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BIRDING AND LISTS
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Dos Cabezas Spirit and Nature Retreat is very honored to host the Wings Over Willcox Birding Festival's featured speakers. Registration for Wings Over Willcox is open now. Visit their website at www.wingsoverwillcox.com or call 1-800-200-2272.
Unusual and fun happenings!
5/18/08: Tufted Flycatcher as seen by staff in Cave Creek, Portal Area
5/25/08: White-rumped Sandpiper as seen by staff at Willcox Twin Lakes
5//29/08: Hummers taking a birdbath in the water fountain!
RARE, indeed! A tufted flycatcher as photographed by the staff of Dos Cabezas Spirit and Nature Retreat at Portal, Cave Creek area on 5/18/08.
Below is the bird and nature list as sighted by our staff, or reported to staff, at the Dos Cabezas Spirit and Nature Retreat. Our retret is ideally located for birding in the surrounding areas, including Dos Cabezas, the Willcox Twin Lakes, Portal, the Chiricahua mountains, Whitewater Draw Lake, and the Sulphur Springs Valley. Scroll down for the Arizona Checklist. There are additional photos down the page.
The birding sights at Dos Cabezas Spirit and Nature Retreat are private to our guests when we are booked; however, you are welcome to give us a call to determine if it might be possible for you to stop by for bird viewing.
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE ARIZONA CHECKLIST BELOW THE PHOTOS
Baby Horned Owls, Kansas Settlement Rd.- 10 min. drive from Dos Cabezas Spirit and Nature Retreat.
Excellent birding at Whitewater Draw Lake, a 30 min. drive from Dos Cabezas Spirit and Nature Retreat
Cranes at Whitewater Draw Lake
Famous Birding Area, the Willcox Twin Lakes beautifully reflects the Dos Cabezas mountains in the still waters. The Twin Lakes birding area is a 10 min. drive from Dos Cabezas Spirit and Nature Retreat.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Official Arizona State List compiled by the
Arizona Bird Committee
n = Has nested in Arizona
[ ] = Species in brackets have not been physically documented with photograph, tape recording, or specimen.
Anatidae - Swans, Geese, Ducks
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, n
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Brant
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose, n
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck, n
Gadwall, n
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon, n
Mallard, n
"Mexican Duck", n
Blue-winged Teal, n
Cinnamon Teal, n
Northern Shoveler, n
Northern Pintail, n
Garganey
Green-winged Teal, n
[“Common Teal”]
Canvasback
Redhead, n
Ring-necked Duck, n
Tufted Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck, n
Phasianidae - Partridges, Grouse, and Turkey
Chukar, n (int)
Ring-necked Pheasant, n (int)
Dusky Grouse, n
Wild Turkey, n (int)
Odontophoridae - Quail
Scaled Quail, n
California Quail, n (int)
Gambel's Quail, n
Northern Bobwhite, n
Montezuma Quail, n
Gaviidae - Loons
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Yellow-billed Loon
Podicipedidae - Grebes
Least Grebe, n?
