Arizona Birding
updated: Dec 01, 2012, 4:30 PM

By Edhat Subscriber

Coronado National Forest, Portal, AZ, is 60 miles from the border with Mexico. Birding is often a 'tropical' surprise, such as seeing Elegant Trogons. This is one of the most spectacular birding sites anywhere. One catch...there are drug runners (guys with backpacks full of you-know-what) and armed, you might run across. This jaring sign shouts the warning.

Cardinal (red feathers w/topnotch on head) on a feeder stand in Portal, AZ.

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Bird viewing area with mountains in background. Cave Creek Canyon, Chiricahua Mountains, Portal, Arizona.

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Welcoming sign for birders (in the middle of the parking lot), and nearby benches, and shade trees!

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Nearby campgrounds sign, Coronado National Forest, Arizona. Beautiful campsites, privacy and a reasonable distance between campsites.

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COMMENT 349360	2012-12-01 08:34 PM
I'm glad the jarring sign shouted it's warning at you as I couldn't tell what it said from the photo even after enlarging it. What did it say, btw?
COMMENT 349395P	2012-12-02 05:02 AM
I have never seen a red bird like that before. Thanks for sharing!
COMMENT 349467P	2012-12-02 10:26 AM
Lots of birding festivals in AZ during the wintering season for migrant birds--they like it where its warmer too, just like the "snowbirds" in the RV's. Is the gray hawk still hanging around Carp?
COMMENT 349484	2012-12-02 10:50 AM
I'm not the OP but saw the sign a few months ago and it says " Travel Caution, Smuggling and Illegal Immigration may be encountered in this area" I also took a picture of it. Also the Gray Hawk is still being seen along Santa Claus Ln. as of this morning.

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