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A Varied Thrush and some other birds

The run on good birds just gets better. Today I found a Varied Thrush at the golf course. I got the best photos I’ve ever taken of this species. Quite a few people from Tucson and Phoenix came to see it. Also found a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and a Summer Tanager, both are the first ones I’ve ever seen around Ajo. And to top it off, a Fox Sparrow, which I have seen here several times but still pretty rare for the Sonoran Desert.

As always, right click on a photo and open in a new tab to see a larger image.

Female Varied Thrush at the Ajo Country Club. Best photos I’ve ever taken of this species!
Not sure what it is feeding on, but it was picking up things under a Eucalyptus tree.
I have lots more photos, this is all I will post for now.
Juvenile female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, this species does not acquire adult plumage until late winter, as opposed to the Red-naped Sapsucker, which is well into adult plumage by now.
Here’s a juvenile male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker I photographed today.
Summer Tanager. This appears to be an eastern female type.
Fox Sparrow. I think it is a Slate-colored Fox Sparrow.

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