Birds seen in Arizona and SW Colorado 7-22 July 2001.
Brad Bergstrom, Margaret Harper.
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Abundance Code* Locality Codes**
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(Pied-billed Grebe) 1 NE
Western Grebe 2 NE
Great Blue Heron F NE,SE
Black-crowned Night-Heron F NE
Canada Goose F SW
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck F PA,KS
Blue-winged Teal F NE
Cinnamon Teal 3 NE
Mallard F NE
Gadwall 2 NE
Ruddy Duck F NE
Redhead 2 NE
Turkey Vulture A all locations
Black Vulture F CG,KS
Golden Eagle 2 FJ,BC
Northern Harrier 1 CU
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 WC
Cooper's Hawk 1 PA
Northern Goshawk 1 RR
Red-tailed Hawk C CP,CM,FH,SR,SC
Swainson's Hawk 1 Lordsburg, NM
*Gray Hawk 4 CG,KS,PA
Ferruginous Hawk 2 SW
Zone-tailed Hawk 2 BT,CG
Common Black-Hawk 1 AW
American Kestrel 3 BT,MC,RR
Peregrine Falcon 1 CC
Gambel's Quail A SE
(Virginia Rail) 1 NE
American Coot F KS,NE
Killdeer 2 KS
Rock Dove C TU,PH,NE,SW
Mourning Dove A all localities
White-winged Dove A SE
Inca Dove F PA,PH
Common Ground-Dove 3 AW,CC
Band-tailed Pigeon 2 CC
Greater Roadrunner 3 AW,TU,CG
Elf Owl F MC,CH,CC
(Great Horned Owl) 1 NE
(Western Screech Owl) F CC
(Whiskered Screech Owl) F MC,CC
Common Nighthawk F NE,SW
Lesser Nighthawk 3 TU
Whip-poor-will C CH,CC
White-throated Swift A all mountain ranges
Belted Kingfisher 1 SW
Anna's Hummingbird F TU,FJ
Black-chinned Hummingbird A TU,MC,FJ,MI,PA,CC,WM
Blue-throated Hummingbird F CG,FJ,MI,CC
Broad-billed Hummingbird C PA,MI,CC
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 3 MI,SW
Costa's Hummingbird F PA,FJ
Magnificent Hummingbird F MI
Violet-crowned Hummingbird F PA,MI,CC
Rufous Humm F MI,CC
Berylline Humm 1 RA
Acorn Woodpecker C SE
Gila Woodpecker C SE
Hairy Woodpecker F CH,GC,SW
Ladder-backed Woodpecker F SE
Strickland's Woodpecker 3 MC
Northern (Red-shafted) Flicker F TU,KS,NE,WM,SW
Williamson's Sapsucker 3 SW
Brown-crested Flycatcher F TU,MC
Ash-throated Flycatcher C MC,PA,CC,CU
Dusky-capped Flycatcher C MC,CC,MI
Cordilleran Flycatcher F MC,SW
Vermilion Flycatcher F CG,KS
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher F MC,RA,CC
Buff-breasted Flycatcher 2 GC
Northern Beardless Tyrannulet 2 CG
Western Wood-pewee C SE,NE,WM,SW
(Greater Pewee) 1 MI
Black Phoebe F MC,CC,NE
Say's Phoebe 2 MC
Cassin's Kingbird A SE
Western Kingbird C SE,NE,SW
Thick-billed Kingbird F KS,PA
Horned Lark F NE
Purple Martin F BT,WM
Barn Swallow C SE,WM
Northern Rough-winged Swallow F NE
Violet-green Swallow A all areas above 4000 ft
Cliff Swallow A all locations
Tree Swallow F BT
Steller's Jay C CH,WM,SW
Mexican Jay A SE
Western Scrub-Jay C SW,GC
Pinyon Jay (1 flock) CU
Clark's Nutcracker 3 BC
Black-billed Magpie F SW
American Crow F NE,SW
Common Raven C all mtn. ranges
Chihuahuan Raven C MC,RR,CG,CH,CC
Mexican Chickadee F CH
Mountain Chickadee C WM,SW
Bridled Titmouse C MC,MI,CH,CC
Juniper Titmouse 1 CU
Verdin F TU,FJ,CC
White-breasted Nuthatch C MC,CH,WM,NE,SW
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3 CH
Pygmy Nuthatch C CH
Common Bushtit F FJ,CH,
Brown Creeper F MI,CH
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher F CG,CC
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3 CU
Bewick's Wren C SE
Cactus Wren A SE
Canyon Wren A SE,NE
House Wren F FJ
Rock Wren F MC,CG,PA
Ruby-crowned Kinglet F CH,SW
Western Bluebird F WM
Mountain Bluebird F UP
Hermit Thrush C MC,CH,WM,SW
American Robin A all localities
American Pipit F SW
Northern Mockingbird F SE
Bendire's Thrasher 2 NM
Curve-billed Thrasher C SE
European Starling C SE,NM,SW
Red Crossbill F WM
Cedar Waxwing F MC
Phainopepla C PA,CG,KS,FJ,CC
Loggerhead Shrike 3 MC
Bell's Vireo C SE
Hutton's Vireo F FJ,MI
Plumbeous Vireo A all mtn. ranges
Warbling Vireo C "
