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Dead Horse Ranch SP 4.29.20 (Part 2)

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Hopefully you checked out Part 1 on the verde river as this is a continuation of my trip. This post is on the feeders and the Canopy Trail (map is provided at the end of part three or check out their website for additional content.) As I was starting to head on the trail, a few more birders were transfixed upon a mesquite. Roosting above was a GREAT-HORNED OWL. These familiar guys are common throughout the US, but finding one during daytime is always a treat and sight to see. Anyways as I was gazing upon it I noticed the meadow below, move. It turns out there was a second owl, so I put my effort into taking pictures of that one as it was directly at eye level. I took the pictures and I headed further on the trail. As I arrived to the feeders there was an array of grosbeaks, buntings, finches, and warblers. I spotted a flock of about 30 LAZULI BUNTINGS and the common HOUSE FINCHES, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, LESSER GOLDFINCHES, and a few PINE SISKINS. As I sat down to eat lunch on a nearby...