Pennsylvania Ave (view W) |
Pennsylvania Ave crossing Sonoita Creek Wash (view NW) |
Pennsylvania Ave across Sonoita Creek Wash (now Blue Heaven Road) |
Blue Heaven Road at Paton House (view W) |
On-property and on-street parking |
Welcome sign |
Walking into the Paton House area |
Entrance kiosk with information about the area |
Paton House map (trails extend off the original property) |
The Paton House |
Trail to the backyard runs on the right side of the house |
Paton's Birder Haven banner |
Recent bird observations |
Trail into the backyard and covered seating |
Welcome station with binoculars and bird books to borrow |
Birders in the shade |
Back side of the Paton house with bird feeders |
Hummingbird feeder with webcam |
A Bewick's Wren foraging on the back of the Paton house |
Back side of the Paton house with bird feeders |
Birders in the shade with main hummingbird feeder station |
Main hummingbird feeder station |
Hummingbird feeders |
Feeder with Broad-billed and Violet-crowned hummingbirds |
The back of the backyard with feeders and brushpiles |
Seed feeder with Lazuli Bunting, House Finch, and Chipping Sparrow |
Suet feeder with Gila and Ladder-backed woodpeckers |
Lots of Arizona Gray Squirrels and a few Rock Squirrels |
Another brushpile and woods |
Water feature |
Trails lead off the main Paton property |
Trails behind the main Paton property |
Birders in the front yard |
Don't overlook other birds: Northern Cardinal |
Public toilets in the parking area |
Lots of vehicles parked along the road during midday |
Historical photo: Paton House during the Paton times |
Historical sign: Marion Paton's Birder's Haven |
Historical photo: Paton backyard during the Paton times |
Historical photo: Birding Paton's backyard during the Paton times |