazuli Bunting (© Nick Viani 2/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Lesser Goldfinch (© Nick Viani 2/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Yellow-rumped Warbler (© Nick Viani 2/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Hermit Thrush (© Nick Viani 2/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Netleaf Hackberry (© Nick Viani 2/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Sunset on Hwy. 83 south of Sonoita (© Nick Viani 2/20)

Velvet Mesquite Grove (© Nick Viani 2/22) TNC, Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Patagonia, AZ

Retaque Fence/corral made of Mesquite near the Santa Cruz Bridge (© Nick Viani 2/21) Tubac, AZ

Water feature for wildlife - winter (© Nick Viani 2/22) Smith Canyon Loop Trail, Borderlands Wildlife Preserve, Patagonia, AZ

Trailhead (© Nick Viani 2/22) Smith Canyon Loop Trail, Borderlands Wildlife Preserve, Patagonia, AZ

Bunch Grass (© Nick Viani 2/22) Smith Canyon Loop Trail, Borderlands Wildlife Preserve, Patagonia, AZ

Bunch Grass (© Nick Viani 2/22) Smith Canyon Loop Trail, Borderlands Wildlife Preserve, Patagonia, AZ

Scenic bench from a distance (© Nick Viani 2/22) Smith Canyon Loop Trail, Borderlands Wildlife Preserve, Patagonia, AZ

Bunch Grass, Oaks (© Nick Viani 2/22) Smith Canyon Loop Trail, Borderlands Wildlife Preserve, Patagonia, AZ

Bunch Grass (© Nick Viani 2/22) Smith Canyon Loop Trail, Borderlands Wildlife Preserve, Patagonia, AZ

Lawrence's Goldfinch (© Nick Viani 2/22) Smith Canyon loop trail, Borderlands Wildlife Preserve, Arizona

Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani 2/22) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Recycled windmill blades (© Nick Viani 2/22) Patagonia, Arizona

Javelina (© Nick Viani 2/22) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Snowfall on Patagonia Mountains (© Nick Viani 2/24) View from TNC Visitor's Center, Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, AZ

Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 2/24) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona. Note

Say's Phoebe Hovering (© Nick Viani 2/25) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Anna'a Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 2/25) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Barrel Cactus (© Nick Viani 2/25) TNC, Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, AZ

Barrel Cactus detail (© Nick Viani 2/25) TNC, Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, AZ

Bushwhacking through the Netleaf Hackberry (© Nick Viani 2/25) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, AZ

Vermillion Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 2/26) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, AZ

Common Merganser - female (© Nick Viani 3/1) Parker Canyon Lake, AZ

Kestrel (© Nick Viani 3/1) San Rafael Valley, Patagonia, AZ

Vesper Sparrow (© Nick Viani 3/1) San Rafael Valley, Patagonia, AZ

Keep 'yer distance (© Nick Viani 3/1) San Rafael Valley, Patagonia, AZ

Broad-billed Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/2) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Patagonia, Arizona

Broad-billed Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/2) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Patagonia, Arizona

Lesser Goldfinch (© Nick Viani 3/2) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Patagonia, Arizona

House Finch (© Nick Viani 3/2) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Patagonia, Arizona

White-tailed Deer - Coues Subspecies (© Nick Viani 3/2) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Patagonia, Arizona

Javelina (© Nick Viani 3/2) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Patagonia, Arizona

Broad-billed Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Anna's Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, AZ

Anna's Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Vermillion Flycatcher - female (© Nick Viani 3/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Vermillion Flycatcher - female (© Nick Viani 3/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Fungi on Sonoita Creek (© Nick Viani 3/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Rufous Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Violet-crowned Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/5) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Violet-crowned Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/5) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Vermillion Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 3/6) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Hammond's Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 3/6) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Gray Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 3/6) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Bewick's Wren (© Nick Viani 3/6) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Arizona Gray Squirrel (© Nick Viani 3/6) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Bridled Titmouse (© Nick Viani 3/6) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (© Nick Viani 3/6) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Long-billed Dowitcher (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona

Long-billed Dowitcher (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona

Long-billed Dowitcher (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona

Bordered Patch Butterfly (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona

Gray Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona

Gray Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona

White-nosed Coati - AKA Coatimundi (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona

Northern Cardinal (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona

Mexican Mallard Duck (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona

Mexican Mallard Duck (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona

Double-crested Cormorant (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona

Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona

Verdin (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ - note

Verdin (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ

Green Heron (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ

Northern Rough-winged Swallow (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ

