Trip Log
 
Species recorded on Birdfinders AZ Tour
SE AZ, White Mountains, Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, Phoenix
Stuart Healy with Birdfinders, UK tour participants, August 25-Sept. 8, 1998
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244 species recorded from August 26 to September 8, 1998 (14 birding days)
Group total was 245 (I missed Lincoln's Sparrow).
See itinerary after species list.

244 species recorded
14 birding days
DUCKS, GEESE, AND WATERFOWL (13)
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Canada Goose
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Bufflehead
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
NEW WORLD QUAIL (3)
Scaled Quail
Gambel's Quail
Montezuma Quail
PHEASANTS, GROUSE, AND ALLIES (2)
Dusky Grouse
Wild Turkey
LOONS (1)
Common Loon
GREBES (3)
Pied-billed Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
CORMORANTS AND SHAGS (2)
Neotropic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS (5)
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
IBISES AND SPOONBILLS (1)
White-faced Ibis
NEW WORLD VULTURES (2)
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
OSPREY (1)
Osprey
HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES (11)
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Harris's Hawk
Gray Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Zone-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Golden Eagle
FALCONS (2)
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS (4)
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Moorhen
American Coot
PLOVERS (3)
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
STILTS AND AVOCETS (2)
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES (10)
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Long-billed Curlew
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Phalarope
GULLS, TERNS, AND SKIMMERS (2)
Ring-billed Gull
Black Tern
PIGEONS AND DOVES (6)
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Inca Dove
Common Ground-Dove
CUCKOOS (2)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Greater Roadrunner
BARN-OWLS (1)
Barn Owl
OWLS (4)
Western Screech-Owl
Whiskered Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Burrowing Owl
NIGHTJARS AND ALLIES (3)
Lesser Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk
Common Poorwill
SWIFTS (1)
White-throated Swift
HUMMINGBIRDS (12)
Broad-billed Hummingbird
White-eared Hummingbird
Violet-crowned Hummingbird
Blue-throated Hummingbird
Magnificent Hummingbird
Lucifer Hummingbird
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
TROGONS (1)
Elegant Trogon
KINGFISHERS (1)
Belted Kingfisher
WOODPECKERS (9)
Lewis's Woodpecker
Acorn Woodpecker
Gila Woodpecker
Williamson's Sapsucker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Arizona Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Gilded Flicker
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS (21)
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Greater Pewee
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Cordilleran Flycatcher
Buff-breasted Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Cassin's Kingbird
Thick-billed Kingbird
Western Kingbird
SHRIKES (1)
Loggerhead Shrike
VIREOS (5)
Bell's Vireo
Plumbeous Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Hutton's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
CROWS, JAYS, AND MAGPIES (9)
Gray Jay
Steller's Jay
Western Scrub-Jay
Mexican Jay
Pinyon Jay
Clark's Nutcracker
American Crow
Chihuahuan Raven
Common Raven
LARKS (1)
Horned Lark
SWALLOWS (7)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
CHICKADEES AND TITS (4)
Mountain Chickadee
Mexican Chickadee
Bridled Titmouse
Juniper Titmouse
PENDULINE TITS (1)
Verdin
LONG-TAILED TITS (1)
Bushtit
NUTHATCHES (3)
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Pygmy Nuthatch
CREEPERS (1)
Brown Creeper
WRENS (5)
Cactus Wren
Rock Wren
Canyon Wren
Bewick's Wren
House Wren
GNATCATCHERS (1)
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
DIPPERS (1)
American Dipper
KINGLETS (2)
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
THRUSHES AND ALLIES (6)
Eastern Bluebird
Western Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
Townsend's Solitaire
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS (4)
Northern Mockingbird
Bendire's Thrasher
Curve-billed Thrasher
Crissal Thrasher
STARLINGS (1)
European Starling
SILKY-FLYCATCHERS (1)
Phainopepla
OLIVE WARBLER (1)
Olive Warbler
NEW WORLD WARBLERS (17)
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Virginia's Warbler
Lucy's Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Grace's Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
MacGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Red-faced Warbler
Painted Redstart
Yellow-breasted Chat
BUNTINGS, SPARROWS AND ALLIES (22)
Green-tailed Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Canyon Towhee
Abert's Towhee
Rufous-winged Sparrow
Cassin's Sparrow
Botteri's Sparrow
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Five-striped Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Black-chinned Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Black-throated Sparrow
Lark Bunting
Savannah Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Yellow-eyed Junco
CARDINALS AND ALLIES (9)
Hepatic Tanager
Summer Tanager
Western Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Pyrrhuloxia
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Varied Bunting
TROUPIALS AND ALLIES (8)
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Hooded Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, AND ALLIES (4)
House Finch
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
OLD WORLD SPARROWS (1)
House Sparrow
244 species recorded
14 birding days

Itinerary Summary

Day 2: Wednesday, Aug 26 - Day List 56
Tucson Mountain Park, AZ-Sonora Desert Museum, Catalina Mountains (Rose Canyon).

Day 3: Thursday, Aug 27 - Day List 75, Trip List 109
San Xavier Mission, Marana Pecan Grove, Green Valley Sewage Ponds, Madera Canyon.

Day 4: Friday, Aug 28 - Day List 56, Trip List 123
Florida Wash, Madera Canyon, Kino Springs.

Day 5: Saturday, Aug 29 - Day List 60, Trip List 138
California Gulch, Kino Springs

Day 6: Sunday, Aug 30 - Day List 63, Trip List 150
Patagonia Lake State Park, Paton's yard, Roadside Rest, Patagonia Sanctuary

Day 7: Monday, Aug 31 - Day List 66, Trip List 168
Huachucas: Garden, Sawmill, Scheelite, Ramsey, Miller (Beatty's) & Carr (night) Canyons.

Day 8: Tuesday, Sep 1 - Day List 87, Trip List 180
San Pedro River (Hwy 90), Sierra Vista Sewage Ponds, St. David Monastery, Beatty's, Garden (night).

Day 9: Wednesday, Sep 2 - Day List 65, Trip List 197
Whitewater Draw, Pinery Canyon, Rustler Park

Day 10: Thursday, Sep 3 - Day List 65, Trip List 203
Paradise Road, Rustler Park Road, Portal, Luna Lake.

Day 11: Friday, Sep 4 - Day List 70, Trip List 223
White Mountains: Green's Peak, Greer, South Fork, Nelson Res., Nutrioso, Luna & Becker Lakes

Day 12: Saturday, Sep 5 - Day List 49, Trip List 237
White Mountains: South Fork, Sunrise Ski Area; Petrified Forest NP

Day 13: Sunday, Sep 6 - Day List 33, Trip List 237
Grand Canyon National Park, Hart Prairie Rd, Flagstaff.

Day 14: Monday, Sep 7 - Day List 54, Trip List 243
Hart Prairie Rd, Sno Bowl, Upper & Lower Lake Mary, Mormon Lake, Gilbert WA Ponds

Day 15: Tuesday, Sep 8 - Day List 44, Trip List 245
Phoenix: Gila River at 115th Ave, El Mirage Road Pond


Trip Log
Species recorded on Birdfinders AZ Tour
SE AZ, White Mountains, Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, Phoenix
Stuart Healy with Birdfinders, UK tour participants, August 25-Sept. 8, 1998

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