BIRD WALKS WITH MATT NORRIS
Anza Trail, Amado Sewage Pond, Madera Canyon
Birdwalk Checklist from 21 April, 2013
By Matt Norris |
- Blue Grosbeak - 10+
- Bewick’s Wren - 15+
- Northern Cardinal - 6m/2f
- Mourning Dove - 25+
- White-winged Dove - 30+
- Great-tailed Grackle - 10+
- Rufous-winged Sparrow - 6
- Lucy’s warbler - 15+
- Lesser Goldfinch - 30+
- Turkey Vulture - 31
- Broad-billed Hummingbird - 15+
- Summer Tanager - 7m/5f
- Wilson’s Warbler - 3
- Cassin’s Kingbird - 10+
- Osprey
- Gray Hawk - 6
- Northern-beardless Tyrannulet - 4
- Black Phoebe - 2
- Common Yellowthroat - 7
- Black-headed Grosbeak - 9m/4f
- Abert’s Towhee - 8
- Gila Woodpecker - 13+
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker - 2m/1f
- Pacific-sloped Flycatcher - 3
- Yellow-headed Blackbird - 5m flyover
- Bell’s Vireo - 5
- Lark Sparrow - 10+
- Barn Swallow - 15+
- Brown-headed Cowbird - 3
- Violet-green Swallow - 4
- Cliff Swallow - 8+
- White-breasted Nuthatch - 10+
- Red-shafted Flicker - 2
- Western Kingbird - 3
- Cooper’s Hawk - 4
- Black-chinned Hummingbird - 7+
- Bridled Titmouse - 20+
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher - 5+
- Yellow Warbler - 2
- Song Sparrow - 7
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- Audubon’s Warbler - 3
- Broad-winged Hawk!!!!!
- Swainson’s Hawk - 2
- Mallard -5+
- Wild Turkey
- Chipping Sparrow - 3
- Gray Flycatcher
- Lazuli Bunting 15+
- House Finch - 5+
- Bullock’s Oriole - 2
- Common Raven - 6
- Vermilion Flycatcher - 6m/2f
- Verdin - 5+
- Ash-throated Flycatcher - 2
- Lincoln’s Sparrow
- Orange-crowned Warbler - 3
- Phainopepla - 3m
- Lesser Scaup
- Ring-necked Duck - 7
- American Coot - 6
- Black-necked Stilt
- Ruddy Duck - 2
- Least Sandpiper - 3
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Mexican Jay - 20+
- Acorn Woodpecker - 2
- Magnificent Hummingbird - 1m/1f
- Pine Siskin - 15+
- Anna’s Hummingbird - 2m/1f
- Rufous Hummingbird - 1f
- Broad-tailed Hummingbird 5m/3f
- Painted Redstart - 2
- American Robin - 2
- Hooded Oriole - 1m/1f
- Hepatic Tanager - 1f
- Yellow-eyed Junco
- Calliope Hummingbird - 1f
- Nashville Warbler!!
- Brown-throated Wren (subspecies of House Wren)
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Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park
November Bird Walk Checklist
11-18-12
By Matt Norris
Note: all photos attached are credited to and taken by Pete & Pam Baum during trip.