Tropical Parula 1 MI
MacGillivray's Warbler F SW,CU
Black-throated Gray Warbler F MC,CH,CC,CU
Grace's Warbler 1 CC
Lucy's Warbler C TU,MC,FJ,MI,CC
Olive Warbler 1 CH
Red-faced Warbler F MI,CH
Virginia's Warbler 1 CU
Wilson's Warbler F SW,CU
Yellow Warbler F AW,KS,SW
Yellow-rumped Warbler C SW
Common Yellowthroat F PA,NE
Yellow-breasted Chat 3 BT,KS,PA
Painted Redstart C MC,MI,CC
Summer Tanager C AW,MC,CG,CC
Hepatic Tanager F MC,MI,CH,CC
Western Tanager C MC,RR,FJ,MI,CH,CM,WM,NE,SW
?Flame-colored Tanager? 1 GC
Northern Cardinal F TU,FJ,CC,NE
Pyrrhuloxia F BT,MC,PA
Blue Grosbeak F TU,MC,KS,PA,FJ,CC
Black-headed Grosbeak A all mtn. ranges
Eastern Meadowlark F MC
Western Meadowlark 2 CU
Great-tailed Grackle C SE,NE,GC
Red-winged Blackbird C KS,NE,SW
Yellow-headed Blackbird F NE
Brewer's Blackbird F NM,NE,SW
Brown-headed Cowbird C SE
Bronzed Cowbird C CG,MC,KS,CC
Bullock's Oriole 3 KS,CC,NM
Hooded Oriole F SE
Spotted Towhee C FJ,CC,NE,SW
Canyon Towhee C SE
Green-tailed Towhee 3 BC
Black-throated Sparrow F MC,CC,NE
Black-chinned Sparrow 3 FJ
Botteri's Sparrow 3 MC
Rufous-crowned Sparrow F TU,MC
Rufous-winged Sparrow 3 MC
Five-striped Sparrow 3 CG
Sage Sparrow F GC (N near Fredonia)
Brewer's Sparrow 2 UP
Lincoln's Sparrow F SW
Song Sparrow F KS,NE
White-crowned Sparrow C SW
Chipping Sparrow F NE,BC,SW
Lark Sparrow F MC,NE,SW,CU
Vesper Sparrow 2 UP
Yellow-eyed Junco F CH
Dark-eyed junco C SW
Pine Grosbeak 1 SW
Varied Bunting F MC,CG
Indigo Bunting F MC
Pine Siskin F WM,SW
House Finch A all elev. below 6000
Cassin's Finch 3 UP
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch 3 SW
American Goldfinch F SW
Lesser Goldfinch C TU,MC,MI,CC,NE,SW
House Sparrow F SE,NE
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*Abundance Codes: 1,2,3 = just that; F (fairly common) = 4-10;
C (common) = 10 to 20 or so; A (abundant) = 25+
**Locality Codes & Time Spent (chronological order):
BT= Boyce Thompson Arboretum and area around Superior [1 hr]
AW= Aravaipa Canyon, West [1 hr]
TU= Tucson and Sonoran Desert Museum [1/2 day]
MC= Madera Canyon and desert approaches [1 day]
RR= Ruby Rd. west of Nogales [3 hrs]
CG= California Gulch [1/2 day]
KS= Kino Springs [2 hrs]
PA= Patagonia, town to Roadside Rest [3 hrs]
FJ= French Joe Canyon, Whetstone Mtns. [1/2 day]
RA= Ramsey Canyon [1 hr]
MI= Miller Canyon [1/2 day]
GA= Garden Canyon, Ft. Huachuca [2 hrs]
CH= Chiricahua Nat. Mon. and mountains (to Barfoot Park) [1/2 day]
CC= Cave Creek area of Chiricahua Mtns., including Portal [1/2 day]
SE= widespread in SE Arizona deserts/mountains [7 days]
NM= SW New Mexico, Rodeo to Virden [2 hrs, driving]
WM= White Mountains (Apache-Sitgreaves NF) [1/2 day]
NE= Northeastern AZ, from near Springerville to Petrified Forest NP,
to Canyon de Chelly to Four Corners (most waterbirds from Nelson
Res. S of Springerville) [1.5 days]
SW= extreme SW Colorado: Four Corners, Mancos, Mesa Verde [4 hrs]
SJ= San Juan Mtns., esp. South Mineral Creek area [1 day]
BC= Black Canyon of the Gunnison [3 hrs]
UP= Uncompaghre Plateau [2 hrs]
CU= Naturita, CO to LaSal, UT [1 hr]
GC= Grand Canyon [3 hrs]
PH= Phoenix [passing through!]
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Notes: 2,800 miles driven (400 in CO, 450 in UT, 1,900 in AZ).
Mammals seen: hognosed skunk, white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, pronghorn,
pika, desert cottontail, Nuttall's cottontail, snowshoe hare, black-tailed
jackrabbit, Gunnison's prairie dog, white-tailed prairie dog, yellow-bellied
marmot, Arizona gray squirrel, red squirrel, rock squirrel, golden-mantled
ground squirrel, Wyoming ground squirrel, white-tailed antelope squirrel,
least chipmunk, colorado chipmunk, cliff chipmunk, gray-collared chipmunk,
Hopi chipmunk.
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