[obol] Arizona Birding Results

[Charles R. Gates]

I just got back from a week in Arizona with Paradise Birding
(paradisebirding.com).  Steve Shunk was our guide and he found virtually
everything that could be expected on this trip.  We only dipped on
Buff-collared Nightjar (only Steve and I went for this bird), Montezuma
Quail evaded us, and most of the group missed the Greater Pewee.  There were
a few reports of scattered Aztec Thrushes but we didn't see any.  We also We
had unprecedented cool weather and lots of heavy rain so we didn't do as
well as we could.  We nearly drowned (not really) in the Chiricahuas but
were rewarded with a Berylline Hummer on a nest.  This is an annual trip so
if you are interested, get in touch with Paradise Birding.  It's well worth
the money.  We saw about 180 species.  They are listed below.  I've "ALL
CAPPED" the birds that might be most interesting to Oregonians.

Chuck Gates
Powell Butte

Anatidae - Swans, Geese, Ducks
Wood Duck, n
Mallard, n
Cinnamon Teal, n
Northern Shoveler, n
Northern Pintail, n
Green-winged Teal, n
Ruddy Duck, n
Odontophoridae - Quail
SCALED QUAIL, n
GAMBEL'S QUAIL, n
Podicipedidae - Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe, n
Ardeidae - Bitterns, Herons, and Egrets
Great Blue Heron, n
Green Heron, n
Black-cr. Night-Heron, n
Cathartidae - New World Vultures
BLACK VULTURE, n
Turkey Vulture, n
Accipitridae - Kites, Eagles, and Hawks
Sharp-shinned Hawk, n
Cooper's Hawk, n
GRAY HAWK, n
HARRIS'S HAWK, n
Swainson's Hawk, n
ZONE-TAILED HAWK, n
Red-tailed Hawk, n
Falconidae - Caracaras and Falcons
American Kestrel, n
Peregrine Falcon, n
Rallidae - Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
Virginia Rail, n
Sora, n
COMMON MOORHEN, n
American Coot, n
Charadriidae - Plovers
Killdeer, n
Recurvirostridae - Stilts and Avocets
Black-necked Stilt, n
Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies
Lesser Yellowlegs
Spotted Sandpiper, n
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Wilson's Phalarope, n
Columbidae - Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon, n (int)
Band-tailed Pigeon, n
Eurasian Collared-Dove, n
WHITE-WINGED DOVE, n
INCA DOVE
Mourning Dove, n
COMMON GROUND DOVE, n
Cuculidae - Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO
Tytonidae - Barn Owls
Barn Owl, n
Strigidae - Typical Owls
Western Screech-Owl, n
Great Horned Owl, n
Burrowing Owl, n
Caprimulgidae - Nighthawks and Nightjars
LESSER NIGHTHAWK, n
Common Nighthawk, n
Common Poorwill, n
Apodidae - Swifts
White-throated Swift, n
Trochilidae - Hummingbirds
BROAD-BILLED Hummingbird, n
WHITE-EARED Hummingbird, n
BERYLLINE Hummingbird, n
VIOLET-CROWNED Hummingbird, n
BLUE-THROATED Hummingbird, n
MAGNIFICENT Hummingbird, n
LUCIFER Hummingbird, n
Black-ch. Hummingbird, n
Anna's Hummingbird, n
COSTA'S Hummingbird, n
BROAD-TAILED Hummingbird, n
Rufous Hummingbird
Trogonidae - Trogons
ELEGANT TROGON, n
Picidae - Woodpeckers
Acorn Woodpecker, n
GILAWoodpecker, n
LADDER-BACKED Woodpecker, n
Hairy Woodpecker, n
ARIZONA Woodpecker, n
Northern Flicker
GILDED FLICKER, n
Tyrannidae - Tyrant Flycatchers
