Day 6
We drove to Portal in the morning, had a Swainson's
Hawk on a pole along the way and had one flying over us later in the day.
The road in had both Scaled and Gambel's
Quails.
The feeders near the little store were teeming with birds. We
added Bullock's Oriole, Curve-billed
Thrasher and Blue-throated Hummingbird. We
drove up Cave Creek on a dirt mountain road. It was slow and tough going. We had
10 miles to get to Rustler's Park, but decided risking the rental car wasn't
worth it. I stopped about 4 miles in (and up) at a junction that was good for
birding. We finally saw a Western Tanager. Then a
chickadee came in with a long black bib. Mexican
Chickadee! We didn't have to drive all the way to see the bird. The
Chiricahua Mountains and the Animas Mountains in New Mexico are now the only place for this species in the US.
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| Bullock's Oriole | Curve-billed Thrasher | Mexican Chickadee |
On the way back to Portal we had a
family of Javelinas (Collared Peccary) in the road, a boar like animal.
We stopped at Willcox to view the Golf Course Ponds and picked up lots of water
birds including; Cinnamon Teal, White-faced Ibis, Eared
Grebe, Wilson's Phalarope, Long-billed Curlew, Franklin's and California Gulls,
Yellow-headed Blackbird, Black-necked Stilts and American Avocets. Then
drove back to Tucson.
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| Black-necked Stilt and Am. Avocet | Javelina (Collared Peccary) | Gambel's Quail |
Day 7
In the morning before heading to the airport, we stopped by
the "Broadway desert" a small community just on the outskirts of Tucson.
They put in a new development and wiped out a lot of Saguaro Cactus but we did
find Lesser Nighthawk and back at the car three Rufous-winged
Sparrows!
Michael Bochnik
Return to Hudson River Audubon
List of Birds Seen
Eared Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
White-faced Ibis
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Lesser Scaup
Gray Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Wild Turkey
Scaled Quail
Gambel's Quail
American Coot
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Willet
Long-billed Curlew
Wilson's Phalarope
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Rock Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Inca Dove
Greater Roadrunner
Barn Owl
Whiskered Screech-Owl
Elf Owl
Lesser Nighthawk
Common Poorwill
Whip-poor-will
White-throated Swift
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Violet-crowned Hummingbird
Blue-throated Hummingbird
Magnificent Hummingbird
Lucifer Hummingbird
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Elegant Trogon
Acorn Woodpecker
Gila Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Arizona Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Greater Pewee
Western Wood-Pewee
Cordilleran Flycatcher
Buff-breasted Flycatcher
Vermilion Flycatcher
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Cassin's Kingbird
Thick-billed Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Loggerhead Shrike
Plumbeous Vireo
Hutton's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Steller's Jay
Mexican Jay
Chihuahuan Raven
Common Raven
Purple Martin
Violet-green Swallow
Barn Swallow
Mexican Chickadee
Bridled Titmouse
Verdin
Bushtit
White-breasted Nuthatch
Pygmy Nuthatch
Cactus Wren
Canyon Wren
Bewick's Wren
House Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
Black-capped Gnatcatcher
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Curve-billed Thrasher
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Phainopepla
Olive Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Lucy's Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Grace's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Red-faced Warbler
Painted Redstart
Yellow-breasted Chat
Summer Tanager
Western Tanager
Flame-colored Tanager
Spotted Towhee
Canyon Towhee
Rufous-winged Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Black-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Yellow-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Pyrrhuloxia
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Varied Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Bronzed Cowbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Hooded Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
Scott's Oriole
House Finch
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow