Birding
Where I've been/What I've seen
Wow! I forgot this blog existed! Alright here goes nothing. As mentioned aforehand, our next morning was spent at the world-famous Ramsey Canyon, at the time home to not one, not two, but three ABA code 3-4s. We had a pretty early start, such that we would be done in the early-afternoon after hiking up to the Tufted Flycatcher spot (which, unfortunately, had been sporadic at best in recent days). We arrived at the trailhead, and while the leaders checked-in with The Nature Conservancy staff, we were lectured on some of the history and species seen within the Ramsey Canyon Preserve. Our first stop along the trail was a brief check of the feeders right outside the visitor center. Unexpectedly, we saw a Violet-crowned Hummingbird on one of them, prompting one of the leaders (I believe Michael) to state something along the lines of, "Not many people can claim they got their first Violet-crown in the ABA, not at the Paton house." We began to walk up the trail, keeping our eyes and ears open to any bird we saw along the way. As we hiked up in elevation, we could notice some of the habitat changes that occur within Ramsey, from smaller trees toward the bottom to larger conifers toward the top.
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