At Saguaro National Monument we turned up Gilded Flicker, Pyrrhuloxia, Black-throated Sparrow, and a number of Northern Cardinals.  Driving up the winding road to the top of Mt. Lemmon, we stopped at many birding spots on the way.  At General Hitchcock we watched Red-faced Warblers, Painted Redstarts, a Hermit Warbler, and our first or many Black-headed Grosbeaks. .

Red-faced Warbler

Yellow-eyed Junco

As we descended from the top of the mountain we battled the wind, but still managed to find a few Olive Warblers and our first Hairy Woodpeckers.

Yellow-eyed Juncos and Steller's Jays provided non-stop photo opportunities at the summit, and we were never out of earshot of the Broad-tailed Hummingbirds.

Steller's Jay  

Cassin's Finch

A pre-breakfast run to Agua Caliente Park gave us Brown-crested Flycatcher, and then it was south to Madera Canyon.  The Flame-colored Tanager put on a good show, and we added Broad-billed Hummingbirds, Bridled Titmouse, and a number of flycatchers.
 

Whiskered Screech-Owl

Here we also found our first Cassin's Finches, a species usually absent this time of year.  The skink below was very bold, and even allowed me to pick it up.  Owling that night gave us Elf Owl, Western Screech-Owl, and this beautiful little Whiskered Screech-Owl.

Western Plains Skink - Madera Canyon

Leaving Madera Canyon early on Saturday, we stopped at the edge of Florida Wash to enjoy good looks at Botteri's Sparrow. From there it was east and south over Box Canyon Road to Patagonia Lake State Park. 

Bullfrog at Patagonia Lake

Black-capped Gnatcatcher

Hiking the nature trail at the east end of the lake produced many bullfrogs, excellent looks at a family of Black-capped Gnatcatchers, hordes of Vermilion Flycatchers, Neotropic Cormorants, a few waterfowl stragglers, and a basic-plumaged Franklin's Gull.

On Sunday morning we headed west of Nogales to California Gulch. Good luck followed bad luck when a flat tire gave everyone a chance to see a flock of Montezuma Quail.

Teet and company in California Gulch

 
Five-striped Sparrow in the gulch

Approaching the gulch from the south end, we soon had our first Five-striped Sparrow.  Gray Hawk was another good bird there.

Flame Skimmer - Arivaca Cienega

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Tropical Kingbird

That evening we drove a few miles north to the Rio Rico Ponds, and saw a huge flock of 220 Black-bellied Whistling Ducks, our first Tropical Kingbirds, and some beautiful Vermilion Flycatchers.

Female Vermilion Flycatcher

"Mexican" Mallards at Rio Rico Ponds

In the wet fields and ponds here, as well as throughout southeastern Arizona, we found the Mexican subspecies of the Mallard. Joining them in these fields were Lark Sparrows and Wilson's Phalaropes.