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54
SPECIES SEEN
12/8/08 to 12/14/2008  
 
There were 54 species sighted along the Anza Trail this week.  This contrasts with 51 in 2007 and 46 in 2006. A Great-horned Owl was seen 20 minutes south of Clark's Crossing, the second in the last few weeks.  Savannah Sparrows are being seen regularly in the open weedy area on the spur leading into the Tubac Presidio.  A Northern Harrier was seen north of Rio Rico Rd, and Inca Doves were flushed opposite the Santiago section of Barrio de Tubac.  In contrast to other recent years, Black-throated Gray Warblers are being seen almost every time out and along every section of the trail.  The best find for the week, which I did not see, was a Northern Parula Warbler south of Bridge Rd.  ~Jim 

NEW WORLD VULTURES
Black Vulture
 
HAWKS, EAGLES, KITES
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
 
FALCONS, CARACARAS
American Kestrel
 
RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS
Sora
 
PLOVERS, LAPWINGS
Killdeer
 
PIGEONS, DOVES
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
White-winged Dove
Inca Dove
 
CUCKOOS
Greater Roadrunner
 
OWLS
Great Horned Owl
 
HUMMINGBIRDS
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
 
WOODPECKERS
Gila Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
 
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Gray Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Say’s Phoebe
 
KINGLETS
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
 
WRENS
Bewick’s Wren

 

MOCKINGBIRDS, THRASHERS
Northern Mockingbird
Curve-billed Thrasher 
 
GNATCATCHERS

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

CHICKADEES, TITS

Bridled Titmouse

 

NUTHATCHES

White-breasted Nuthatch

 

PENDULINE TITS
Verdin

 

CROWS, JAYS

Chihuahuan Raven

Common Raven

 

STARLINGS
European Starling

 

OLD WORLD SPARROWS
House Sparrow 

 

VIREOS, ALLIES
Cassin's Vireo

Hutton's Vireo

 

FINCHES, SISKINS, CROSSBILLS
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
 

WOOD WARBLERS

Orange-crowned Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Gray Warbler

Wilson's Warbler

 

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

 

BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, GRACKLES, ETC.
Red-winged Blackbird

Brewer's Blackbird