Arizona Photography

 A few early returning migrants appeared on these days, giving hope that the "winter doldrums" are over.  It was a fairly mild winter here, so I don't know why the birds stayed south longer than normal.  Maybe they know something we don't. Spotted Towhee (M) Red-tailed Hawk Scott's Oriole (M) White-crowned Sparrow Anna's Hummingbird (F) Anna's Hummingbird (M) Yellow-rumped Warbler Lesser Goldfinch (F) Lesser Goldfinch (M) Bewick's Wren White-breasted Nuthatch (M) Verdin Curve-billed Thrasher Chipping Sparrow House Finch (M) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (F) Canyon Towhee Pyrrhuloxia (F) Pyrrhuloxia (M)