Orchard Oriole - Adult Female
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - immature male
Canyon Wren - Adult
Birds are listed in Phylogenetic Order (order found in field guides)
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- Gambel’s Quail – HB
- Pie-billed Grebe – 1
- Harris’s Hawk – 1 (HWY 77)
- Red-tailed Hawk – 35 (along power poles from 77/79 junction up to BTA)
- American Kestrel – 3f 1m
- American Coot – 1
- Mourning Dove – 7
- Inca Dove – 10+
- Greater Roadrunner – (Catalina)
- Broad-billed Hummingbird – 1m
- Anna’s Hummingbird – 1f 1m
- Gila Woodpecker – 7
- Northern Flicker – (Red-shafted subspecies)
- *Red-naped Sapsucker – 1f 2m
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker – HB
- Black Phoebe – 3
- *Plumbeous Vireo – 1
- **Cassin’s Vireo – 1
- Common raven – Fly over(had 13 along HWY 79)
- Verdin – 6
- House Wren – HB
- Cactus Wren – 3 (1 with nesting material)
- Rock Wren – HB
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- *Canyon Wren – 4
- Marsh Wren – HB
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 5+
- Black-tailed Gnatcatcher – HB
- *Hermit Thrush – 2
- American Robin – 5+
- Northern Mockingbird – 6
- Curve-billed Thrasher – 3
- Phainopepla – 2f 1m
- Orange-crowned Warbler – 1 lutescens subspecies
- Yellow-Rumped Warbler – 15+ Audubon’s / 1 Myrtle’s
- *Green-tailed Towhee – 3
- Canyon Towhee – 1
- Aberts Towhee – 5+
- Black-throated Sparrow – HB
- White-crowned Sparrow – 20+ Gambel ‘s / 1 Mountain
- Dark-eyed Junco – 1 Oregon subspecies
- **Rose-breasted Grosbeak – 1m Immature
- Northern Cardinal – 2f 3m
- **Orchard Oriole – 1f
- House Finch – 1m
- Lesser Goldfinch – 1f 2m
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Bird Index
F = female, M = male
HB = bird heard not seen
* = good bird sightings, ** = trip birds, + = rough # estimate |
Sweetwater
September 16, 2012
By - Matt Norris
54 Species
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- Mourning Dove- 6
- Killdeer- 10+
- Rock Pigeon- 10+
- Gila Woodpecker- 2
- Barn Swallow- 20+ *MIG
- House Finch- m+f
- Song Sparrow- 10+
- American Coot- 20+
- Sora- 7+ (all individuals HB *MIG
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow- 1a *MIG
- Violet-green Swallow- 1a *MIG
- Summer Tanager- f *MIG
- Yellow-headed Blackbird- 50+ *MIG
- Lesser Goldfinch- 5+ (all individuals HB
- White-crowned Sparrow- 1a (Gambel’s subspecies *MIG
- Red-winged Blackbird- 30+
- **Cooper’s Hawk- f+imm
- Black Phoebe- 2
- Common Gallinule- 4+imm
- European Starling- 8
- Verdin- 5+
- Abert’s Towhee- 3
- Curve-billed Thrasher
- **Wilson’s Phalarope- 3 *MIG
- Least Sandpiper- 15+ *MIG
- **White-faced Ibis- 5+ *MIG
- **Black-necked Stilt- 1a *MIG
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- Cinnamon Teal- 3m+5f
- Mallard- 70+
- Red-tailed Hawk- 2a
- Blue-winged Teal- 2m+3f *MIG
- Green-winged Teal- 1m *MIG
- Great-tailed Grackle- 3f+m
- Marsh Wren- 4+ *MIG
- Northern Shoveler- 100+ *MIG
- Common Yellowthroat- 7+ *MIG
- Pie-billed Grebe- 3
- Gambel’s Quail- HB
- Turkey Vulture- 3 *MIG
- **Harris Hawk- 3+imm
- Orange-crowned Warbler *MIG
- American Kestral- f
- Anna’s Hummingbird- m
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker- m+f
- **Tropical Kingbird *MIG
- **Green Heron- 2
- **Neotropical Cormorant
- Eurasion Collared-dove
- **Black-crowned Night-heron- 1st yr cycle
- Wilson’s Warbler- f or imm *MIG
- White-winged Dove- *MIG
- **Ruddy Duck- m+3f
- Gadwall *MIG
- Yellow Warbler- m *MIG
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INDEX: f= female, m= male, a= adult, HB= heard bird, Imm= immature
*MIG= migratory (note: only pertains to species that are not found year round around SE Arizona.)
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Madera Canyon Birdwalk August 26th, 2012
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Field trip guide - Matt Norris
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Accompanied by: Brian Walsh
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Group Included: Margaret Kish, Carolyn Schlager, Edella Schlager, Lori Maurer, and Wendy Edmonds.
