BIRDS

Hummingbirds: 14 of the 15 varieties known to Arizona reside on or near our ranch, or visit our feeders.
Broad-Tailed Hummingbird	Allen's Hummingbird
Year Round Residents Anna's Black Chinned * Blue Throated Broadbilled Broad Tailed Costa's Rivoli's (Magnificent)	Migrant (Seasonal Visitors) Allen's Beryline Calliope Lucifer Rufous ** Violet Crowned White Eared
* Blue Throats often leave in May/June and go to Mt. Lemmon; however, depending on the weather, they have been known to stay in the canyon most of the summer. ** Violet Crowned hummingbirds are considered rare but have been sited near the ranch recently (January 24-27, 2000)
Raptors and Other Birds of Prey:
Pygmy Owl	Swainson's Hawk
Cooper's Hawk Northern Goshawk Red-Tailed Hawk Sharp-Shinned Hawk Swainson's Hawk (& about 10 other varieties)	Golden Eagle (Rare) Raven Roadrunner Black & Turkey Vulture Owls: Barn, Burrowing, Elf, Great Horned, Long-Eared, Pygmy and Screech
Regional Residents
Gila Woodpecker	Gambel's Quail
Cardinal Pyrrhuloxia (False Cardinal) Phainopepla Rosy Finch (One of many varieties) Sparrows (Many Varieties) Wrens (Many Varieties) Curve Bill & Brown Thrasher	Mourning Dove Whitewing Doves (Spring/Summer) Rock Dove Gambel's Quail Scaled Quail (Rare) Gila & other varieties of woodpeckers and flickers Western Orioles & Tanagers
This is an accurate but incomplete list: There are always newcomers to the canyon, such as ducks, herons, even shorebirds that have been blown in from the Sea of Cortez (Mexico). We never know what we might see sitting on the pond below the dam.
Photos courtesy of the Audubon Society

 

 

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