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Stuart Healy Journal - March, 1998 If you use the contents of my journal for commercial purposes, please acknowledge the source to your clients - thanks.

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This log is in chronological order and the most recent entries are at the bottom of the page.
The last update was on Tuesday, March 31, 1998

Sunday, March 1, 1998
Day 1 of three days with George and Emily Hollingworth from Ohio. Our objectives were twofold: to add Ruddy Ground-Dove and Nutting's Flycatcher to George's 700+ life list, and to add to his already respectable Arizona state list.

This was a very short day and we began at Patagonia Lake close to midday. It was quite warm and quiet (45 species) and, not surprisingly, we did not see or hear Nutting's Flycatcher. Many of the overwintering birds including WESTERN and CLARK'S GREBES are still present. The increasing numbers of brilliant male VERMILION FLYCATCHERS are a sure sign of spring.  

At the Paton's, VIOLET-CROWNED HUMMINGBIRD and LAZULI BUNTINGS obliged us.

A brief search of the fields around Sierra Vista Sewage Ponds for geese proved fruitless, but we did see MERLIN, LEAST SANDPIPER, RING-BILLED GULL and VERMILION FLYCATCHER.

Monday, March 2, 1998
An 8:30am start at Marana Pecan Grove was too late to catch the dove flock feeding. Fortunately,  I had located several of their roosting spots on previous visits so I was still hopeful. After about an hour I was relieved to find the female RUDDY GROUND-DOVE  resting with INCA doves in the second location that I checked. We didn't spend much time on woodpeckers seeing only the regulars plus RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER, although the LEWIS'S was seen by others. Among the 33 species that we saw were LESSER and AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES but no Lawrence's, and the seemingly ever present BURROWING OWLS which gave us the evil eye along the entrance road.

A midday check of Reid Park among the crowds was not exactly pleasant. We found the reliable CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER in the large cottonwood but struck out on Pine Warbler.

A quiet Madera Canyon produced  MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRD, PAINTED REDSTART and a GOLDEN EAGLE harassed by a raven over Continental Road.

Tuesday, March 3, 1998
A chilly 7:30 start at Patagonia Lake held more promise then Sunday's visit. A diligent search of the mesquite until about 9:15am was unsuccessful and I suggested that we take a break and enjoy the other birds for a while. About 9:30am the NUTTING'S FLYCATCHER flew into the willows north of the "regular spot". The bird perched in the clear, changed trees a few times, and with a single "wheep" was gone. I need to relax more often - again a case of being lucky rather than good!

Among our 50+ species were 4 species of grebe, 20+ NEOTROPIC CORMORANTS, CINNAMON TEAL, VIRGINIA RAIL, COMMON SNIPE, GREATER ROADRUNNER singing from the slopes, GRAY and DUSKY FLYCATCHERS and SWAMP SPARROW.

22 species at Nogales Sewage Ponds was unimpressive but we did see PEREGRINE FALCON.

Sulphur Springs Valley in mid-afternoon was much better. Whitewater Draw had lots of loafing SANDHILL CRANES, BUFFLEHEAD, AVOCET, RING-BILLED GULL, LONG-BILLED CURLEW and GREAT HORNED OWL.

A "thrasher run" was successful with CRISSAL and singing BENDIRE'S, a check of what I call the Harris's Hawk tree (I'm creative) produced (you guessed it) a HARRIS'S HAWK, and Rainbow's End Ranch still had a few longspurs.

Saturday, March 7, 1998
After having to cancel a couple of days due to a severe bout of food poisoning, I was working today with Hugh O'Riordan of Boise and Tom Leschine of Seattle. It was very windy and cold throughout the day, and patchy snow was on the ground as I drove to Patagonia. Apart from seeing good numbers at feeders, birds were hard to find.

We began at Patagonia Lake State Park with disappointing results seeing only 40+ species from 8:30-11:00am. Little did we know it was to be our our best spot! VERMILION FLYCATCHERS  were abundant and we saw a couple of GRAY FLYCATCHERS, but other flycatchers were few and far between. We only made a token effort for Nutting's with no success. CLARK'S GREBE and other waterbirds continue, and lots of TREE and VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS were working low over the lake.