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1. *Wild Turkey 5
2. Turkey Vulture 8+
3. Red-tailed Hawk 3
4. Band-tailed Pigeon (heard bird
5. Mourning Dove 9
6. White-winged Dove 15+
7. *Yellow-billed Cuckoo (heard bird
8. White-throated Swift 4
9. Broad-billed Hummingbird 30+
10. *Violet-crowned Hummingbird
11. *Magnificent Hummingbird 3m 2f
12. Black-chinned Hummingbird 20+
13. Anna’s Hummingbird 1m
14. Broad-tailed Hummingbird 2m 1f
15. *Rufous Hummingbird 1m
16. Acorn Woodpecker 20+
17. Gila Woodpecker 1m
18. Ladder-backed Woodpecker 8+
19. *Arizona Woodpecker 2m
20. Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet (heard bird
21. Dusky-capped Flycatcher (heard bird
22. *Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher 2
23. Western Kingbird 3
24. Plumbeous Vireo 4+
25. Bell’s Vireo 3
26. Hutton’s Vireo 2
27. Mexican Jay 20+
28. Common Raven 8+
29. Bridled Titmouse 20+ |
30. Verdin 5+
31. White-breasted Nuthatch 15+
32. Rock Wren 4
33. Bewick’s Wren 2
34. Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (heard bird
35. Orange-crowned Warbler 2
36. *Black-throated Gray Warbler 1m
37. Wilson’s Warbler 1m
38. *Painted Redstart 5
39. Spotted Towhee (heard bird
40. Canyon Towhee 6+
41. Abert’s Towhee
42. Rufous-winged Sparrow 10+
43. *Botteri’s Sparrow 20+
44. White-crowned Sparrow (heard bird
45. Summer Tanager (heard bird
46. Northern Cardinal 2m
47. ***Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1f
48. Black-headed Grosbeak 3m
49. Blue Grosbeak 5m 2f
50. *Varied Bunting 7m 1f
51. Bullock’s Oriole 2f
52. House Finch 8
53. Lesser Goldfinch 30+
Birds below were seen in Florida Canyon after Birdwalk by Matt Norris, Larry Norris, & Brian Walsh to continue the days count.
54. Ash-throated Flycatcher
55. Black-throated Sparrow 15+
56. ***Golden Eagle (1st cycle immature
57. Cactus Wren (heard bird
58. Warbling Vireo
59. ***Whiskered Screech-Owl (heard bird
60. *Cordilleran Flycatcher |
Legend:
f=female m=male
+ = estimated number of individuals * = birds of the day
(heard bird = bird not seen. only call or song was heard to identify species
Total for bird walk was 53 Species
Total day list was 60 species
Snakes:
- Sonoran Coachwhip
- Mountain Kingsnake
Lizards seen:
- Sonoran Spotted Whiptail
- Yarro Spiny Lizard
- Mountain Horned Lizard
- Madrean Alligator Lizard
- Tree Lizard
Mammals Seen:
- Coatimundi
- Coue’s Whitetail Deer
- Arizona Gray Squirrel
- Rock Squirrel
Numerous species of Butterflies of many colors were seen from the bottom of the canyons all the way up to the tops.
Had a great time birding and I thank you all who participated. Can’t wait to see return and new faces on the September 16th BirdWalk to Sweet Water Wetlands.
Happy Birding,
Matt Norris |
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Left- Black Chinned Hummingbirds; Right - Broad Billed Hummingbirds |
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Wild Turkeys |
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Matt Norris & a Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake |
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Trip members viewing a Mountain Horned Lizard |
Birds observed Mount Lemmon, June 24, 2012
- Bridled Titmouse-20+
- White - throated Swift - 5
- Spotted Towhee - 14
- Mexican Jay - 20+
- Black - headed Grosbeak - 6
- Hermit Thrush - 30+
- *Pygmy Nuthatch - 12 - 15
- White - breasted Nuthatch - 15+
- *Yellow - eyed Junco - 40+
- House Wren (brown - throated) - 35+
- Dusky - capped Flycatcher - 3
- Bushtit - 10+
- *Hairy Woodpecker - 1f
- Turkey Vulture - 5+
- Ash - throated Flycatcher - 2
- Red - breasted Nuthatch - HB
- **Black - throated Grey Warbler - 3f
- Broad - tailed Hummingbird - 11
