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CENTURY CLUB   Red-billed Tropicbird/©Greg Lasley

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ABA DONOR TRIP

Chiricahua Mountains and environs, Southeast Arizona

with Jon Dunn and Paul Green
22-28 July 2002

Report

Bird List
Column 1 = number of days recorded
Column 2 = greatest daily total
N = nest or dependent young observed
H = heard only

Eared Grebe

1

3

Podiceps nigricollis

Great Blue Heron

2

1

Ardea herodias

Snowy Egret

1

1

Egretta thula

White-faced Ibis

1

15

Plegadis chihi

Turkey Vulture

6

35

Cathartes aur

Cinnamon Teal

2

2

Anas cyanoptera

Ruddy Duck

1

40

Oxyura jamaicensis

Sharp-shinned Hawk

1

1

Accipiter striatus

Cooper's Hawk

5

3

Accipiter cooperii

Short-tailed Hawk

1

1

Buteo brachyurus

Swainson's Hawk

4

8

Buteo swainsonii

Zone-tailed Hawk

1

2

Buteo albonotatus

Red-tailed Hawk

5

15

Buteo jamaicensis

American Kestrel

3

3

Falco sparverius

Scaled Quail

3

15

Callipepla squamata pallida

Gambel's Quail

5

10

Callipepla gambelii

American Coot

2

3

Fulica americana

Semipalmated Plover

1

2

Charadrius semipalmatus

Killdeer

1

2

Charadrius vociferus

Black-necked Stilt

1

8

Himantopus mexicanus

American Avocet

1

30

Recurvirostra americana

Greater Yellowlegs

1

2

Tringa melanoleuca

Lesser Yellowlegs

1

10

Tringa flavipes

Spotted Sandpiper

1

4

Actitis macularia

Western Sandpiper

1

10

Calidris mauri

Least Sandpiper

1

10

Calidris minutilla

Baird's Sandpiper

1

20

Calidris bairdii

Stilt Sandpiper

1

2

Calidris himatopus

Long-billed Dowitcher

1

8

Limnodromus scolopaceus

Wilson's Phalarope

1

150

Phalaropus tricolor

Black Tern

1

2

Chlidonias niger

Rock Dove

2

10

Columba livia

Band-tailed Pigeon

5

12

Columba fasciata

White-winged Dove

6

30

Zenaida asiatica

Mourning Dove

6

16

Zenaida macroura

Inca Dove

2

3

Columbina inca

Greater Roadrunner

3

3

Geococcyx californianus

Western Screech-Owl

1

2

Otus kennicottii

Whiskered Screech-Owl

1

1

Otus trichopsis

Elf Owl

1

1

H

Micrathene whitneyi

Spotted Owl

1

1

Strix occidentalis lucida

Lesser Nighthawk

1

1

Chordeiles acutipennis

White-throated Swift

4

30

Aeronautes saxatalis

Broad-billed Hummingbird

1

8

Cynanthus latirostris

White-eared Hummingbird

1

1

Hylocharis leucotis

Violet-crowned Hummingbird

4

1

Amazilia violiceps

Blue-throated Hummingbird

6

8

Lampornis clemenciae

Magnificent Hummingbird

6

10

N

Eugenes fulgens

Lucifer Hummingbird

1

1

Calothorax lucifer

Black-chinned Hummingbird

6

300

N

Archilochus alexandri

Anna's Hummingbird

3

50

Calypte anna

Costa's Hummingbird

1

1

Calypte costae

Calliope Hummingbird

6

10

Stellula calliope

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

6

25

Selasphorus platycercus

Rufous Hummingbird

6

10

Selasphorus rufus

Allen's Hummingbird

2

1

Selasphorus sasin

Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird

5

20

S. rufus/S. sassin

Elegant Trogon

1

2

Trogon elegans

Acorn Woodpecker

6

10

Melanerpes formicivorus

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

6

4

Picoides scalaris

Hairy Woodpecker

2

2

Picoides villosus icastus

Arizona Woodpecker

5

4

Picoides arizonae

Northern Flicker ("Red-shafted")