Pied-billed Grebe, n
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe, n
Western Grebe, n
Clark's Grebe, n
Diomedeidae - Albatrosses
Laysan Albatross
Procellariidae - Shearwaters
Sooty Shearwater
Hydrobatidae - Storm-Petrels
[Leach’s Storm-Petrel]
Black Storm-Petrel
Least Storm-Petrel
Phaethontidae - Tropicbirds
White-tailed Tropicbird
Red-billed Tropicbird
Sulidae - Boobies
Blue-footed Booby
Brown Booby
Pelecanidae - Pelicans
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants
Neotropic Cormorant, n
Double-crested Cormorant, n
Anhingidae - Anhinga
Anhinga
Fregatidae - Frigatebirds
Magnificent Frigatebird
Ardeidae - Bitterns, Herons, and Egrets
American Bittern, n
Least Bittern, n
Great Blue Heron, n
Great Egret, n
Snowy Egret, n
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
Cattle Egret, n
Green Heron, n
Black-crowned Night-Heron, n
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Threskiornithidae - Ibises and Spoonbills
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
White-faced Ibis, n
Roseate Spoonbill
Ciconiidae - Storks
Wood Stork
Cathartidae - New World Vultures
Black Vulture, n
Turkey Vulture, n
California Condor
Accipitridae - Kites, Eagles, and Hawks
Osprey, n
[Swallow-tailed Kite]
White-tailed Kite, n
Mississippi Kite, n
Bald Eagle, n
Northern Harrier, n
Sharp-shinned Hawk, n
Cooper's Hawk, n
Northern Goshawk, n
Gray Hawk, n
Common Black-Hawk, n
Harris's Hawk, n
Red-shouldered Hawk, n
Broad-winged Hawk
Short-tailed Hawk
Swainson's Hawk, n
White-tailed Hawk
Zone-tailed Hawk, n
Red-tailed Hawk, n
“Harlan’s” Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk, n
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle, n
Falconidae - Caracaras and Falcons
Crested Caracara, n
American Kestrel, n
Merlin
Aplomado Falcon, n
Peregrine Falcon, n
Prairie Falcon, n
Rallidae - Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
Black Rail, n
Clapper Rail, n
Virginia Rail, n
Sora, n
Purple Gallinule
Common Moorhen, n
American Coot, n
Gruidae - Cranes
Sandhill Crane
Charadriidae - Plovers
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
Snowy Plover, n
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer, n
Mountain Plover, n
Recurvirostridae - Stilts and Avocets
Black-necked Stilt, n
American Avocet, n
Jacanidae - Jacanas
Northern Jacana
Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Willet
Wandering Tattler
Spotted Sandpiper, n
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew, n
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Ruddy Turnstone
Black Turnstone
Red Knot
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Dunlin
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Ruff
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson’s Snipe, n
Wilson's Phalarope, n
Red-necked Phalarope
Red Phalarope
Laridae - Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Laughing Gull
Franklin's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Heermann's Gull
Mew Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Herring Gull
Thayer's Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Yellow-footed Gull
Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Glaucous Gull
Sabine's Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Royal Tern
Elegant Tern
Common Tern
Arctic Tern
Forster's Tern
Least Tern
Black Tern
Black Skimmer
Stercorariidae - Jaegers
Pomarine Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Long-tailed Jaeger
Columbidae - Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon, n (int)
Band-tailed Pigeon, n
Eurasian Collared-Dove, n
White-winged Dove, n
Mourning Dove, n
Inca Dove, n
Common Ground-Dove, n
Ruddy Ground-Dove, n?
Psittacidae - Parrots
Thick-billed Parrot
Cuculidae - Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis
Black-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, n
Greater Roadrunner, n
Groove-billed Ani
Tytonidae - Barn Owls
Barn Owl, n
Strigidae - Typical Owls
Flammulated Owl, n
Western Screech-Owl, n
Whiskered Screech-Owl, n
Great Horned Owl, n
Northern Pygmy-Owl
californicum form, n
gnoma form, n
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, n
Elf Owl, n
Burrowing Owl, n
Spotted Owl, n
