My First Southeastern Arizona Experience

The main objective of my visit to Arizona was to obtain life birds. I got 88 lifers during my 9 day visit bringing my North American life list from 383 to 471. The large number of new species reflects the fact that I have never been out West except to Texas in March of 1988 (before the arrival of breeding birds). Our total species count for Arizona was 179. We saw Scaled Quail in New Mexico only making the trip total 180 species.

ARIZONA LIST Common Name Location where first seen Pied-billed Grebe Willcox Twin Lakes Eared Grebe Lake Luna CG Great Blue Heron Aqua Caliente Park Green-backed Heron Willcox Twin Lakes White-faced Ibis Willcox Twin Lakes Turkey Vulture Aqua Caliente Park Black Vulture Patagonia Rest Area Mallard Aqua Caliente Park Blue-winged Teal Kino Springs GC Redhead Lake Luna CG Common Merganser Becker Lake Ruddy Duck Willcox Twin Lakes Osprey Lake Luna CG Mississippi Kite Winkelman Bald Eagle Big Lake Cooper's Hawk Ski Valley Northern Goshawk Barfoot Park Common Black Hawk Aravaipa Canyon Harris' Hawk Catalina Highway Swainson's Hawk Madera Canyon Road Zone-tailed Hawk Aravaipa Canyon Red-tailed Hawk Aqua Caliente Park American Kestrel Aqua Caliente Park Peregrine Falcon Catalina Highway Gambel's Quail The Paton's Sora Sierra Vista STP American Coot Kino Springs GC Killdeer Willcox Twin Lakes American Avocet Willcox Twin Lakes Yellowlegs Species Willcox Twin Lakes Spotted Sandpiper Wenima WMA Forster's Tern Willcox Twin Lakes Rock Dove Tucson Band-tailed Pigeon Beatty's B&B White-winged Dove Tucson Mourning Dove Tucson Inca Dove Tucson Common Ground Dove Kino Springs GC Yellow-billed Cuckoo Patagonia Rest Area Greater Roadrunner Wenima WMA Western Screech-Owl Saguaro NP East Whiskered Screech-Owl Stewart CG Great Horned Owl Saguaro NP East Elf Owl Saguaro NP East Burrowing Owl Rt 83Az Lesser Nighthawk Saguaro NP East Common Nighthawk Show-Low White-throated Swift Patagonia Rest Area Broad-billed Hummingbird Mr. Hendrix's White-eared Hummingbird Beatty's B&B Berylline Hummingbird Madera Canyon Violet-crowned Hummingbird The Paton's Blue-throated Hummingbird Madera Canyon Magnificent Hummingbird Ski Valley Lucifer Hummingbird Portal Black-chinned Hummingbird Mr. Hendrix's Anna's Hummingbird Tucson Broad-tailed Hummingbird Ski Valley Rufous Hummingbird Mr. Hendrix's Elegant Trogon Stewart CG Lewis' Woodpecker Big Lake Acorn Woodpecker Bear Canyon Gila Woodpecker Aqua Caliente Park Ladder-backed Woodpecker Aqua Caliente Park Hairy Woodpecker Bear Wallow Strickland's Woodpecker Stewart CG Red-shafted Flicker Patagonia Rest Area Gilded Flicker Aqua Caliente Park Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Aqua Caliente Park Western Wood Peewee Prison Camp Pacific-slope Flycatcher Tal-wi-wi Lodge Black Phoebe Willcox Twin Lakes Say's Phoebe Kino Springs GC Vermillion Flycatcher Kino Springs GC Dusky-capped Flycatcher Madera Canyon Ash-throated Flycatcher Aravaipa Canyon Brown-crested Flycatcher Patagonia Rest Area Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Garden Canyon Tropical Kingbird San Pedro House Cassin's Kingbird Prison Camp Thick-billed Kingbird The Paton's Western Kingbird Rt 83Az Rose-throated Becard Patagonia Rest Area Loggerhead Shrike State Line Road AZ Bell's Vireo Aqua Caliente Park Plumbeous Vireo Bear Canyon Hutton's Vireo Stewart CG Warbling Vireo Patagonia Rest Area Steller's Jay Bear Wallow Western Scrub Jay Prison Camp Mexican Jay Prison Camp Clark's Nutcracker FR 117AZa American Crow Lake Luna CG