4

6

Colaptes auratus collaris

Greater Pewee

2

2

Contopus pertinax

Western Wood-Pewee

5

20

N

Contopus sordidulus

Cordilleran Flycatcher

3

8

Empidonax occidentalis

Black Phoebe

4

2

Sayornis nigricans

Say's Phoebe

2

3

Sayornis saya

Dusky-capped Flycatcher

2

8

Myiarchus tuberculifer

Ash-throated Flycatcher

5

6

Myiarchus cinerascens

Brown-crested Flycatcher

6

5

Myiarchus tyrannulus magister

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher

1

1

Myiodynastes luteiventris

Cassin's Kingbird

6

12

Tyrannus vociferans

Western Kingbird

4

10

Tyrannus verticalis

Loggerhead Shrike

3

12

Lanius ludovicianus

Plumbeous Vireo

4

5

Vireo plumbeus

Hutton's Vireo

4

5

Vireo huttoni stephensi

Warbling Vireo

1

1

Vireo gilvus swainsoni

Steller's Jay

3

5

Cyanocitta stelleri macrolopha

Western Scrub-Jay

1

3

Aphelocoma californica woodhousei

Mexican Jay

6

30

Aphelocoma ultramarina arizonae

Chihuahuan Raven

5

50

Corvus cryptoleucus

Common Raven

5

5

Corvus corax

Tree Swallow

1

1

Tachycineta bicolor

Violet-green Swallow

2

10

Tachycineta thalassina

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

1

1

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Cliff Swallow

3

20

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Barn Swallow

4

25

Hirundo rustica

Mexican Chickadee

2

12

Poecile sclateri

Bridled Titmouse

6

10

Baeolophus wollweberi

Juniper Titmouse

2

2

Baeolophus ridgwayi

Verdin

3

1

Auriparus flaviceps

Bushtit

2

12

Psaltriparus minimus plumbeus

Red-breasted Nuthatch

2

10

Sitta canadensis

White-breasted Nuthatch

6

10

Sitta carolinensis nelsoni

Pygmy Nuthatch

2

10

Sitta pygmaea

Brown Creeper

4

6

Certhia americana albescens

Cactus Wren

5

12

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

Rock Wren

1

2

Salpinctes obsoletus

Canyon Wren

3

3

Catherpes mexicanus

Bewick's Wren

2

3

Thryomanes bewickii eremophilus

House Wren

1

2

H

Troglodytes aedon

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

2

1

Polioptila caerulea

Eastern Bluebird

1

3

Sialia sialis fulva

Hermit Thrush

2

2

Catharus guttatus auduboni

Northern Mockingbird

3

4

Mimus polyglottos

Bendire's Thrasher

1

1

Toxostoma bendirei

Curve-billed Thrasher

5

4

Toxostoma curvirostre celsum

European Starling

1

1

Sturnus vulgaris

Phainopepla

2

4

Phainopepla nitens

Olive Warbler

2

10

Peucedramus taeniatus

Virginia's Warbler

1

2

Vermivora virginiae

Lucy's Warbler

1

1

Vermivora luciae

Black-throated Gray Warbler

3

3

Dendroica nigrescens

Hermit Warbler

1

2

Dendroica occidentalis

Grace's Warbler

1

1

Dendroica graciae

Red-faced Warbler

3

2

Cardellina rubrifrons

Painted Redstart

2

1

Myioborus pictus

Hepatic Tanager

3

3

Piranga flava hepatica

Summer Tanager

6

3

Piranga rubra cooperi

Western Tanager

6

2

Piranga ludoviciana

Spotted Towhee

3

3

Pipilo maculates montanus

Canyon Towhee

5

8

Pipilo fuscus

Cassin's Sparrow

2

2

Aimophila cassinii

Botteri's Sparrow

1

1

Aimophila botterii arizonae

Rufous-crowned Sparrow

3

2

Aimophila ruficeps scottii

Chipping Sparrow

3

6

Spizella passerina

Black-chinned Sparrow

1

2

Spizella atrogularis evura

Lark Sparrow

4

15

Chondestes grammacus

Black-throated Sparrow

3

8

Amphispiza bilineata

Lark Bunting

1

1

Calamospiza melanocorys

Yellow-eyed Junco

2

20

Junco phaeonotus

Northern Cardinal

6

1

Cardinalis cardinalis

Pyrrhuloxia

2

1

Cardinalis sinuatus

Black-headed Grosbeak

6

12

Pheucticus melanocephalus

Blue Grosbeak

3

5

Guiraca caerulea

Lazuli Bunting

1

1

Passerina amoena

Red-winged Blackbird

1

1

Agelaius phoeniceus

Eastern Meadowlark

3

5

Sturnella magna lilianae

Great-tailed Grackle

4

30

Quiscalus mexicanus

Bronzed Cowbird

1

2

Molothrus aeneus milleri

Brown-headed Cowbird

3

15

Molothrus ater

Hooded Oriole

5

4

Icterus cucullatus nelsoni

Scott's Oriole

2

3

Icterus parisorum

House Finch

5

15

Carpodacus mexicanus

Red Crossbill

1

2

H

Loxia curvirostra

Pine Siskin

1

5

Carduelis pinus

House Sparrow

5

45

Passer domesticus

Mammals

  • Desert Cottontail Sylvilagus auduboni
  • Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus
  • Cliff Chipmunk Tamias dorsalis
  • Rock Squirrel Spermophilus variegates
  • Mexican (Apache) Fox Squirrel Sciurus nayaritensis
  • Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat Sigmodon ochrognathus
  • Coyote Canis latrans
  • Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  • Black Bear Ursus americanus
  • White-nosed Coati Nasua narica
  • Collared Peccary Tayassu tajacu
  • White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus

Reptiles and Amphibians

  • Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana
  • Ramsey Canyon Leopard Frog Rana subaquavocalis
  • Clark's Spiny Lizard Scelooporus clarki
  • Yarrow's Spiny Lizard (Mountain) Sceloporus jarrovi

Butterflies

  • Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor
  • Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata
  • Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus isola
  • Satyr Comma Polygonia comma
  • Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa
  • Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis
  • Weidemeyer's Admiral Limenitis weidemeyerii
  • California Sister Adelpha bredowii
  • Red Satyr Megisto rubricata
  • Queen Danaus gilippus
  • Golden-headed Scallopwing Bolla brennus
  • Taxiles Skipper Poanes taxiles
  • Bronze Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes aenus
  • Texas Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes texanae

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