Two BLACK VULTURES had ventured east to the Paton's yard and other signs of Spring included my first BROAD-BILLED HUMMER of the season, and the LAZULI BUNTINGS starting to acquire their beautiful blue breeding plumage. Two striking VIOLET-CROWNED HUMMERS and PINE SISKINS were also present.

A cold Madera canyon produced 2-MAGNIFICENT HUMMERS and PAINTED REDSTART but precious little else. A total of 68 species for the day was poor reward for our time and effort.

Sunday, March 8, 1998
A short day working with Ian and Kaye Horne of Victoria, BC. Much better weather today - warmer and no wind. Ramsey was pleasant but quiet in the early afternoon - nice looks at STRICKLAND'S WOODPECKER, MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRD, CANYON WREN,   and PAINTED REDSTART.

My first visit of the month to Scheelite Canyon was quite eventful. According to the log nobody had sighted an owl since 2/25, despite many searchers. We slogged to the upper area as I searched in vain to find an owl. Eventually I found very fresh (wet!) whitewash just about the time a Black Bear came into view - at which point I beat a hasty retreat. Heading back down the canyon, we found a SPOTTED OWL in a tree that I had already checked. I had either missed it or the bird had flown in, perhaps spooked by me and/or the bear. Other birds seen included WESTERN SCRUB-JAY and newly returned WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS and VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS, soaring high above the cliffs. The bubbly song of yet another returnee - BROWN-THROATED HOUSE WREN was another reminder that Spring is here.

Later in the evening we returned to the Huachucas where we had good looks at 2 WHISKERED SCREECH-OWLS under an almost full moon. No luck on Western though.

Monday, March 9, 1998
Today I was working with the Hollingworths again. Last week we visited the Pecan Grove for Ruddy Ground-Dove, today we returned for woodpeckers.

It took about 45 minutes to locate the LEWIS'S WOODPECKER in the NE corner of the grove - a lower 48 bird for George. While looking we saw RED-SHAFTED and GILDED FLICKER, LADDER-BACKED and GILA WOODPECKERS and 2-RED-NAPED SAPSUCKERS. Other birders saw the RED-HEADED nearby but George didn't want to pursue it, so we narrowly missed a tie of the record set by many this winter for the Woodpecker grand slam. The most interesting bird was a singing EASTERN PHOEBE in the center of the grove. Mid-March is the time that wintering EAPH leaves us, so this was perhaps a bird that had wintered elsewhere and was just passing through. All the usual suspects including 2-BURROWING OWLS.

Next we checked out the lake at Arizona City - PRAIRIE FALCON on the way on Phillips Rd. On the grass on San Lazario were 7-SNOW GEESE and 2-GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, Lanai Dr had 70-LONG-BILLED CURLEWS and there were about 12 loafing NEOTROPIC CORMORANTS on the island.

Last stop was Picacho Reservoir - a complete waste of time. High water, 3 birds (literally), 1  TV crew, search and rescue teams - what a zoo.

Tuesday, March 10, 1998
Today I had a chance to look at Sierra Vista Sewage Ponds, something that I haven't been able to do recently. I was there briefly from around 11am-noon, seeing 34 species.

Other than NORTHERN HARRIER, RED-TAILED HAWK and KESTREL, I did not see any of the previously regular raptors. No sign of the geese. Many soaring TURKEY VULTURES as their numbers build - time to look for Zone-tailed Hawks!. VERMILION FLYCATCHER continues on Moson and singing WESTERN MEADOWLARKS are still around. I was surprised to find an early LESSER YELLOWLEGS with the LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, normally I see Greaters before Lessers.

Wednesday, March 11, 1998
Today I was birding with Glenn and Kimber Miller and Mary Jo Casalena from PA. We began at Patagonia Lake State Park which is becoming like a second home to me. Although it was only a few days since my last visit, the willows seemed to have greened up considerably and appropriately, one held my  first YELLOW WARBLER of the season. We saw most of the regulars including WESTERN and CLARK'S GREBES, GRAY and DUSKY FLYCATCHERS and SWAMP SPARROW. While searching the dense willows near the creek for Hammond's, we stumbled into NUTTING'S FLYCATCHER. My last two sightings have been in this location.

WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS are back at the roadside rest area, several VIOLET-CROWNED and increased numbers of BROAD-BILLED HUMMERS at Paton's. At Ramsey in the afternoon, BLUE-THROATED and MAGNIFICENT HUMMERS and 4 PAINTED REDSTARTS.

Except for a very easy to find SPOTTED OWL, Scheelite Canyon was quiet.  A quick trip the the San Pedro near dusk didn't turn up the Green Kingfisher - just a GREAT HORNED OWL, and WHISKERED SCREECH-OWLS were easy to find on a night visit to the Huachucas..

Thursday, March 12, 1998
A day afield with Jeff Brake and Roger Radd, most of which we spent at Patagonia Lake State Park. Unfortunately, my good luck with Nutting's Flycatcher finally ran out. Despite morning and late afternoon searches we were unable to find the bird, although I did hear it once and caught a distant glimpse of a myiarchus species.

Three more spring arrivals today - BELL'S VIREO and LUCY'S WARBLER at the state park, and CASSIN'S KINGBIRD in Garden Canyon.

A mid afternoon visit to Scheelite Canyon was rewarded with great looks at a well concealed SPOTTED OWL. I always feel guilty when the owl is easy to find - but today I felt as though I earned the bird (two earlier parties had not seen it). Not many other birds - just CANYON WREN and RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER.

After a drive back and forth to Patagonia for another try at Nutting's, we returned to the Huachucas for WHISKERED SCREECH-OWL. They were a little harder to locate tonight but we eventually got great looks at close range. 

Friday, March 13, 1998
A scheduling mix up left me with some free time so I decided to visit Sawmill Canyon. I had been unable to visit Sawmill for 3 weeks and anticipated finding an early arrival. Unfortunately, this was not the case. However, the ELEGANT TROGON that had wintered in the canyon was still present and as usual his alarm call gave him away. It is possible, of course, that today's bird is an early spring arrival but for the purposes of my records, I am treating it as the overwintering bird. 

Saturday, March 14, 1998
Today I was working with Mark Alt and his daughter Sarah, from Minnesota. It was a mostly cool and breezy day that eventually turned quite cold and wet. We began at Patagonia Lake State Park seeing 50+ species from 7:30-10:00am, but spent virtually no time looking for Nutting's. YELLOW WARBLERS that arrived just a few days ago are now fairly common and both they and BELL'S VIREOS are singing. All the usual stuff including CLARK'S GREBE, CINNAMON TEAL, COMMON SNIPE, GRAY and DUSKY FLYCATCHERS and SWAMP SPARROW.

On arrival at the Paton's yard we saw a NORTHERN BEARDLESS-TYRANNULET in a bare tree by the gate - my first of the season. Numerous LAZULI BUNTINGS continue, and of course the star of the show, VIOLET-CROWNED HUMMER was easy to see.

On the Box Canyon road, ROCK WREN, VESPER, BREWER'S, BLACK-THROATED, and singing BLACK-CHINNED SPARROWS

Madera was cool and windy but we saw  MAGNIFICENT HUMMER and PAINTED REDSTART along with all the other Santa Rita Lodge regulars.

Final stop was a cold and windy San Pedro River where we searched in vain for Green Kingfisher. Best bird among the meager 25 species from 4:00-6:15pm was a GILDED FLICKER.

Monday and Tuesday, March 16-17, 1998
A couple of days working with Kent Lannert and Jack Van Benthuysen of St. Louis, MO. I had worked with them for three days last year when we had great success, but sad to say this time we almost struck out completely.

A delayed flight into Phoenix on Monday saw us starting late at Boyce-Thompson Arboretum where we searched  from 2:00-5:00pm without success -- two AMERICAN ROBINS but no Rufous-backed. Kent and Jack returned on Wednesday and again did not find the bird, although it was apparently seen that day. 30 species at the arboretum including YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, PAINTED REDSTART and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.

