Operation PhotoTrogon – Finito

By Jim Gain

The next morning as we pulled ourselves out of bed and slowly started to shake off the cobwebs, we both realized that at this point our trip had been a complete success. Undoubtedly, probably the best birding trip we had ever been on. Rich suggested that perhaps we consider checking out and maybe drive partway back today, two days early. I followed that with, “well, why not just check out and head home!” So it was agreed that operation PhotoTrogon was a complete success and we were on our way home.

Ebird Trip Report for May 9 – May 13, 2022

120 species observed with 62 species photographed

Here are my favorite photos from our Operation PhotoTrogon.

• Operation PhotoTrogon Stop #9 – Santa Rita Mountains
• Operation PhotoTrogon – Finito
• Operation PhotoTrogon Stop #8 – Paton Center Redux
• Operation PhotoTrogon Stop #7 – Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary Redux
• Operation PhotoTrogon Stop #6 – Carr Canyon
• Operation PhotoTrogon Stop #5 – Miller Canyon–Beatty’s Guest Ranch
• Operation PhotoTrogon Stop #4 – Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary
• Operation PhotoTrogon Stop #3 – Paton Center for Hummingbirds
• Operation PhotoTrogon Stop #2 – Tucson’s Sweetwater Wetlands
• Operation PhotoTrogon