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Tucson Trip : February 7-10, 2020

Part 1

February 7: San Diego to Tucson


Two F-16's near Gila Bend
Old Tucson theme park
An AWACS doing touch-and-gos at TUS
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February 7: Saguaro National Park

A spot where I've reliably seen Great Horned Owls over the past 15 years delivered as expected. I caught the pair mating in the evening.
This male has a slightly rusty facial disk; the female's is gray.

Great Horned Owl (male)
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Gila Woodpecker
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Mid-hoot
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Gilded Flicker

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Great Horned Owl (female)
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Mating time

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The male flies off
The female moved to a tree
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February 8: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

The Raptor Free Flight program is the highlight of each visit to this museum.

Gates Pass
Cactus Wren and nest
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Nest building

Mountain Lion
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Mexican Gray Wolf
Northern Mockingbird

Lesser Goldfinch
Gray Fox
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Phainopepla
Gila Woodpecker
Chihuahuan Raven
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Great Horned Owl
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A KC-135 with a couple of F-16s?
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Ferruginous Hawk

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Crested Caracara

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Black-throated Sparrow
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Bobcat peeks at the world
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Pipevine Swallowtail
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Kingsnake
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Hog-nosed skunk

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Barn Owl
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Black Vulture
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Broad-billed Hummingbird
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Peregrine Falcon

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Gray Hawk
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Barn Owl
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A Painted Lady wanders by
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Harris's Hawk
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