Trip Log
 
Species recorded on custom AZ Tour
SE AZ, White Mountains, Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, Phoenix
Stuart Healy, Pierre Poulin and Ginette Roy, July 9-22, 2001
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235 species recorded (234 seen by all) from July 9 to July 22, 2001 (14 birding days)
See itinerary after species list.

235 species recorded
14 birding days
DUCKS, GEESE, AND WATERFOWL (12)
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Pintail
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
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 (4)
Pied-billed Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
PELICANS (2)
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
CORMORANTS AND SHAGS (2)
Neotropic Cormorant
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 (1)
Turkey Vulture
OSPREY (1)
Osprey
HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES (12)
Mississippi Kite
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Common Black-Hawk
Harris's Hawk
Gray Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Zone-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Golden Eagle
FALCONS (2)
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS (4)
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Moorhen
American Coot
PLOVERS (1)
Killdeer
STILTS AND AVOCETS (2)
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES (6)
Spotted Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Long-billed Curlew
Western Sandpiper
Wilson's Phalarope
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 (6)
Western Screech-Owl
Whiskered Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Burrowing Owl
Spotted Owl
NIGHTJARS AND ALLIES (3)
Lesser Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk
Common Poorwill
SWIFTS (1)
White-throated Swift
HUMMINGBIRDS (9)
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Berylline Hummingbird
Violet-crowned Hummingbird
Blue-throated Hummingbird
Magnificent Hummingbird
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
TROGONS (1)
Elegant Trogon
KINGFISHERS (1)
Belted Kingfisher
WOODPECKERS (11)
Lewis's Woodpecker
Acorn Woodpecker
Gila Woodpecker
Williamson's Sapsucker
Red-naped Sapsucker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Arizona Woodpecker
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Gilded Flicker
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS (19)
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Greater Pewee
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
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 (5)
Cactus Wren
Rock Wren
Canyon Wren
Bewick's Wren
House Wren
GNATCATCHERS (2)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
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 (12)
Virginia's Warbler
Lucy's Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Grace's Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Red-faced Warbler
Painted Redstart
Rufous-capped Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
BUNTINGS, SPARROWS AND ALLIES (20)
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
Savannah Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Yellow-eyed Junco
CARDINALS AND ALLIES (10)
Hepatic Tanager
Summer Tanager
Western Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Pyrrhuloxia
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Indigo 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 (5)
Cassin's Finch
House Finch
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
OLD WORLD SPARROWS (1)
House Sparrow
235 species recorded
14 birding days

Itinerary Summary

Day 1: Monday, July 9, night in Tucson;  Day List 61
Aravaipa Canyon, Dudleyville, Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson

Day 2: Tuesday, Jul 10, night in Tucson;  Day List 75, Trip list 103
Tucson area: San Xavier Mission, Santa Catalina Mountains.

Day 3: Wednesday, Jul 11, night in Nogales;  Day List 82, Trip List 128
Santa Rita Mountains, Kino Springs

Day 4: Thursday, Jul 12, night in Nogales;  Day List 64, Trip List 138
California Gulch, Pajarito Mountains, Peņa Blanca Lake

Day 5: Friday, Jul 13, night in Sierra Vista;  Day List 90, Trip List 148
Patagonia: Lake, Roadside Rest, Paton's; Harshaw Canyon, San Rafael Valley, Huachuca Mtns

Day 6: Saturday, Jul 14, night in Sierra Vista;  Day List 79, Trip List 158
Huachucas: Carr, Scheelite & Ramsey Canyons.

Day 7: Sunday, Jul 15, night in Sierra Vista;  Day List 65, Trip List 162
French Joe Canyon, San Pedro River

Day 8: Monday, Jul 16, night in Portal;  Day List 97, Trip List 182
Sulphur Springs Valley, Chiricahua Mountains

Day 9: Tuesday, Jul 17, night in Springerville;  Day List 101, Trip List 202
Skeleton Canyon, Willcox Ponds, White Mountains: Luna Lake, Nutrioso Area 

Day 10: Wednesday, Jul 18, night in Springerville;  Day List 76, Trip List 214
White Mountains: Green's Peak, Greer Area - Butler Canyon, Greer Lakes, West Fork Little Colorado, Springerville Area - Becker Lake, Water Canyon

Day 11: Thursday, Jul 19, night in Springerville;  Day List 83, Trip List 225
Sunrise Area: Campground and Lake, Mt. Baldy Area: Sheep Crossing, Winn Campground, Crescent Lake, South Fork, Greer Area: Butler Canyon, West Fork

Day 12: Friday, Jul 20, night in Flagstaff;  Day List 48, Trip List 229
Lyman Lake State Park, Petrified Forest National Park, San Francisco Mountains: Sno Bowl

Day 13: Saturday, Jul 21, night in Flagstaff;  Day List 46, Trip List 230
Kaibab NF, Grand Canyon NP, San Francisco Mountains: Sno Bowl, Lake Mary, Mormon Lake (dry), Ashurst Lake

Day 14: Sunday, Jul 22;  Day List 47, Trip List 234
Slate Creek Divide, Roosevelt Lake, Phoenix: El Mirage Pond, river at 115th Ave.



Trip Log
Species recorded on custom AZ Tour
SE AZ, White Mountains, Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, Phoenix
Stuart Healy, Pierre Poulin and Ginette Roy, July 9-22, 2001

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