Trip Log
 
Species recorded on Birdfinders AZ Tour
SE AZ, White Mountains, Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, Phoenix
Stuart Healy with Birdfinders, UK tour participants, July 31-August 13, 2000
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246 species recorded from August 1 to August 13, 2000 (13 birding days)
See itinerary after species list.

246 species recorded
13 birding days
DUCKS, GEESE, AND WATERFOWL (12)
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Canada Goose
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
NEW WORLD QUAIL (3)
Scaled Quail
Gambel's Quail
Montezuma Quail
PHEASANTS, GROUSE, AND ALLIES (2)
Dusky Grouse
Wild Turkey
GREBES (5)
Least Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
CORMORANTS AND SHAGS (1)
Double-crested Cormorant
HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS (6)
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Cattle 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 (10)
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Cooper's Hawk
Common Black-Hawk
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 (2)
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
STILTS AND AVOCETS (2)
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES (10)
Spotted Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Willet
Lesser Yellowlegs
Long-billed Curlew
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Phalarope
GULLS, TERNS, AND SKIMMERS (3)
Laughing Gull
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
OWLS (6)
Western Screech-Owl
Whiskered Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Elf Owl
Burrowing Owl
Spotted Owl
NIGHTJARS AND ALLIES (3)
Lesser Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk
Common Poorwill
SWIFTS (1)
White-throated Swift
HUMMINGBIRDS (13)
Broad-billed Hummingbird
White-eared Hummingbird
Berylline 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 (12)
Lewis's Woodpecker
Acorn Woodpecker
Gila Woodpecker
Williamson's Sapsucker
Red-naped Sapsucker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Arizona Woodpecker
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Gilded Flicker
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS (19)
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Greater Pewee
Western Wood-Pewee
Gray Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Cordilleran Flycatcher
Buff-breasted Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Cassin's Kingbird
Thick-billed Kingbird
Western Kingbird
SHRIKES (1)
Loggerhead Shrike
VIREOS (5)
Bell's Vireo
Gray Vireo
Plumbeous Vireo
Hutton's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
CROWS, JAYS, AND MAGPIES (8)
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 (6)
Cactus Wren
Rock Wren
Canyon Wren
Bewick's Wren
House Wren
Marsh Wren
GNATCATCHERS (3)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
Black-capped Gnatcatcher
DIPPERS (1)
American Dipper
KINGLETS (2)
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
THRUSHES AND ALLIES (5)
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 (16)
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Virginia's Warbler
Lucy's Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Grace's Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Red-faced Warbler
Painted Redstart
Rufous-capped Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
BUNTINGS, SPARROWS AND ALLIES (19)
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
Black-chinned Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Black-throated Sparrow
Lark Bunting
Savannah 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 (11)
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Western Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Bronzed Cowbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Hooded Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
Scott's Oriole
SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, AND ALLIES (4)
House Finch
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
OLD WORLD SPARROWS (1)
House Sparrow
246 species recorded
13 birding days

Itinerary Summary

Day 1: Tuesday, Aug 1; Day List 80
Aravaipa Canyon, Dudleyville, Marana Pecan Grove, Sweetwater Wetlands

Day 2: Wednesday, Aug 2; Day List 67, Trip list 115
San Xavier Mission, Tucson Mountain Park, Santa Catalina Mountains.

Day 3: Thursday, Aug 3; Day List 75, Trip List 137
Santa Rita Mountains, Nogales Sewage Ponds, Kino Springs

Day 4: Friday, Aug 4; Day List 64, Trip List 145
California Gulch, Pajarito Mountains

Day 5: Saturday, Aug 5; Day List 66, Trip List 156
Chino Canyon, Patagonia: Roadside Rest, Paton's, Huachuca Mountains

Day 6: Sunday, Aug 6; Day List 54, Trip List 163
Huachucas: Garden, Sawmill, Scheelite, Ramsey, & Miller (Beatty's) Canyons.

Day 7: Monday, Aug 7; Day List 61, Trip List 172
Whetstone Mountains, Huachuca Mountains

Day 8: Tuesday, Aug 8; Day List 81, Trip List 192
Sulphur Springs Valley, Chiricahua Mountains

Day 9: Wednesday, Aug 9; Day List 93, Trip List 213
Willcox Ponds, White Mountains: Luna Lake, Nutrioso, Nelson Reservoir.

Day 10: Thursday, Aug 10; Day List 84, Trip List 234
White Mountains: Green's Peak, Sunrise Lake, Greer area, South Fork

Day 11: Friday, Aug 11; Day List 77, Trip List 241
White Mountains: Sunrise area, Greer area, Crescent & Becker Lakes; Petrified Forest National Park

Day 12: Saturday, Aug 12; Day List 60, Trip List 242
Grand Canyon National Park, Flagstaff area.

Day 13: Sunday, Aug 13; Day List 50, Trip List 246
Slate Creek Divide, Phoenix area ponds


Trip Log
Species recorded on Birdfinders AZ Tour
SE AZ, White Mountains, Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, Phoenix
Stuart Healy with Birdfinders, UK tour participants, July 31-August 13, 2000

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