birdWalker | SCVAS Arizona Day One

SCVAS Arizona Day One on Saturday, August 07, 2010, Led by David Wimpfheimer and Bob Power

photos by Bill Walker, click thumbnails to enlarge

32 Species at 4 Locations

Mallard SW

Pied-billed Grebe SW

Black Vulture SNM

Turkey Vulture SNM

Harris's Hawk SW

We were very surprised to see a Harris's Hawk close by atop of cluster of television antennas at Sweetwater. David and Bob were quite concerned about our odds of seeing it, so this was a very happy find.

American Coot SW

Killdeer SW

Black-necked Stilt SW

Spotted Sandpiper SW

Least Sandpiper SW

Long-billed Dowitcher SW

Wilson's Phalarope SW

Rock Pigeon MSX

White-winged Dove SW

Mourning Dove SW

Gila Woodpecker A-SDM

Black Phoebe SW

Brown-crested Flycatcher A-SDM

Tropical Kingbird SW

Common Raven SW

Verdin A-SDM

Cactus Wren A-SDM

Curve-billed Thrasher MSX

Nesting in a Cholla cactus within the grounds of the Mission

Common Yellowthroat SW

Rufous-winged Sparrow A-SDM

Song Sparrow SW

Northern Cardinal A-SDM

Varied Bunting A-SDM

Red-winged Blackbird SW

Great-tailed Grackle MSX

Hooded Oriole A-SDM

Lesser Goldfinch A-SDM

Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum, AZ = A-SDM

Mission San Xavier, AZ = MSX

Saguaro National Monument, AZ = SNM

Sweetwater Wetlands, AZ = SW

Trip Notes

We started the day at Mission San Xavier for a quick look around the mission and ended up seeing one great desert species, the Curve-billed Thrasher.

We stopped for lunch at the Brown Mountain picnic area of the Saguaro National Monument, where some kind of lizard dropped to the ground right behind Bill's feet and scampered frantically back up the pillar of the picnic shelter.

Trip Map

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