Thursday, April 28, 2016

AZ Hit List

This shoulda, woulda, coulda be me!!






Current ABA list list: 579
Last one seen: #579--Lucy's Warbler 3/20/16




I will be visiting southeastern Arizona for a hard & fast weekend of #birding. Colorado 2014 style. Hopefully I can get to relax, eat some cheese, catch some rays and of course see some #lifebirds.  #Bigyear2016 continues


Lifers needed: Arizona

  • Rosy-faced Lovebird, code 2, Phoenix metro area
  • Bendire's Thrasher, code 2, west of Phoenix
  • LeConte's Thrasher, code 2, same area
  • Rufous-winged Sparrow , code 2,common SE of Tuscon
  • Black-capped Gnatcatcher, code 3, Madera/FL canyon's, last of the Gnatcatchers for me!!
  • Sinola Wren, code 5, stakeout bird, the only 1, everyone's seen THIS bird
  • Gilded Flicker, code 2, common flicker of SE AZ
  • Gila Woodpecker, code 1, common
  • Whiskered Screech-Owl, code 2, Madera canyon
  • Western Screech-Owl, code 1, same area
  • Montezuma Quail, code 2, Sierra Vista Mtns., very pretty bird
  • other rarities or common new ones + + +



Year Birds:
 Lots of them out there, since this in SE AZ!! The middle of no where and Mexico.  I only have 209 Ohio, Texas, Nevada birds for the year. Hoping for 275 YTD total species??

Goals:
110 birds for the trip
9 life birds

Next up:  AM I CRAZY . . . .  !!!






We're waiting for you Brad, the birds are here!!

SE AZ hotspots

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