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.
Not sure what these are.
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