There is a wash that runs along the side of the Catalina Park. A wash is a dry sandy creek bed that relieves the pressure if there is a rush of water from the mountains due to snow melt or rain. You mustn’t walk in a wash if it’s rainy. There has been nothing but sun for days and no rain is eminent so the wash was a great trail for a morning walk. This wash is heaven for the birder. There are birds everywhere.
My husband is kind of a birder. He loves to find the local birds on his Sibley Birds App. This is a great app for the birder because it has photos and information about birds and also has a recording of their call so you can call birds closer for a better view. The mountain views in the Catalina State Park are amazing.
Western Bluebird
The yellow birds are Lesser Goldfinch and the gray bird is a Female Phainopepla.
Male Phainopepla
Female Phainopepla
Gila Woodpecker
Ladderback Woodpecker
You will also find lots of tracks in the wash. These may be deer tracks or Javelina tracks.
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