- *Cordilleran Flycatcher - 25+
- Western Wood - peewee - 1
- Plumbeous Vireo - 3
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- Blue Grosbeak - HB
- ** *Buff - Breasted Flycatcher - 1
- Pine Siskin - 1
- *Zone - tailed Hawk - 1 juve
- Mallard - 2m/5f
- **Western Tanager - 4m/2f
- Red - shafted Flicker - 1m/2f
- Audubon’s Warbler - 20+
- *Steller’s Jay - 18
- *Mountain Chickadee - 10+
- Brown Creeper - 1
- **Red - Faced Warbler - 4
- ** *Wild Turkey - 3f/9 juve
- Violet - green Swallow - 2
- Magnificent Hummingbird - 1f
- *Western Bluebird - 1m/1f/1 juve
- American Robin - 20+
- Common Raven - 7
- **Red Crossbill - 3
- **Virginia’s Warbler - 1 juve
- Olive - sided Flycatcher - 1
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Total Species seen 42
M= Male / F= Female / Juve= Juvenile
*= Target Birds **= Highlight birds
HB= heard bird, not seen |
Birds observed
Torres Blanca Golf Course & Madera Canyon
27 May, 2012
- White-faced Ibis (TB)
- Killdeer(TB)
- Gambel’s Quail - 10+ (TB)
- Montezuma Quail –called and song
- *Wild Turkey – 7
- Turkey Vulture
- Zone-tailed Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk – 4
- White-winged Dove - 15+
- Mourning Dove - 20+
- Greater Roadrunner – 2
- Broad-billed Hummingbird - 15+
- Violet-crowned Hummingbird - 1f
- *Magnificent Hummingbird - 5+
- Black-chinned Hummingbird - 7
- Anna’s Hummingbird - 1f
- Calliope Hummingbird - 1m
- Broad-tailed Hummingbird
- *Elegant Trogon - 1m
- Acorn Woodpecker - 20+
- Gila Woodpecker –called only
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker - 1m
- Arizona Woodpecker –called only
- Western Wood-Peewee - 3 + on nest
- Say’s Phoebe (TB)
- Vermilion Flycatcher - 1m (TB)
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher - 8+
- Ash-throated Flycatcher - 3
- Brown-crested Flycatcher
- *Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher - 4
- Western Kingbird
- Tropical Kingbird
- Bell’s Vireo - 5
- Plumbeous Vireo - 5 + on nest
- Hutton’s Vireo - 2 + on nest
- Mexican Jay - 9+
- Common Raven – 5 (TB)
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow (TB)
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- Barn Swallow – 9 (TB)
- Bridled Titmouse - 15+
- Verdin -song
- White-breasted Nuthatch - 3
- Bewick’s Wren 6+
- *House Wren (Brown-throated subspecies) - 2
- Swainson’s Thrush
- American Robin
- Northern Mockingbird
- Curve-billed Thrasher (TB)
- European Starling - 6
- Phainopepla - 1m
- Lucy’s Warbler - 6
- Yellow Warbler -song
- Black-throated Gray Warbler - 5+
- *Painted Redstart - 3
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow - 2
- Canyon Towhee
- Aberts Towhee - 2
- Botteri’s Sparrow -song
- Black-throated Sparrow
- Hepatic Tanager - 5
- Summer Tanager - m + f
- Western Tanager - 5+
- Northern Cardinal - 1m
- *Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1m
- Black-headed Grosbeak - 13+
- Blue Grosbeak - m + f
- *Varied Bunting - 2m
- Red-winged Blackbird - 1f (TB)
- Great-tailed Grackle - 7+ (TB)
- Bronzed Cowbird - 5+
- Brown-headed Cowbird - 20+
- *Hooded Oriole - 1m
- House Finch - 10+
- Pine Siskin
- Lesser Goldfinch - 15+
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Total species observed - 75
M = male/ F = female
+ = approximate number ; * = targeted species
(TB) – Torres Blanca;
species without TB noted were seen in both Torres Blanca and Madera Canyon or only in Madera Canyon
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Birds Observed - Madera Canyon, April 29, 2012
- Gambel's Quail- call
- *Wild Turkey- 4m + 11f
- Cooper's Hawk- 1f + 1f on nest
- American Kestral- 1m
- Red-tailed Hawk- 1
- Turkey Vulture- 1
- Eurasian Collared-dove- 1
- Mourning Dove- 3
