Tuesday turned out as forecast – cold, misty, and windy but we’d brought our cold weather gear and layered up to give it a try.

We headed south toward the border and stopped to check out the local airport for birds with no sightings but an old Beech 99 landing in a stiff breeze.

We saw our first Red-trailed Hawk soaring just above us as we turned into Kino Springs, a local development/golf course. Sally spotted a male Vermilion Flycatcher and I went out and could barely hold the camera in the wind as he moved away from us.

In the same spot, a dozen sparrows moved through (you can see one in the photo above,) and when we got home, we identified them as Lark Sparrows.

The balance of the trip involved a short visit to Nogales, Mexico and some stops for provisions. The forecast is looking better..