Common Gallinule (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ

Sora (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ

Virginia Rail (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ

American Coot (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ - note

Northern Rough-winged Swallow (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ

Northern Shoveler (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ

Savannah Sparrow (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ

Abert's Towhee (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ

Wilson's Snipe (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ

Yellow-bellied Pond Slider (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ

Pied-billed Grebe (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ

Cooper's Hawk (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ

Orange-crowned Warbler (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ

Abert's Towhee (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ

Song Sparrow (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ

Cooper's Hawk (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ Note

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (© Nick Viani 3/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Vermillion Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 3/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Vermillion Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 3/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Vermillion Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 3/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Gila Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 3/12) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Lawrence's Goldfinch (© Nick Viani 3/15) Borderlands Preserve, Patagonia, AZ Note

Cassin's Kingbird (© Nick Viani 3/17) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Patagonia, Arizona

Broad-billed Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/17) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Patagonia, Arizona

Hepatic Tanager (© Nick Viani 3/17) Paton Hummingbird Center, Patagonia, Arizona

Lesser Goldfinch and Duck Weed (© Nick Viani 3/18) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

House Finch with nesting material (© Nick Viani 3/18) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Bordered Patch Butterfly (© Nick Viani 3/18) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Yellow Warbler (© Nick Viani 3/18) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Yellow Warbler (© Nick Viani 3/18) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 3/18) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Anna's Hummingbird collecting nesting material (© Nick Viani 3/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Arizona, TNC

Anna's Hummingbird Abandoned Nest (© Nick Viani 4/8) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Butterfly (© Nick Viani 3/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Arizona, TNC

Gould's Turkey (© Nick Viani 3/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Arizona, TNC

Anna's Hummingbird on the nest (© Nick Viani 3/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Arizona, TNC

Wildflower on the Platts Trail (© Nick Viani 3/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Arizona, TNC

Lesser Goldfinch (© Nick Viani 3/21) Tubac, Arizona

Broad-billed Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/21) Tubac, Arizona

Chipping Sparrow (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona

White-crowned Sparrow (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona

Lucy's Warbler (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona

Verdin (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona

Lucy's Warbler (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona

Common Gallinule (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona

Red-winged Blackbird - female (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona

Say's Phoebe (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona

Bell's Vireo (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona

Yellow Warbler (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona

Black Phoebe (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona

Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona

Common Ground Dove (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona

Red-tailed Hawk (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona

Lucy's Warbler (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona

Yellow Warbler (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona

Texan Crescent Butterfly (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona

Mexican Duck (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona

Bullfrog (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona

Lucy's Warbler with insect (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona

Abert's Towhee (© Nick Viani 3/23) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Gould's Turkey & Javelina (© Nick Viani 3/23) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Lazuli Bunting - female (© Nick Viani 3/23) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Lazuli Bunting - male (© Nick Viani 3/23) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Green-tailed Towhee (© Nick Viani 3/24) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Gould's Wild Turkey fording Sonoita Creek (© Nick Viani 3/24) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Vermillion Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 3/25) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Calliope Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/25) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Common Ground-Dove (© Nick Viani 3/26) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Curve-billed Thrasher (© Nick Viani 3/26) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Anna's Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/26) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Inca Dove (© Nick Viani 3/27) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Dusky-capped Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 3/27) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Hooded Oriole (© Nick Viani 3/27) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Lark Sparrow (© Nick Viani 3/27) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Vermillion Flycatcher - immature male (© Nick Viani 3/27) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Current (© Nick Viani 3/27) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Gould's Wild Turkey (© Nick Viani 3/27) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Gould's Wild Turkey (© Nick Viani 3/27) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Rufous Hummingbird - female (© Nick Viani 3/28)

Scott's Oriole (© Nick Viani 3/28)

Feeder Acrobatics (© Nick Viani 3/28)

Yellow-rumped Warbler (© Nick Viani 3/28) Ramsey Canyon Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, TNC, Sierra Vista, Arizona

Chipping Sparrow (© Nick Viani 3/28)

Feeder Acrobatics (© Nick Viani 3/28)

Mexican Jay (© Nick Viani 3/28)

Scott's Oriole (© Nick Viani 3/28)

Rufous Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/28)

Certain vines simply can't control themselves (© Nick Viani 3/28) Ramsey Canyon Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, TNC, Sierra Vista, Arizona

Chiricahuan Leopard Frog (© Nick Viani 3/28) Ramsey Canyon Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, TNC, Sierra Vista, Arizona

