11 Hours in Arizona and I Still Can't Find THIS Bird?

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@BadgerlandBirding Ай бұрын

Thanks to Gary Meredith for pointing out the Swallowtail is actually a Pipevine Swallowtail and not a Black Swallowtail!

@sieranystrom Ай бұрын

I appreciate that you share your misses as well as successes - since that's just how birding is! I totally empathize with the disappointment of dipping on a bird you thought you had such a solid plan for. So frustrating. But there is always something to find that makes the experience worth it! Thanks for sharing!

@BadgerlandBirding Ай бұрын

I always think my plans are foolproof :) but normally they’re not haha

@steve.hamlin.artist Ай бұрын

My wife and I had awesome luck this past May with Montezuma Quail at Davis Mountains State Park in west TX. We were there for two nights and saw two pairs multiple times each of the days we were there. I think that's unusual though. It had been very dry and they were coming to the water features at the two bird blinds. We dipped on the Scaled Quail that are supposed to be super easy to find near Balmorea though. Birds will break your heart! Love your videos.

@laurakarr29 Ай бұрын

Got my lifer at Buffalo Trails Scout Camp just north of there, high up on a plateau off the southern back country trail.

@suesmith3138 Ай бұрын

We were at Ash Canyon on May 20th and 21st of this year and spent about 9 hours looking for the Montezuma Quail with no luck, though they had recently been seen. We did get them at Davis Mountains State Park in Texas a week later. Not every trip is a win, but still wouldn't miss the trip!

@BadgerlandBirding Ай бұрын

Sounds like we had similar days! 😂

@ChristianAuthorChristineReeves Ай бұрын

I have never seen the owl during the day, amazing! Thank you so much for sharing!😀

@BadgerlandBirding Ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

@elainemartin7141 Ай бұрын

My son and I repeatedly drove up into the mountains to an area where we hoped to see an American Dipper. Sometimes, we spent nearly a day, but not 11 hours like you guys did. On a whim, we drove to a slightly higher elevation and found a turnout. We finally saw TWO dippers, but our pictures were lousy. It counted, of course, but we wanted a better light and perhaps some video. Since the pair were preparing a nest, we had better luck in that same spot. But it was hard-earned as we had been seeing reports for a couple months. Sorry you two had poor luck. You'll see that darn quail eventually. We did a similar stake-out for a mountain quail.

@BadgerlandBirding Ай бұрын

Congrats on the dippers! They are so cool!

@GreatGray8790 4 күн бұрын

I once drove to Maine and got a hotel looking for a certain rare Eagle. The bird was a no show. Such things teach birders to be philisophical. Thanks for the video.

@BadgerlandBirding 4 күн бұрын

Was it the Steller’s Sea Eagle? Lol

@GreatGray8790 4 күн бұрын

@BadgerlandBirding Yup. For such a huge bird it made itself very scarce.

@delusionspodcast Ай бұрын

I love your videos!❤ don't feel too bad about it, it took my friend 12 years to get his and he lives here lol

@BadgerlandBirding Ай бұрын

Oh dang! 🤣 glad you’re enjoying the vids!

@joelzaborowski9839 Ай бұрын

I did an all day stakeout for a Great Grey Owl that was sighted in southern Maine a few years ago. Several birders had seen and photographed it hunting in the same spot over the course of a few days. I drove 3 hours to the spot and did an all day stakeout. Dawn till dusk. Never saw the thing.

@BadgerlandBirding Ай бұрын

That’s brutal. See anything else interesting?

@charlesbaker2511 Ай бұрын

Should you ever head back there, here's how you find the Montezumas: a couple miles south of Ash Canyon is Coronado National Monument. Go there at the crack of dawn and drive very slowly along the park's main road. You'll see the quail walking along the roadside. That's how I got my first looks last year, after many, many unsuccessful tries. Good luck!!

