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Bird #275 — Cooper’s Hawk

Posted on April 1, 1984 by Roger

accipiter (hawk) cooperii (in honor of William Cooper, of New York, who shot the bird which Charles Lucien Bonaparte described for science in 1828) Sunday, April 1, 1984 — 11:45 am Patagonia, Arizona — Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Sanctuary This sanctuary is … Continue reading →

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Bird #274 — White-tailed Kite

Posted on April 1, 1984 by Roger

elanus (kite) leucurus Sunday, April 1, 1984 — 11:00 am Sonoita, Arizona — Route 82, just south of town We were driving away from Sonoita when Mom suddenly yelled, “What’s that?” She pulled the van over to the side of … Continue reading →

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Bird #273 — Cassin’s Kingbird

Posted on April 1, 1984 by Roger

tyrannus (monarch) vociferans (to cry out) Sunday, April 1, 1984 — 9:50 am Pima County, Arizona — Road from Continental to Sonoita We came down out of the Santa Rita Mountains onto flatter pastureland. We spotted a couple Cassin’s Kingbirds … Continue reading →

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Bird #272 — Mexican Jay

Posted on April 1, 1984 by Roger

aphelocoma (from apheles, smooth, and kome, hair) ultramarina (blue) Sunday, April 1, 1984 — 9:45 am Coronado National Forest, Arizona — Road between Continental and Sonoita We continued along the dirt road through the scrubby, rocky Santa Rita Mountains. The … Continue reading →

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Bird #271 — Vermilion Flycatcher

Posted on April 1, 1984 by Roger

pyrocephalus (from pyros, fire, and kephale, head) rubinus (red) Sunday, April 1, 1984 — 9:00 am Coronado National Forest, Arizona — Road from Continental to Sonoita This is an incredibly beautiful bird. We were driving along the same road where … Continue reading →

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