Coues White-tailed Deer (© Nick Viani 3/28) Ramsey Canyon Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, TNC, Sierra Vista, Arizona

Life Beneath the Bark (© Nick Viani 3/28) Ramsey Canyon Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, TNC, Sierra Vista, Arizona

Painted Redstart Warbler (© Nick Viani 3/28) Ramsey Canyon Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, TNC, Sierra Vista, Arizona

Painted Redstart Warbler (© Nick Viani 3/28) Ramsey Canyon Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, TNC, Sierra Vista, Arizona

Rufous Hummingbird - male (© Nick Viani 3/28)

San Pedro River (© Nick Viani 3/29)

Gray Hawk (© Nick Viani 3/29)

Gray Hawk (© Nick Viani 3/29)

Mexican (Mallard) Duck (© Nick Viani 3/29)

Vermillion Flycatcher - female (© Nick Viani 3/29)

Black-throated Gray Warbler (© Nick Viani 3/29)

Gray Hawk - female (l), male (r) (© Nick Viani 3/29)

Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 3/31) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, TNC, Arizona

Dusky-capped Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 3/31) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, TNC, Arizona

Black-chinned Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/31) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, TNC, Arizona

Lesser Goldfinch (© Nick Viani 4/1) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, TNC, Arizona

Cassin's Kingbird (© Nick Viani 4/1) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, TNC, Arizona

Cooper's Hawk (© Nick Viani 4/2) Empire Ranch, Sonoita, Arizona

American Kestrel (© Nick Viani 4/2) Empire Ranch, Sonoita, Arizona

Hammond's Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 4/3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Gambel Quail (© Nick Viani 4/3) Paton's Hummingbird Center, Patagonia, Arizona

Rufous-backed Robin (© Nick Viani 4/3) Paton's Hummingbird Center, Patagonia, Arizona

Rufous-backed Robin (© Nick Viani 4/3) Paton's Hummingbird Center, Patagonia, Arizona

Violet-crowned Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 4/3) Paton's Hummingbird Center, Patagonia, Arizona

Inca Dove (© Nick Viani 4/3) Paton's Hummingbird Center, Patagonia, Arizona

Lark Sparrow (© Nick Viani 4/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Gray Hawk (© Nick Viani 4/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Gray Hawk (© Nick Viani 4/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Gray Hawk (© Nick Viani 4/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Gray Hawk vocalizing (© Nick Viani 4/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Yellow Warbler (© Nick Viani 4/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Great Horned Owl (© Nick Viani 4/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Gray Hawk - juvenile (© Nick Viani 4/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak

Sora (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak

Neotropic Cormorant (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak

Neotropic Cormorant (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak

Double-crested Cormorant (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak

Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak

Sooney in our Kayak (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona

Bufflehead Duck (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak

Bufflehead Duck (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak

Tent Caterpillar (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak

Common Black Hawk (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak

Common Black Hawk (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak

Common Yellowthroat Warbler (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak

Double-crested (l) & Neotropic (r) Cormorants (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak

Double-crested & Neotropic Cormorants (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak

Great-tailed Grackle - female (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak

Black-chinned Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 4/6) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Anna's Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 4/6) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Vermillion Flycatcher - on nest (© Nick Viani 4/6) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Vermillion Flycatcher - female (© Nick Viani 3/23) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Lark Sparrow (© Nick Viani 4/6) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Black Vulture (© Nick Viani 4/6) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Zone-tailed Hawk (© Nick Viani 4/8) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Townsend's Warbler (© Nick Viani 4/8) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Townsend's Warbler (© Nick Viani 4/8) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Gould's Turkey (© Nick Viani 4/8) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Curve-billed Thrasher (© Nick Viani 4/8) Gilbert Ray County Park, Tucson, Arizona

Saguaro Cactus & Ocotillo (© Nick Viani 4/8) Gilbert Ray County Park, Tucson, Arizona

Mud Swallows on Lake Havasu Shoreline (© Nick Viani 4/10) Cattail Cove State Park, Arizona

Anna's Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 4/10) Cattail Cove State Park, Arizona

Great-tailed Grackle (© Nick Viani 4/10) Cattail Cove State Park, Arizona

Ash-throated Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 4/10) Cattail Cove State Park, Arizona

Scott's Oriole (© Nick Viani) Arroyo Los Encinitas, Pueblo de Tamales, BCS, Mexico