3/3 to 3/9

SPECIES SEEN
From 3/3/2008 to 3/9/2008 ~ 74 seen

The biggest news of the week is that 74 species were found on the trail. If memeory serves, 67 was the highest previous week this season (since November).

Though I had many failed attempts to find the rare White-eyed Vireo, it presented itself on Friday right where others had reported it, across from the fence that separates the sewage treatment plant property from the county park at the east end of Tubac.

A first of season Common Black-hawk was seen south of Clark's Crossing on Wednesday. When the wind shifts to a more southerly direction, I am confident the raptor migration along the Santa Cruz will pick up.

A Merlin was located north of Rio Rico.

Though I have had 3 separate sightings of female Lazuli Buntings this winter, a beautiful male sat atop a tree just south of the "borrow pit" on Monday. Last year, we located Lazuli Buntings with some degree of regularity along the trail.

Vermilion Flycatchers seem to be everywhere, and Wilson's Warblers are moving into the area.

~ Jim Karp

GREBES
Pied-billed Grebe

HERONS, EGRETS, BITTERNS
Great Blue Heron

DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS
American Wigeon

Mallard
Northern Shoveler

NEW WORLD VULTURES
Turkey Vulture

HAWKS, EAGLES, KITES

Shar-shinned Hawk

Cooper’s Hawk

Common Black 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

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

Gilded Flicker

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Hammond's Flycatcher

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

Curv-billed Thrasher

THRUSHES

Western Bluebird

American Robin

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
White-eyed Vireo

Plumbeous Vireo

FINCHES, SISKINS, CROSSBILLS
House Finch

Lesser Goldfinch
Lawrence’s Goldfinch

WOOD WARBLERS

Orange-crowned Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Wilson's Warbler

SPARROWS, TOWHEES, JUNCOS
Green-tailed Towhee

Spotted 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

Pyrrhuloxia

Lazuli Bunting

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

Great-tailed Grackle

Anza Trail Coalition of Arizona

Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail