2/18 to 2/24

SPECIES SEEN
From 2/11/2008 to 2/17/2008 ~ 67 seen

The highlights for the week include a Merlin seen north of Rio Rico; it was the first for me along the trail this season.

The Lawrence's Goldfinches remain primarily south of Clark's Crossing. Plumbeous and Hutton's Vireos and the Dusky Flycatcher are some evidence that birds are starting to migrate in small numbers. Also, one male Vermilion Flycatcher was seen north of Rio Rico where it was not spotted previously this winter.

A Savannah Sparrow was found about an hour walk north of Rio Rico Rd. along the trail.

Again, the Pied-billed Grebe and the Great Egret (2 individuals) were seen at the Rio Rico ponds, about 1/4 mile east of the trail. The ducks on the pond could not be identified because of the position of the sun at the time I visited.

No evidence this week of raptor migration along the river.

~Jim Karp

GREBES
Pied-billed Grebe

HERONS, EGRETS, BITTERNS
Great Egret

DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS
American Wigeon

Green-winged Teal

Mallard
Northern Shoveler

Romg-necked Duck

HAWKS, EAGLES, KITES
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk

FALCONS, CARACARAS

American Kestrel

Merlin

NEW WORLD QUAIL
Gambel’s Quail

RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS
American Coot

PLOVERS, LAPWINGS
Killdeer

PIGEONS, DOVES
Rock Pigeon

Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
White-winged Dove

CUCKOOS
Greater Roadrunner

HUMMINGBIRDS
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird

WOODPECKERS
Gila Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Gray Flycatcher

Dusky Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Say’s Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher

WAGTAILS, PIPITS

American Pipit

KINGLETS
Ruby-crowned Kinglet

SILKY-FLYCATCHERS
Phainopepla

WRENS
Bewick’s Wren

MOCKINGBIRDS, THRASHERS
Northern Mockingbird

THRUSHES

Western Bluebird

American Robin

GNATCATCHERS

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

CHICKADEES, TITS

Bridled Titmouse

NUTHATCHES

White-breasted Nuthatch

PENDULINE TITS
Verdin

CROWS, JAYS

Common Raven

STARLINGS
European Starling

OLD WORLD SPARROWS
House Sparrow

VIREOS, ALLIES
Plumbeous Vireo

Hutton's Vireo

FINCHES, SISKINS, CROSSBILLS
House Finch

Pine Siskin

Lesser Goldfinch
Lawrence’s Goldfinch

WOOD WARBLERS

Yellow-rumped Warbler

SPARROWS, TOWHEES, JUNCOS
Green-tailed Towhee
Abert’s Towhee

Rufous-winged Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Brewer’s Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow

Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

SALTATORS, CARDINALS, ALLIES
Northern Cardinal

BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, GRACKLES, ETC.
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Brewer’s Blackbird

Anza Trail Coalition of Arizona

Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail