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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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Bird #270 — Phainopepla

Posted on April 1, 1984 by Roger

phainopepla (shining robe) nitens (shining) Sunday, April 1, 1984 — 8:35 am Pima County, Arizona — Road from Continental to Madera Canyon My family and I got up early and headed south to do more birding. The areas we visited … Continue reading →

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