[TN-Bird] Re: News for Patagonia, AZ
- From: David Coe <davidbcoe@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Tn Bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:27:34 -0500
With Jan Brewer as Governor, doing something for the environment that costs
money? Don't count on it.
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On Aug 21, 2012, at 8:13 PM, Leslie Koller wrote:
> Maybe the state could buy it and operate it at a profit, or at least as a
> break even? This place is just too valuable and important.
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> From: Cynthia Routledge <routledges@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Tn Bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 3:27 PM
> Subject: [TN-Bird] News for Patagonia, AZ
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> Good Afternoon TnBirders...
> I received this news via HummerNet...another list serve I'm on. I thought
> it would be of interest to those who have visited the Patagonia, AZ.
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> Cyndi Routledge
> Clarksville, TN
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> Renowned Paton Birder Haven in Search for Buyer
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> July 12, 2012: PATAGONIA, ARIZONA -----The Paton Family Trust announces the
> intent to open market the property of the late Marion and Wally Paton on
> Pennsylvania Avenue in Patagonia, Arizona, known as “Paton Birder Haven.”
> This decision is reached after 2 ½ years endeavoring to sell the property to
> local non-profit birding interests. Paton Birder Haven is a world renowned
> location for observing migrating hummingbird species, as well as other
> elusive birds of the Coronado Forest.
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> Since the passing of their mother in August 2009, the children of Marion and
> Wally have kept the feeders filled and welcomed birders to the privately
> owned Paton property. Paton Birder Haven has been featured on PBS, in
> National Geographic Magazine, Smithsonian, Bird Watcher’s Digest, National
> Wildlife Magazine and in articles in other publications. Also featured in
> widely respected travel guides, Frommer’s, promotes Paton’s as “a favorite
> stop of avid birders.” Annual visitors to the Paton backyard number 20,000 –
> 30,000. A recent visitor to the site noted, “Paton’s is a national treasure!”
>
> Marion and Wally Paton moved from New Hampshire in 1974. They planted bushes
> and flowers in their Patagonia backyard to attract birds. With many types of
> feeders they observed different species which brought daily delights. Over
> the next decade, continuous feeding presented exciting sightings at the edge
> of the Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, among them the rare Violet Crowned
> Hummingbird. Adjacent to the Nature Conservancy preserve, birders would line
> the fence along the Paton property with cameras, trying to get a glimpse of
> the Violet Crowned. At this point, Wally and Marion decided to open their
> gate and welcome the public. A tent was erected in the backyard; benches and
> birding guides were set out. They placed a chalkboard so daily sightings
> could be posted and installed a tin can on the gate for donations to defray
> the cost of sugar.
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> Graciously welcoming the public, Marion and Wally enjoyed meeting folks from
> around the world including naturalists, ornithologists, well-traveled
> birders, as well as first time observers and many people with physical
> limitations. Over the years, Wally and Marion continued to feed and attract
> rare birds and in 1992, the first Cinnamon Hummingbird viewing in United
> States was at Paton’s - one of only two sightings in the U.S. The
> Plain-Capped Starthroat has been observed on several occasions. Paton’s is
> considered one of the most reliable spots in the United States to view the
> Violet Crowned. Today many birding tours of Southeast Arizona include
> Paton’s on their itineraries.
>
> “We are grateful to so many for their continuing interest and support since
> the passing of our mother,” said Bonnie Paton Moon. “Honoring our parents’
> dedication and 30 years feeding and attracting birds to their backyard has
> been an incredible living legacy for the birding community,” she continued.
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> The Paton family is not engaged in any fundraising for this effort and, at
> this juncture, they have not authorized the use of the “Paton” name for any
> charitable organization.
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> / |` Cyndi
> "When one tugs at a single thing in Nature,
> he finds it attached to the rest of the world."
> ~John Muir
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