Chihuahuan Raven Rt 83Az Common Raven Geology Vista Purple Martin Aqua Caliente Park Violet-green Swallow State Line Road AZ Bank Swallow Sierra Vista STP Barn Swallow Rt 83Az Cliff Swallow San Pedro House Mountain Chickadee Bear Wallow Mexican Chickadee Barfoot Park Bridled Titmouse Bear Canyon Juniper Titmouse George Walker House Verdin Aqua Caliente Park Red-breasted Nuthatch Bear Wallow White-breasted Nuthatch Bear Canyon Pygmy Nuthatch Bear Canyon Brown Creeper Barfoot Park Cactus Wren Tucson Rock Wren Prison Camp Canyon Wren Patagonia Rest Area Bewick's Wren Aqua Caliente Park House Wren Ski Valley American Dipper Greer Golden-crowned Kinglet Bear Wallow Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Prison Camp Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Big Thicket Western Bluebird Lake Luna CG Mountain Bluebird FR 117AZa Townsend's Solitaire Tal-wi-wi Lodge Hermit Thrush Bear Wallow American Robin Bear Wallow Northern Mockingbird Tucson Curve-billed Thrasher Tucson European Starling Aqua Caliente Park Phainopepla Aqua Caliente Park Olive Warbler Bear Wallow Tennessee Warbler Scheelite Canyon Orange-crowned Warbler Bear Wallow Virginia's Warbler Scheelite Canyon Lucy's Warbler Aravaipa Canyon Yellow Warbler The Paton's Audubon's Warbler Bear Wallow Black-throated Gray Warbler Bear Canyon Hermit Warbler Bear Canyon Grace's Warbler Bear Canyon Common Yellowthroat San Pedro House Red-faced Warbler Scheelite Canyon Painted Redstart Scheelite Canyon Yellow-breasted Chat Patagonia Rest Area Hepatic Tanager Garden Canyon Summer Tanager Patagonia Western Tanager Patagonia Rest Area Spotted Towhee Bear Canyon Canyon Towhee Prison Camp Abert's Towhee San Pedro House Rufous-winged Sparrow Snyder Road Cassin's Sparrow State Line Road AZ Botteri's Sparrow San Pedro House Rufous-crowned Sparrow Molino Canyon Overlook Black-chinned Sparrow Paradise Road Lark Sparrow State Line Road AZ Black-throated Sparrow Saguaro NP East Lark Bunting San Pedro House Song Sparrow Kino Springs GC Slate-colored Junco Tal-wi-wi Lodge Yellow-eyed Junco Bear Canyon Northern Cardinal Aqua Caliente Park Pyrrhuloxia Portal Black-headed Grosbeak Garden Canyon Blue Grosbeak Rt 83Az Lazuli Bunting San Pedro House Varied Bunting Mr. Hendrix's Red-winged Blackbird Sierra Vista STP Eastern Meadowlark Rt 83Az Western Meadowlark Wenima WMA Yellow-headed Blackbird Sierra Vista STP Brewer's Blackbird Lake Luna CG Great-tailed Grackle Tucson Bronzed Cowbird Aqua Caliente Park Brown-headed Cowbird Kino Springs GC Hooded Oriole Aqua Caliente Park Bullock's Oriole Aravaipa Canyon Scott's Oriole Fort Huachuca House Finch Tucson Pine Siskin FR 117AZa Lesser Goldfinch Tucson Evening Grosbeak Tal-wi-wi Lodge House Sparrow Tucson SE Arizona Links Back to Main AZ Page Back to my bird trips Page Back to my Home Page

NEW MEXICO LIST Common Name Location where first seen Turkey Vulture Rt 80NMh Red-tailed Hawk Rt 80NMh Scaled Quail State Line Road NM Mourning Dove State Line Road NM Greater Roadrunner Rt 80NMh Red-shafted Flicker Rt 181NMc Cassin's Kingbird State Line Road NM Western Kingbird State Line Road NM Loggerhead Shrike Rt 80NMh Plumbeous Vireo Rt 181NMc Common Raven Rt 181NMc Violet-green Swallow State Line Road NM Mountain Chickadee Rt 181NMc Pygmy Nuthatch Rt 181NMc Western Bluebird Rt 181NMc Hepatic Tanager Rt 181NMc Western Tanager State Line Road NM Cassin's Sparrow State Line Road NM Lark Sparrow State Line Road NM Black-throated Sparrow State Line Road NM Lark Bunting Rt 80NMh Eastern Meadowlark State Line Road NM