Long-eared Owl, n
Short-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl, n
Caprimulgidae - Nighthawks and Nightjars
Lesser Nighthawk, n
Common Nighthawk, n
Common Poorwill, n
Buff-collared Nightjar, n
Whip-poor-will
arizonae form, n
vociferus form
Apodidae - Swifts
[Black Swift]
Chimney Swift
Vaux's Swift
White-throated Swift, n
Trochilidae - Hummingbirds
Broad-billed Hummingbird, n
White-eared Hummingbird, n
Berylline Hummingbird, n
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Violet-crowned Hummingbird, n
Blue-throated Hummingbird, n
Magnificent Hummingbird, n
Plain-capped Starthroat
Lucifer Hummingbird, n
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Black-chinned Hummingbird, n
Anna's Hummingbird, n
Costa's Hummingbird, n
Calliope Hummingbird
Bumblebee Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird, n
Rufous Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Trogonidae - Trogons
Elegant Trogon, n
Eared Quetzal, n
Alcedinidae - Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher, n
Green Kingfisher, n
Picidae - Woodpeckers
Lewis's Woodpecker, n
Red-headed Woodpecker
Acorn Woodpecker, n
Gila Woodpecker, n
Williamson's Sapsucker, n
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-naped Sapsucker, n
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker, n
Downy Woodpecker, n
Hairy Woodpecker, n
Arizona Woodpecker, n
American Three-toed Woodpecker, n
Northern Flicker
Yellow-shafted form
Red-shafted form, n
Gilded Flicker, n
Tyrannidae - Tyrant Flycatchers
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet, n
Tufted Flycatcher
Olive-sided Flycatcher, n
Greater Pewee, n
Western Wood-Pewee, n
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher, n
Least Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher, n
Gray Flycatcher, n
Dusky Flycatcher, n
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Cordilleran Flycatcher, n
Buff-breasted Flycatcher, n
Black Phoebe, n
Eastern Phoebe
Say's Phoebe, n
Vermilion Flycatcher, n
Dusky-capped Flycatcher, n
Ash-throated Flycatcher, n
Nutting's Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher, n
Great Kiskadee
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, n
Tropical Kingbird, n
Couch's Kingbird
Cassin's Kingbird, n
Thick-billed Kingbird, n
Western Kingbird, n
Eastern Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, n
INCERTAE SEDIS (taxonomic position uncertain)
Rose-throated Becard, n
Laniidae - Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike, n
Northern Shrike
Vireonidae - Vireos
White-eyed Vireo
Bell's Vireo, n
Black-capped Vireo
Gray Vireo, n
Yellow-throated Vireo
Plumbeous Vireo, n
Cassin’s Vireo
[Blue-headed Vireo]
Hutton's Vireo, n
Warbling Vireo, n
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Yellow-green Vireo
Corvidae - Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
Gray Jay, n
Steller's Jay, n
Blue Jay
Western Scrub-Jay, n
Mexican Jay, n
Pinyon Jay, n
Clark's Nutcracker, n
Black-billed Magpie, n
American Crow, n
Chihuahuan Raven, n
Common Raven, n
Alaudidae - Larks
Horned Lark, n
Hirundinidae - Swallows
Purple Martin, n
Brown-chested Martin
Tree Swallow, n
Violet-green Swallow, n
Northern Rough-winged Swallow, n
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow, n
Cave Swallow, n
Barn Swallow, n
Paridae - Chickadees and Titmice
Black-capped Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee, n
Mexican Chickadee, n
Bridled Titmouse, n
Juniper Titmouse, n
Remizidae - Verdins
Verdin, n
Aegithalidae - Bushtits
Bushtit, n
Sittidae - Nuthatches
Red-breasted Nuthatch, n
White-breasted Nuthatch, n
Pygmy Nuthatch, n
Certhiidae - Creepers
Brown Creeper, n
Troglodytidae - Wrens
Cactus Wren, n
Rock Wren, n
Canyon Wren, n
Carolina Wren
Bewick's Wren, n
House Wren, n
Winter Wren, n
Marsh Wren, n
Cinclidae - Dippers
American Dipper, n
Regulidae - Kinglets
Golden-crowned Kinglet, n
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, n
Sylviidae - Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, n
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, n
Black-capped Gnatcatcher, n
Turdidae - Thrushes
Northern Wheatear
Eastern Bluebird, n
Western Bluebird, n