NORTHERN BEARDLESS-TYRANNULET
GREATER PEWEE, n
Western Wood-Pewee, n
Dusky Flycatcher, n
CORDILLERON Flycatcher, n
BUFF-BREASTED Flycatcher, n
Black Phoebe, n
Say's Phoebe, n
VERMILLION FLYCATCHER, n
DUSKY-CAPPED Flycatcher, n
Ash-throated Flycatcher, n
BROWN-CRESTED Flycatcher, n
SULFUR BELLIED Flycatcher, n
CASSIN'S KINGBIRD, n
THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD, n
Western Kingbird, n
Laniidae - Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike, n
Vireonidae - Vireos
BELL'SVireo, n
PLUMBEOUS Vireo, n
Cassin’s Vireo
Hutton's Vireo, n
Warbling Vireo, n
Corvidae - Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
Steller's Jay, n
Western Scrub-Jay, n
MEXICAN JAY, n
CHIHUAHUAN RAVEN, n
Common Raven, n
Hirundinidae - Swallows
Purple Martin, n
Violet-green Swallow, n
N. Rough-wing. Swallow, n
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow, n
Barn Swallow, n
Paridae - Chickadees and Titmice
Mountain Chickadee, n
MEXICAN CHICKADEE, n
BRIDLED TITMOUSE, n
Remizidae - Verdins
VERDIN, n
Aegithalidae - Bushtits
Bushtit, n
Sittidae - Nuthatches
Red-breasted Nuthatch, n
White-breasted Nuthatch, n
Pygmy Nuthatch, n
Certhiidae - Creepers
Brown Creeper, n
Troglodytidae - Wrens
CACTUS WREN, n
Canyon Wren, n
Bewick's Wren, n
House Wren, n
Sylviidae - Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, n
BLACK-TAILED GNATCATCHER, n
BLACK-CAPPED GNATCATCHER, n
Turdidae - Thrushes
Hermit Thrush, n
American Robin, n
Mimidae - Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD, n
BENDIRE'S THRASHER, n
CURVE-BILLED THRASHER, n
Sturnidae - Starlings
European Starling, n
Ptilogonatidae - Silky-flycatchers
PHAINOPEPLA, n
Peucedramidae - Olive Warbler
OLIVE WARBLER, n
Parulidae - Wood Warblers
Orange-crowned Warbler, n
Nashville Warbler
VIRGINIA'S WARBLER, n
LUCY'S WARBLER, n
Yellow Warbler, n
Black-thr. Gray Warbler, n
Townsend's Warbler
Hermit Warbler
GRACE'S WARBLER, n
Common Yellowthroat, n
Wilson's Warbler
RED-FACED WARBLER, n
PAINTED REDSTART, n
Yellow-breasted Chat, n
Thraupidae - Tanagers
HEPATIC TANAGER, n
SUMMER TANAGER, n
Western Tanager, n
Emberizidae - Emberizine Finches
Spotted Towhee, n
CANYON TOWHEE, n
ABERT'S TOWHEE, n
RUFOUS-WINGED SPARROW, n
CASSIN'S Sparrow, n
BOTTERI'S Sparrow, n
RUFOUS-CROWNED Sparrow, n
BLACK-CHINNED Sparrow, n
Lark Sparrow, n
BLACK-THROATED Sparrow, n
LARK BUNTING, n
GRASSHOPPER Sparrow, n
Song Sparrow, n
YELLOW-EYED JUNCO, n
Cardinalidae - Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Buntings
Northern Cardinal, n
PYRRHULOXIA, n
Black-headed Grosbeak, n
BLUE GROSBEAK, n
Lazuli Bunting, n
VARIED BUNTING, n
Icteridae - Icterids
Red-winged Blackbird, n
E. Meadowlark (lilianae), n
Yellow-headed Blackbird, n
GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE, n
BRONZED COWBIRD, n
Brown-headed Cowbird, n
HOODED ORIOLE, n
Bullock’s Oriole, n
SCOTT'S ORIOLE, n
Fringillidae - Finches and Goldfinches
House Finch, n
Red Crossbill, n
Pine Siskin, n
Lesser Goldfinch, n
American Goldfinch, n
Passeridae - Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow, n

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