On Tuesday  we began at Patagonia Lake State Park looking for Nutting's. BELL'S VIREO, LUCY'S and YELLOW WARBLERS are now very much in evidence. We spent only 2 hours and made a decision that "the bird is gone" -- so we headed to Marana to look for the Ruddy Ground-Dove. A middle of the day search from 11:20am-2:15pm turned up about 14 INCA DOVES but no ground doves of any kind. The ground cover has sprung up rapidly in the last week which makes it much more difficult to find ground birds. Happily, Kent and Jack found the female RUDDY GROUND-DOVE on Wednesday, 3/18. Only 30 species seen including BURROWING OWL, LEWIS'S WOODPECKER and LUCY'S WARBLER.

A late afternoon visit to "the thrasher spot" near Buckeye redeemed our day somewhat. We got great looks at a singing LE CONTE'S THRASHER in perfect light, and a couple of BENDIRE'S.

Wednesday-Friday, March 18-20, 1998
I spent a very unsuccessful few days in southern California scouting for an upcoming trip in April. Specifically, I wanted to check on spots for Chukar and Mountain Quail. I've only seen the quail a few times in CA and the Chukar just once.

On Wednesday I checked Calico and Galileo for Chukar. Both are supposed to be reliable places although I had not seen them there on previous visits. I didn't improve my average on this trip either. A spent over 6 hours at Galileo, an oasis in the Mojave desert. Lots of birds but only 21 species. Of interest were BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, COMMON SNIPE, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER and a few LAWRENCE'S among the many LESSER GOLDFINCHES.
The Chukars were probably chuckling as I left.

On Thursday I headed into the San Gabriel Mountains where I've only birded a few times. I entered from the east side so I could get to the higher elevations more quickly. The snow along the road was piled pretty high and I knew that I was in trouble. I should have called ahead -- the road was closed. Still, I saw a few birds along Lone Pine Canyon  that I don't see everyday: GOLDEN-CROWNED and FOX SPARROWS, and PURPLE FINCH..

After a long freeway trip to reach the other side of the mountain, I arrived at Chilao at 11:00am. It was far less birdy than on previous visits but WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKER and OAK TITMOUSE were easy to find. Unfortunately, the only quail visiting the feeders during the few hours that I was present were CALIFORNIA, not Mountain. Other birds included  BAND-TAILED PIGEONS and WESTERN BLUEBIRDS and a single SLATE-COLORED JUNCO among the many OREGONS.

I slogged through LA traffic and ended my day at San Elijo Lagoon near San Diego, one of my favorite places to bird in southern California. This was to be my reward for all the driving and "work" birding, a nice late afternoon stroll around the lagoon just seeing whatever was around. Alas, it was almost dead and apart from a pair of soaring WHITE-TAILED KITES there was very little else.

On Friday I broke up the drive home from San Diego with a stop at Tacna Marsh east of Yuma. The marsh can be interesting at times, but you guessed it -- not today. A very disappointing end to a very disappointing week.

Sunday, March 22, 1998
Today I was out with fellow Brits Chris and Helen Padley and Allen and Val Brown. Our goal for the day was a  few selected target birds.

We began in Sawmill Canyon and to everyone's delight saw the male ELEGANT TROGON almost immediately. Throughout the winter the bird has been quite secretive and hard to find, giving only alarm calls when disturbed. However, today he was flying and perching in the open and giving territorial calls. If past history is anything to go by he'll have to wait a couple more weeks before a potential mate shows up. Although Sawmill was pretty quiet, I went over 20 species for the first time this year. Birds in the canyon included STRICKLAND'S WOODPECKER, RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER, GREATER ROADRUNNER singing from the slopes, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH not present here for some time, and PAINTED REDSTART (singing everywhere throughout Garden and Scheelite Canyons). They've gone from almost none to abundant in no time at all! I was hoping for Buff-breasted Flycatcher (I've seen them as early as March 16) but was unable to find one.

Next stop was Scheelite where SPOTTED OWL was very easy to find. The bird seemed very small to me and may be a new individual - I won't know for sure until I see a band or rather the absence of a band. WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS and VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS where soaring over their breeding area at the 1/2 mile mark.

A brief visit to Ramsey canyon produced the target BLUE-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD and my first BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD and SCOTT'S ORIOLE of the season.

