It's time to leave the Phoenix area and head towards home but it's a mess in the mountains to the north and Iowa is getting it again. What to do? Only one choice - head south. After breakfast with Kurt I tried one more time to find a caracara in the Santa Cruz Flats with no luck. On to Green Valley and an afternoon once again birding Madera Canyon. I found that when I left there earlier it was a good choice - they had seven inches of snow the next day! It was great to enjoy Hepatic Tanager, Painted Redstart, etc. one more time. New trip birds included Gould's Wild Turkey and Hutton's Vireo.
Wild Turkey (Gould's)
Yellow-eyed Junco
Lesser Goldfinch
Acorn Woodpecker