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51 SPECIES SEEN 12/1/08 to 12/7/2008 This week 51 species were sighted along the Anza Trail. Last year, for the same 7 day period, the number was 45; and in 2006 it was 36. For the week before, the numbers for 2007 and 2008 were the same 53 species. The highlights included a Peregrine Falcon sitting in a tree about 200 yards north of Rio Rico Rd. just off the trail. The bird let me get pretty close before he departed a short distance north, but I did not spot it again. About 3/4 of the way up to the cow pens at the golf resort from Bridge Rd., there was a waterthrush. I've recorded it on this report as a Louisana Waterthrush because more of its markings indicated that, but I would not be shocked if it was really a Northern Waterthrush.  A ten second look at the side of the bird showing a white breast, darkly striped, with a sharp demanding,non-metalic chip note,and sitting on a branch two feet above a rapidly moving Santa Cruz River were my clues. Maybe you can find it and verify or repudiate my identification. ~Jim | HERONS, EGRETS, BITTERNS
Great Egret HAWKS, EAGLES, KITES
Cooper's Hawk Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk FALCONS, CARACARAS
American Kestrel Peregrine Falcon RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS Sora PLOVERS, LAPWINGS Killdeer PIGEONS, DOVES
Rock Pigeon Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
White-winged Dove CUCKOOS
Greater Roadrunner
WOODPECKERS
Gila Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Gray Flycatcher Black Phoebe
Say’s Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher KINGLETS
Ruby-crowned Kinglet WRENS
Bewick’s Wren GNATCATCHERS Blue-gray Gnatcatcher CHICKADEES, TITS Bridled Titmouse | NUTHATCHESWhite -breasted Nuthatch PENDULINE TITS
Verdin CROWS, JAYS Chihuahuan Raven Common Raven VIREOS, ALLIES
Plumbeous Vireo Hutton's Vireo FINCHES, SISKINS, CROSSBILLS
House Finch Lesser Goldfinch
WOOD WARBLERS
Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Gray Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush SPARROWS, TOWHEES, JUNCOS
Green-tailed Towhee Abert’s Towhee Rufous-winged Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow Lark Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow SALTATORS, CARDINALS, ALLIES
Northern Cardinal Pyrrhuloxia Lazuli Bunting BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, GRACKLES, ETC.
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