Mountain Bluebird, n
Townsend's Solitaire, n
Veery, n
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush, n
Hermit Thrush, n
Wood Thrush
Rufous-backed Robin
American Robin, n
Varied Thrush
Aztec Thrush
Mimidae - Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
Gray Catbird, n
Northern Mockingbird, n
Sage Thrasher, n
Brown Thrasher
Bendire's Thrasher, n
Curve-billed Thrasher, n
Crissal Thrasher, n
Le Conte's Thrasher, n
Blue Mockingbird
Sturnidae - Starlings
European Starling, n
Motacillidae - Wagtails and Pipits
White Wagtail
Red-throated Pipit
American Pipit, n
Sprague's Pipit
Bombycillidae - Waxwings
Bohemian Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
Ptilogonatidae - Silky-flycatchers
Phainopepla, n
Peucedramidae - Olive Warbler
Olive Warbler, n
Parulidae - Wood Warblers
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler, n
Nashville Warbler
Virginia's Warbler, n
Lucy's Warbler, n
Crescent-chested Warbler
Northern Parula, n
Tropical Parula
Yellow Warbler, n
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Audubon's form, n
Myrtle form
Black-throated Gray Warbler, n
Black-throated Green Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Grace's Warbler, n
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler, n
American Redstart, n
Prothonotary Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Swainson's Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler
Connecticut Warbler
Mourning Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler, n
Common Yellowthroat, n
Hooded Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Red-faced Warbler, n
Painted Redstart, n
Slate-throated Redstart
Fan-tailed Warbler
Rufous-capped Warbler, n
Yellow-breasted Chat, n
Thraupidae - Tanagers
Hepatic Tanager, n
Summer Tanager, n
Scarlet Tanager
Western Tanager, n
Flame-colored Tanager, n
Emberizidae - Emberizine Finches
Green-tailed Towhee, n
Spotted Towhee, n
Eastern Towhee
Canyon Towhee, n
Abert's Towhee, n
Rufous-winged Sparrow, n
Cassin's Sparrow, n
Botteri's Sparrow, n
Rufous-crowned Sparrow, n
Five-striped Sparrow, n
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow, n
Clay-colored Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow, n
Field Sparrow
Black-chinned Sparrow, n
Vesper Sparrow, n
Lark Sparrow, n
Black-throated Sparrow, n
Sage Sparrow, n
Lark Bunting, n
Savannah Sparrow, n
“Large-billed” Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow, n
Baird's Sparrow
Le Conte's Sparrow
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
“Red” Fox Sparrow
“Slate-colored” Fox Sparrow
“Sooty” Fox Sparrow
“Thick-billed” Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow, n
Lincoln's Sparrow, n
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
gambelii form
oriantha form, n
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-winged form
Slate-colored form
Oregon forms
Gray-headed (caniceps) form, n
Gray-headed (dorsalis) form, n
Yellow-eyed Junco, n
McCown's Longspur
Lapland Longspur
Smith's Longspur
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Snow Bunting
Cardinalidae - Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Buntings
Northern Cardinal, n
Pyrrhuloxia, n
Yellow Grosbeak
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak, n
Blue Grosbeak, n
Lazuli Bunting, n
Indigo Bunting, n
Varied Bunting, n
Painted Bunting
Dickcissel
Icteridae - Icterids
Bobolink, n
Red-winged Blackbird, n
Eastern Meadowlark (lilianae), n
Western Meadowlark, n
Yellow-headed Blackbird, n
Rusty Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird, n
Common Grackle
Great-tailed Grackle, n
Bronzed Cowbird, n
Brown-headed Cowbird, n
Black-vented Oriole
Orchard Oriole
Hooded Oriole, n
Streak-backed Oriole, n
Baltimore Oriole, n
Bullock’s Oriole, n
Scott's Oriole, n
Fringillidae - Finches and Goldfinches
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Black Rosy-Finch
Pine Grosbeak, n
Purple Finch
Cassin's Finch, n
House Finch, n
Red Crossbill, n
Pine Siskin, n
Lesser Goldfinch, n
Lawrence's Goldfinch, n
American Goldfinch, n
Evening Grosbeak, n
Passeridae - Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow, n
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