After a drive west via Box Canyon Rd, I finally spotted CASSIN'S KINGBIRD after 2 false alarms with Say's Phoebe as my desire to produce the bird got the better of me. The kingbird, only my second of the season, was in the Pecan trees on Continental Rd. Continuing on to a very hot lower Chino Canyon, we finally got decent looks at the target RUFOUS-WINGED SPARROW but not before being led the almost mandatory dance by this species.

Patagonia Lake was next on the agenda to look for several species missed by Chris yesterday. After some effort I was able to track down a "whitting" GRAY FLYCATCHER among the many calling Yellow-rumps. It's amazing how the numbers of Grays have diminished almost overnight now that the weather has warmed. Unfortunately we ran out of daylight without finding Dusky Flycatcher or Swamp Sparrow.

Last stop was Carr Canyon for owls. Although a little less cooperative than of late (they were very easy on my last two visits), we eventually had great looks at a WHISKERED SCREECH-OWL from the many birds that were calling. Next we tried for ELF OWL and located a single bird near a nest site from last year. Unfortunately, the bird kept well hidden from us and we were never able to see it despite being quite close. A pretty good end to a long, but generally successful day.

Tuesday, March 24, 1998
Another unseasonably warm day in SE Arizona. I visited the Huachucas again to check on returning birds and started pretty late in Sawmill (8:10am), where it was already quite warm. However, bird activity and song were up significantly from my last visit just a couple of days ago. The ELEGANT TROGON was calling and moving around constantly during my first 30 minutes in the lower area and 7-WILD TURKEYS were feeding near the cabin. They alternately came out to feed or scooted into the trees depending on my proximity! I searched and listened diligently for BUFF-BREASTED FLYCATCHER and thought I heard the call a couple of times, but it wasn't until I was leaving that I finally found a bird. When they first arrive, the area around and below the cabin is the best place to find them, and today's bird was about 300 yards below the cabin. I was delighted to see this diminutive guy - like an old friend returning, and I was reminded of a quote by Peterson that returning birds in spring are "a reaffirmation of life". Greater Pewee and Grace's Warbler should be the next arrivals. Also near the cabin I saw WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKER and EASTERN BLUEBIRD for the first time in a while, and lots more STELLER'S JAYS than normal.

Next I visited Scheelite where I thought I might find my first Black-throated Gray of the season, but the song that greeted me instead was VIRGINIA'S WARBLER. As I watched him forage and sing at the 3/8 mile mark, my first BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD of the season buzzed around me. Two for the price of one! I continued on to find a fairly well hidden SPOTTED OWL as many PAINTED REDSTARTS sang throughout the canyon. A great morning.

Thursday, March 26, 1998
After a week of unseasonably hot weather, winter returned again today. A night of steady rain and fresh snow in the Huachucas -- continuing rainy, cold and windy for much of the day. I wasn't too upset because I couldn't stand the thought of summer starting early with unbroken hot weather until October!

I was hoping to get into the mountains again, but since they were completely socked in I took advantage of a mid-morning break in the rain to visit the San Pedro. The Cottonwoods and Willows are leafing out nicely and I was hoping for a few migrants -- it didn't happen and the wind limited my species count to only 30 in 2 hours: BLACK-CHINNED HUMMER, ROADRUNNER a single BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, plenty of VERMILION FLYCATCHERS working low in the wind, a few YELLOW and LUCY'S WARBLERS, and a GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE were the only "highlights".  

I stopped at Sierra Vista sewage ponds as the wind increased and the rain started again. The ponds were as choppy as the ocean but I set up my scope anyway. Instant gratification came from a single FRANKLIN'S GULL working low over pond #5. Franklin's normally don't show up until April and this is the earliest that I've seen one in Arizona (previous early date 4/4/95, also at the sewage ponds). NORTHERN SHOVELERS continue to be the dominant duck, but there are still plenty of RING-NECKS and I also saw GADWALL, LESSER SCAUP and BUFFLEHEAD. I was hoping for an early Western Kingbird along Moson Road but only found LEAST SANDPIPER and VERMILION FLYCATCHER.

Friday, March 27, 1998
A much more pleasant day -- sunny, cool, and just a tad breezy. After a stimulating wait at DMV (the Ford is now officially the new trogon), I made a quick visit to Sierra Vista sewage ponds. It was pretty quiet, about the same birds as yesterday with the addition of EARED GREBE and my first Arizona CLIFF SWALLOWS of the year.