@aspiecomputergeek9870 Ай бұрын

That was me at Reeds Lake in East Grand Rapids. There have been reports that a Northern Pintail has been seen and that would be a lifer for me. I still watch eBird hoping that it's still being spotted in the area but so far no dice. I did see Green Winged Teal the other weekend which was an awesome life bird for me. And it's always fun looking at Shovelers and Wigeons. I saw a duck that had a pointed tail but it turned out to be a female Ruddy. So yeah I'm right there with you guys on that.

@BadgerlandBirding Ай бұрын

It stings 😂

@aspiecomputergeek9870 Ай бұрын

@@BadgerlandBirding several forays out to Reeds Lake Marsh saw Green Winged Teals Shovelers Black Ducks but no Pintails yet. The Teals are a treat to look at! Eventually I'll hit gold just gotta keep looking lol

@GeorgeValladares 12 күн бұрын

I've been there hoping to see the Quail as well, I didn't. It was still a nice spot to visit.

@BadgerlandBirding 12 күн бұрын

@@GeorgeValladares for sure!

@TheBirdingThrifter Ай бұрын

I have been to Portal and Ash Canyon/Sierra Vista many times but have never seen the Montezuma Quail. Of course, I am not as patient as you and never did an all day stake-out. The guide at the Paton Center for Hummingbirds in Patagonia told me this. "The best way to see Montezuma Quail is to put them out of your mind". Lol.

@BadgerlandBirding Ай бұрын

@@TheBirdingThrifter haha that may be true!

@barbaracole709 Ай бұрын

I am sorry that you missed the Montezuma quail, but you saw some other cool stuff. I really liked the bridled titmouse. It’s so cute. I also liked the rock squirrel. I have definitely spent all day looking for a bird that I never found, but I try to just enjoy what I do see even if it’s not my target bird.

@BadgerlandBirding Ай бұрын

Yeah, the Bridled Titmice were really cool. The Rock Squirrel sounded very avian until we saw it calling!

@wildlife_bros Ай бұрын

not a birder but while out looking for snakes in southern AZ came across a large group of them near a creek! super pretty birds

@BadgerlandBirding Ай бұрын

@@wildlife_bros dang! That’s so cool!

@raymiemiller1455 Ай бұрын

I really need to get back to Arizona - I forgot how beautiful it is! I also missed Montezuma Quail, though I wasn't staking out for it in one spot for 11 hours. ;) I saw Rufous-winged Sparrow in beautiful desert habitat in Saguaro National Park.

@rogerashley8616 Ай бұрын

I was under those same shelters in July during a monsoon lol this past July also looking for a Montezuma Quail. They never showed up, but did find one above the Southwestern Research Station near Portal later in my trip.

@BadgerlandBirding Ай бұрын

lol that’s funny! Congrats on the find!

@garymeredith2441 Ай бұрын

Derek the butterfly you saw there is a Pipeline Swallow tail not a Black Swallow tail . As for the Montezuma Quail Don't feel bad lots of birders look for that bird and they're very hard to find . Derek the next time you're in Arizona look near the Santa Rita lodge right around the visitor center around their property Montezuma Quail do occur in that area .

@BadgerlandBirding Ай бұрын

Thanks for the ID correction! I will pin a comment! :) we did try a different spot later in this trip…but that video is for another day 😉

@Melanittanigra Ай бұрын

I saw a pair at Madera Canyon in December last year near the picnic parking area. They are fast little fellows.

@olenskafanboy Ай бұрын

The northern bobwhite was a nemesis bird for me for a long time, until I finally saw a family of them run across the path in front of me in a park in Alachua County, Florida. Sorry you guys couldn't find the quail. That's how birding is sometimes, as you well know.

@HopeSmith-tc1pq Ай бұрын

So sorry you didn't see your Montezuma! Several years ago, in Madera Canyon, a friend and I were driving to leave our day of birding when we commented to each other that we failed to see a montezuma quail. Just a minute later, right before our eyes, on the side of the road, a montezuma quail was standing in the grass. Now what do you call THAT??!!

@BadgerlandBirding Ай бұрын

@@HopeSmith-tc1pq we call that a LAST MINUTE LIFER!!