The first full day in Arizona was a weird one. Not bad. Not as planned.
First, got out of the tent early and wandered around Proctor Road and the Elephant Head trail, seeing some lifers including Mexican Jays, a Cassin's Kingbird and Hermit Warbler plus a few new hummers.
Then I went over to the Santa Rita Lodge to really see some hummingbirds--and my first Acorn Woodpeckers!
Then I did a little bit of the Nature Trail which was nice and quiet but very lacking in nature (by this point it was noon, so not a great time of day for birding).
Tired after a poor night sleep (heavy wind wanting to toss the tent around, noisy neighbors when I first wanted to sleep), I tried to nap, but the wind was incessantly sweeping down the mountains and over (it felt like) my campsite in particular. Knowing the noisy neighbors would be there again that night, I made the decision to seek an actual night of sleep and went into Tucson. Of course, the KOA was full. I should also add that my original plan was to be staying at the Bog Springs Campground, but that was also full. About ready to just sleep in the car, I called my mom's friend in Phoenix who kindly opened her home up to me a night early. But first, I did go through the Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson.