An afternoon visit to Scheelite Canyon again yielded a single SPOTTED OWL in about the most open  position possible, with lots of fresh whitewash directly underneath. Amazingly, an earlier party of six had not seen it! VIRGINIA'S WARBLERS were calling in several places and their numbers are up since my last visit on 3/24. I heard a familiar sound around the 1/8 mark and recorded my first HEPATIC TANAGER of the year, alternately calling and then giving a partial song.

Saturday, March 28, 1998
A tough day in the field battling the high wind with Pete Quagliana from Chicago. We began our day in Sawmill Canyon and struck out on the trogon and both sapsuckers, managing to scratch out only 20 species in 3 hours. Best birds were 2-BUFF-BREASTED FLYCATCHERS, my second SCOTT'S ORIOLE of the season and my first OLIVE WARBLER since December 3.

Scheelite Canyon produced an easy to find SPOTTED OWL, DUSKY FLYCATCHER, WESTERN SCRUB-JAY and BROWN-THROATED HOUSE WREN.

In the Paton's Yard  we saw five species of hummers: BROAD-BILLED, ANNA'S, COSTA'S, BLACK-CHINNED and VIOLET-CROWNED.  LAZULI BUNTINGS continue.

Patagonia Sanctuary was extremely windy but we got a couple of flying views of GRAY HAWK. a CASSIN'S KINGBIRD, and a couple of PAINTED REDSTARTS -- decidedly uncommon here. As we were leaving, I heard the distinctive whistle of a DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER and a  quick imitation brought the bird in for nice looks -- another season first for me.

At Patagonia Lake State Park we pursued HAMMOND'S and GRAY FLYCATCHERS and managed to get brief but diagnostic views of both despite the nagging wind. Many CASSIN'S KINGBIRDS were present - last weekend I couldn't buy any, and saw only one all day. Today we saw 9 species of flycatchers and it was interesting to see most of them working almost on the ground to get out of the wind. We also saw several LUCY'S WARBLERS foraging on the ground, both here and at the Paton's.

A total of only 77 species for the day, but Pete picked up nine lifers and considering the miserable conditions, that wasn't such a bad result

Sunday, March 29, 1998
Since we missed the trogon in yesterday's high winds, Pete decided that he would like to try again even though the weather was considerably worse. As we left Sierra Vista, the temperature was 32 degrees with light snow falling and the mountains were completely socked in. Screw El Nino.

We arrived in Sawmill around 8:15am and apart from the sound of snow falling, the canyon was deathly silent. However, the wind was gone and that was certainly a big factor in our favor. I'd seen the bird in far worse conditions this winter so I was still hopeful. We systematically worked our way up the canyon and after a couple of hours finally located the ELEGANT TROGON. There was now about 1 inch of snow on the ground and we struggled to keep our footing on the slopes as the bird led us a merry old dance. Trogons are very adept at keeping vegetation in the line of sight, and despite their size, they are masters at silently moving away from you at the rate that you advance. Our strategy to stalk the bird backfired as he managed to cross an open area undetected. That was the end of our luck and unfortunately, except for a flying view, we never did see him. However, under such grim conditions I think I'll chalk this one up as a success!

Tuesday, March 31, 1998
After two stormy days the sun returned again today. Most of the mountain ranges visible from Sierra Vista including those in Mexico have new snow -- a great view. It's opening day of baseball so I ventured out only to the sewage ponds. I have few days off in April so I'm enjoying it while I can! Still not much spring-like activity and I saw only 30 species in an hour around noon. Many wintering ducks continue, 4 species of swallows NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED, BARN, TREE, and CLIFF, VERMILION FLYCATCHER and singing BLACK-THROATED SPARROW.

A night visit to the Huachucas for WHISKERED SCREECH-OWL with Ann White of London, Ontario, was instantly successful. From stepping out the car to driving away again took about 5 minutes. A few whistles brought in a very inquisitive bird -- he flew around a few times and then perched in the open giving us excellent views. 'Tis the season!

This log is in chronological order and the most recent entries are at the bottom of the page.
The last update was on Tuesday, March 31, 1998

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