- White-winged Dove- 5+
- *Northern Pygmy owl- (gnoma "mountain" subspecies) call -Larry Norris, Brian Jones
- *Elegant Trogon- 1m *Time viewed at 12;36 to 12:52pm\
- Broad-billed Hummingbird- 10m + 6+f's
- *Magnificent Hummingbird- 2m + 2f
- Black-chinned Hummingbird- 3m + 2f
- Anna's Hummingbird- 2m
- Broad-tailed Hummingbird- 3m + 1f
- Acorn Woodpecker- 20+
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker- 2
- *Arizona Woodpecker- 2m
- *Hammond's Flycatcher- 1
- Dusky Flycatcher- 7+
- Brown-crested Flycatcher- 2
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher- 13+
- Ash-throated Flycatcher- 1
- Cassin's Vireo- 1
- Plumbeous Vireo- 10+ 1 building nest
- Bell's Vireo- 8
- Hutton's Vireo- 3
- Mexican Jay- 30+
- Common Raven- 2
- Bridled Titmouse- 10+
- Verdin- 2
- White-breasted Nuthatch- 4
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- Brown Creeper- 1
- Canyon Wren- 1
- House Wren- all are of the "brown-throated" subspecies. + 1 in nest
- Bewick's Wren- 6+
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 2m
- Swainson's Thrush- 3
- Hermit Thrush- 1
- European Starling- 1
- Orange-crowned Warbler- 1f
- Lucy's Warbler- 5+
- Audubon's Warbler- 10+
- Black-throated Grey Warbler- 5+
- *Hermit Warbler- 2m
- *Townsend's Warbler- 3m+2f
- Painted Redstart- 7
- Abert's Towhee- 2
- Rufous-winged Sparrow- 5+
- *Botteri's Sparrow- call
- Chipping Sparrow- 15+
- Black-throated Sparrow- 5+
- Mountain White-crowned Sparrow- 1
- Hepatic Tanager- 3m+1f+1f on nest
- Summer Tanager- call
- Western Tanager- 2m+2f
- Northern Cardinal- 1m+1f
- *Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 1m
- Black-headed Grosbeak- 15+
- *Lazuli Bunting- 5m+1f
- Brown-headed Cowbird- 2m+2f
- Hooded Oriole- 1m
- House Finch- 1m
- Lesser Goldfinch- 10+
- Pine Siskin- 2
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66 bird species total
* Target bird species of trips
m- male/ f- female |
Birds observed - Sweet Water Wetlands, April 1, 2012
- Gadwall 20+
- American Widgeon 4
- Mallard 50+
- Blue-winged Teal 2 pair
- Cinnamon Teal 5+
- Northern Shoveler 200+
- Ruddy Duck 10+
- Pie-billed Grebe 2
- *Double-crested Cormorant 1
- Great Blue Heron1
- Turkey Vulture 2
- *Harris Hawk 1
- Red-tailed Hawk -pair with 2 nesting young +1 (5)
- *Sora 2
- Common Gallinule 1
- American Coot 20+
- Killdeer 3
- Black-necked Stilt 7+
- American Avocet 2
- *Solitary Sandpiper 1
- Least Sandpiper 5
- Long-billed Dowitcher 9
- *Ring-billed Gull 1 adult
- Rock Pigeon 1
- White-winged Dove 5+
- Mourning Dove 20+
- Inca Dove 1
- urasian Collared-dove 4
- *Great Horned Owl adult+1young in nest
- Black-chinned Hummingbird 1 male
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- Anna's Hummingbird 1 male
- Gila Woodpecker 1
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1 male
- Black Phoebe 1
- Violet-green Swallow 5
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
- Barn Swallow 2
- Phainopepla 1 male
- Verdin 5+
- Marsh Wren 1
- Cactus Wren 3+
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
- European Starling 15+
- Orange-crowned Warbler 4 - 5
- Lucy's Warbler 3 singing
- Yellow Warbler 10+
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Audubon's subspecies 20+
- Myrtle's subspecies 1 female
- Common Yellowthroat 4
- Abert's Towhee 3
- Song Sparrow 5+
- Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow 10+
- Red-winged Blackbird 100+
- Yellow-headed Blackbird 30+
- Great-tailed Grackle 10+
- Brown-headed Cowbird 1 male
- House Finch 5+
- Lesser Goldfinch (Green backed) 10+
- House Sparrow 1 male
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Total species observed - 59 |
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