Tags: A repeat of what was going to be the full Birdathon route, with British birder Steve Younger, yielding a satisfying 112 species.
Sweetwater Wetlands:
Seven duck species, NEOTROPIC CORMORANT, SORA, BLACK-NECKED STILT, AMERICAN AVOCET, GREATER ROADRUNNER.
Lisa Frank Ave, Tucson:
BURROWING OWL.
Florida Canyon (the 0.6 miles down canyon from the parking area):
Pair of BLACK-CAPPED GNATCATCHERS in the same location as two days ago.
Also, GRAY HAWK, ZONE-TAILED HAWK, COSTA’S HUMMINGBIRD, TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE, RUFOUS-WINGED SPARROW, LAZULI BUNTING.
Madera Canyon:
Six hummingbird species, NORTHERN BEARDLESS-TYRANNULET (Proctor Rd), ARIZONA WOODPECKER, HEPATIC TANAGER, BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK, CASSIN’S FINCH (Santa Rita Lodge).
Tucson Audubon’s Paton Center for Hummingbirds, Patagonia:
BLACK VULTURE, DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER, INCA DOVE, singing GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE, LARK and BLACK-THROATED SPARROW, BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK, LAZULI BUNTING.
Patagonia Roadside Rest:
WHITE-THROATED SWIFT, PEREGRINE FALCON.
Patagonia Lake Road:
COSTA’S HUMMINGBIRD, ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, RUFOUS-CROWNED and BOTTERI’S SPARROW.
Nogales International Airport:
A surprise GRAY HAWK perched in a roadside mesquite just southwest of the airport, somewhat out of habitat.
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