Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #592 — Thick-billed Kingbird

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Roger

tyrannus crassirostris Tumacacori, Arizona — Santa Gertrudis Lane Wednesday, May 11, 2022 — 6:51 am It really shouldn’t be this easy. I continued down Santa Gertrudis Lane to the east, through the mesquite grove, until I came to a strip … Continue reading →

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Bird #591 — Rufous-winged Sparrow

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Roger

peucaea carpalis Tumacacori, Arizona — Santa Gertrudis Lane Wednesday, May 11, 2022 — 6:34 am This sparrow had flown under my radar. I didn’t know it existed until I compiled a list of Arizona specialties before my trip. It’s seen … Continue reading →

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Bird #590 — Whiskered Screech-Owl

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Roger

megascops trichopsis Santa Cruz County, Arizona — Coronado National Forest — Harshaw Road Monday, May 9, 2022 — 9:38 pm During the three hours we birded up and down Harshaw Road, we saw four vehicles. All four of them were … Continue reading →

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Bird #589 — Elf Owl

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Roger

micrathene whitneyi Santa Cruz County, Arizona — Coronado National Forest — Harshaw Road Monday, May 9, 2022 — 7:44 pm I hired a local guy online to take me owling and show me Elf, Whiskered-Screech, and Spotted Owls, and a … Continue reading →

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Bird #588 — Green Kingfisher

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Roger

chloroceryle americana Rio Rico, Arizona — Guy Tobin Trailhead on the De Anza Trail Monday, May 9, 2022 — 12:06 pm A woman I met in Tubac assured me that the Rio Rico section of trail, where I’d been earlier … Continue reading →

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