Arizona, 2005

Everyone told us we were nuts to go to Arizona in July, and it was unbelivably hot (115 the day we arrived)! We had a great time though, with some days birding on our own and some with trips that were part of the American BIrding Association convention. Here are a few images - click on each thumbnail to enlarge it.

A few images from Taliesin West, built by Frank Lloyd Wright and his apprentices. It was 115 degrees!
The view north from Taliesin	Sonoran Desert	Prickly pear flowers
The Santa Catalina Mountains, north of Tucson	Saguaro Cactus	The view out our hotel window - this is Mount Lemmon
Beatty's Guest Ranch in Miller Canyon - this is the lower of the 3 hummingbird feeding stations	Marty and a few other folk watching hummingbirds	A male Black-chinned and a couple of female Anna's hummingbirds.
Rufous!	Broadtailed!	Another male Broadtailed.
Broadbilled!	White-eared!	3 Anna's
The Blue-throated, Magnificent and Lucifer Hummingbirds did not stay still long enough to get photographed, and the lone Calliope came and went so fast that only a few in the group got to see him - Marty was one of the lucky ones. There was also a Magnificent-Berryline hybrid, so it was an 11 hummer species day!
We were surprised by how much was lush and green in the midst of the desert.	The famous Patagonia Roadside Rest - where we found a pair of nesting Rose-Throated Becard	Summer monsoon rains in the distance
Sunrise on Mount Lemmon in the Santa Catalina Mountains
Some of our group	Mount Lemmon	More of the group hunting for some elusive bird
The view from the top of Mount Lemmon		Yes, this is Tucson - the habitat at the top of the mountains is more like the top of the Rockies instead of the desert!

Arizona Trip List

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135 Species

• Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
  
• House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
  
• Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) (new)
  
• Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre)
  
• Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps)
  
• White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)
  
• Canyon Towhee (Pipilo fuscus)
  
• Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
  
• Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii)
  
• House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
  
• Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
  
• European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
  
• Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
  
• Rock Dove (Columba livia)
  
• Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
  
• Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
  
• Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
  
• Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
  
• American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
  
• Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
  
• Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) (new)
  
• Common Raven (Corvus corax)
  
• Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
  
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
  
• Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps)
  
• Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
  
• Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus)
  
• White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)
  
• Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris)
  
• Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens) (new for Marty)
  
• Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus)
  
• Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
  
• Inca Dove (Columbina inca)
  
• Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus)
  
• Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
  
• Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
  
• Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
  
• Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
  
• Gilded Flicker (Colaptes chrysoides) (new)
  
• Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
  
• Chihuahuan Raven (Corvus cryptoleucus)
  
• American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
  
• Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)
  
• Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
  
• Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii)
  
• Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
  
• Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
  
• Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
  
• Blue Grosbeak (Guiraca caerulea)
  
• Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
  
• Gray Hawk (Asturina nitida) (new)
  
• Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
  
• Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
  
• Common Ground-Dove (Columbina passerina)
  
• Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
  
• Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria)
  
• Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans) (new)
  
• Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
  
• Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
  
• Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
  
• Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) (new for Marty)
  
• Cassin's Sparrow (Aimophila cassinii)
  
• Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii)
  
• Western Screech-Owl (Otus kennicottii) (new)
  
• Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) (new)
  
• Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
  
• Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
  
• Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) (new)
  
• Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) (new)
  
• Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
  
• Plumbeous Vireo (Vireo plumbeus) (new)
  
• Painted Redstart (Myioborus pictus) (new)
  
• Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes luteiventris) (new)
  
• Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) (new)
  
• White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
  
• Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
  
• Bridled Titmouse (Baeolophus wollweberi) (new)
  
• Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens) Notes: Also saw mag/berrilyne hybrid
  
• Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
  
• Barn Owl (Tyto alba) (new)
  
• Scaled Quail (Callipepla squamata) (new)
  
• Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
  
• Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
  
• Lucy's Warbler (Vermivora luciae) (new)
  
• Botteri's Sparrow (Aimophila botterii) (new)
  
• Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
  
• Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus)
  
• Purple Martin (Progne subis)
  
• Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
  
• Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus) (new)
  
• Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)
  
• Mexican Jay (Aphelocoma ultramarina) (new)
  
• American Coot (Fulica americana)
  
• Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) (new)
  
• Blue-throated Hummingbird (Lampornis clemenciae) (new)
  
• White-eared Hummingbird (Hylocharis leucotis) (new)
  
• Black-throated Gray Warbler (Dendroica nigrescens)
  
• Calliope Hummingbird (Stellula calliope) (new - Marty only)
  
• Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni)
  
• Arizona Woodpecker (Picoides arizonae) (new)
  
• Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) (new for Marty)
  
• Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
  
• Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
  
• Buff-breasted Flycatcher (Empidonax fulvifrons) (new)
  
• Grace's Warbler (Dendroica graciae) (new)
  
• American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
  
• Greater Pewee (Contopus pertinax) (new)
  
• Yellow-eyed Junco (Junco phaeonotus) (new)
  
• Virginia's Warbler (Vermivora virginiae) (new)
  
• Lucifer Hummingbird (Calothorax lucifer) (new)
  
• Rufous-winged Sparrow (Aimophila carpalis) (new)
  
• Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
  
• Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
  
• Abert's Towhee (Pipilo aberti) (new)
  
• Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
  
• Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) (new)
  
• Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
  
• Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) (new)
  
• Rose-throated Becard (Pachyramphus aglaiae) (new)
  
• Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus) (new)
  
• Thick-billed Kingbird (Tyrannus crassirostris) (new)
  
• Red-faced Warbler (Cardellina rubrifrons) (new)
  
• Olive Warbler (Peucedramus taeniatus) (new)
  
• Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura) (new)
  
• Cordilleran Flycatcher (Empidonax occidentalis) (new)
  
• Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
  
• Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
  
• Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
  
• Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
  
• Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli)
  
• Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
  
• Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
  
• Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
  
• House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
  
• Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
  

Edited 8/10/2005