Southwestern Research Station in Portal AZ
Hi, I’m trying to book a cabin at Cave Creek Ranch for this coming April but it is currently full. I wonder if the Southeastern Research Station is a good alternative in term
Cave Creek Ranch or Santa Rita Lodge
We are planning a family trip to southern Arizona. I’m thinking staying a few days in Tucson mainly to see the cactus and then a few days at a wildlife spot. It looks like th
Southeastern Arizona updates
I was recently in Southeastern Arizona for a book project. This was not an active listing trip. Minor site updates as follows. (1) In Tucson, a presumed White-throated Wood Rat was
Bobcat Update, Tucson Arizona
Sweetwater Wetlands is a small urban park off of I-10 in central Tucson. As of January 2022, four different bobcats have overlapping ranges here. Winter seems best; sighting succes
a new way to mount a pocket torch on a camera
When spotting animals at night it can be hard to hold the flashlight and hold the camera at the same time. Yapok catcher and PhD candidate Jose Gabriel Martinez Fonseca has an idea
New location for round-tailed ground squirrel (Xerospermophilus tereticaudus) in Arizona
A week ago I returned from a short trip where I focused on Arizona endemics and had the pleasure of meeting up with Jon Hall and Jose Gabriel. The target for my final day was Roun
Update on Bobcats in Tucson Arizona
The water treatment marsh in Tucson called Sweetwater Wetlands has historically been a good place for Arizona cotton rat and bobcat. My brother lives in Tucson and as of 04 March 2
SE’n AZ Update (black bear, bobcat, coati, ringtail and report of puma)
Southeastern Arizona update, June 2020 I had a short trip to Arizona to photograph moths and lizards for a book project and thought I would give a quick mammal update. Sites are de
Madera Canyon and Tucson, Arizona
Here’s a summary of a short trip I made to Tucson and specifically the Madera Canyon last month. Highlights included Ringtail, Hog-nosed skunk and Antelope jackrabbit.Madera
Pocket Mice (Chaetodipus/Perognathus sp.) & Packrat (Neotoma sp.) ID- Portal, Arizona
Good day mammal watchers! Hoping for some species level identification help with the photos below. They were taken at night in Portal, Arizona right outside Cave Creek Ranch. The S