Sinaloa Wren Trip - Nov. 2008

Sinaloa Wren Trip to Southeastern Arizona, October 31 to November 4, 2008

Main Places Birded:
AC - Ash Canyon Bed and Breakfast
CG - Casa Grande
CM - Chiricahua National Monument
EP - Roads leading in and around Patagonia State Park
KS - Kino Springs
MC - Miller Canyon, Beatty's Bed and Breakfast
PP - Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve
PR - Patagonia Rest Stop
PY - Patton's Yard, Patagonia
SG - Sonoita Grasslands
SP - San Pedro River Riparian Area
SV - Sierra Vista Wetlands
WW - Willcox Playa Wetlands

ho - heard only

dns/dnh - did not see/hear

Roger's Lifers - Sinaloa Wren; # 734 ABA area and world bird # 2,081

Arizona State Birds - 3 (311)

Totals - 114 species representing 43 families

The following trip list follows: The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World SIXTH EDITION 2007

When possible I have narrowed down each species to a race or subspecies, for example Thryothorus sinaloa cinereus!!!

NON-PASSERINES

GREBES Podicipedidae 2
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps podiceps - 2 WW
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis californicus - 2 WW
Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis occidentalis - 1 WW

CORMORANTS Phalacrocoracidae 1
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus albociliatus
1 KS

HERONS, BITTERNS, EGRETS Ardeidae 2
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias herodias - 2 KS
Green Heron Butorides virescens anthonyi - 1 KS

DUCKS Anatidae 8
American Wigeon Anas americana - 40 KS, 6 SV
Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis - 5 KS
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos - 3 WW
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors - 1 KS
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata - 12 KS, 13 WW
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris - 3 KS
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator - 1 WW
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis - 16 KS, 18 WW

NEW WORLD VULTURES Cathartidae 2
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus atratus - 40
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura aura - 8

HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES Accipitridae 3
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus hudsonius - 28 widespread over grasslands and ag areas
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus velox - 1 CM
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo Jamaicensis calurus - 49 widespread with races very different than in the east

FALCONS AND CARACARAS Falconidae 2
American Kestrel Falco sparverius sparverius - 31 common along roadsides
Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus - 1 WW

TURKEYS Meleagrididae 1
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo merriami - 12 AC

NEW WORLD QUAIL Odontophoridae 1
Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii fulvipectus - 49 common and widespread

CRANES Gruidae 1
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis canadensis - 28 WW, 5 KS ho dnh

RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS Rallidae 4
Virginia Rail Rallus limicola limicola - 1 KS ho
Sora Porzana carolina - 1 KS ho, 3 WW
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus cachinnans - 2 WW
American Coot Fulica americana americana - 28 fairly common on ponds

PLOVERS Charadriidae 1
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus vociferus - 1 WW

SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES Scolopacidae 4
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopacens - 5 WW
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia - 2 KS
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri - 7 WW
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla - 5 WW

GULLS Laridae 1
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis - 1 WW

PIGEONS AND DOVES Columbidae 6
Rock Pigeon Columba livia - 240

Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia bitorquata - 5 WW, 25 CG
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura marginella - 210 very common and widespread
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica mearnsi - 5 PP, 3 AC
Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina pallescens - 3 SP
Inca Dove Columbina inca - 8 PY, 2 roadside

CUCKOOS Cuculidae 1
Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus - 1 roadside

OWLS Strigidae 1
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus pallescens - 9! on telephone poles all along SR181 between Chiricahua NM and SR191

SWIFTS Apodidae 1
White-throated Swift Aeronautes montivagus montivagus - 12 PR

HUMMINGBIRDS Trochilidae 3
Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens fulgens - 1 AC
Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna - 3 PP/PY, 8 AC
Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus - 1 MC

KINGFISHERS Alcedinidae 1
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon - 1 SP

WOODPECKERS & ALLIES Picidae 6
Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus formicivorus (aculeatus) - 2 CM, 3 AC
Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis uropygialis (fuscescens) - 24 common and widespread
Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis - 4 PP/KS, 1 AC
Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris cactophilus - 1 PP, 1 SV
Arizona Woodpecker Picoides arizonae arizonae - 1 AC dns
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus collaris - 18 fairly common and widespread

PASSERINES

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS Tyrannidae 5
Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus saturatus - 1 PR, ho dnh
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans semiater - 2 PP, 1 WW
Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya saya (pallidus) - 22 fairly common and widespread
Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus flammeus - 1 WW, 1 KS
Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans vociferans - 12 a few widely scattered - wintering birds?

SWALLOWS Hirundinidae 1
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica erythrogaster - 1 late migrant near Sky Harbor, PHX

PIPITS Motacillidae 1
American Pipit Anthus rubescens - 1 EP

KINGLETS Regulidae 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula grinnelli - 71, at times locally abundant, especially in mid-elevations

SILKY-FLYCATCHERS Ptilogonatidae 1
Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens lepida - 4 Sierra Vista in scrubby lot

WAXWINGS Bombycillidae 1
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum - 20 CM

WRENS Troglodytidae 7
Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus anthonyi (couesi) - 1 at reststop along I-10
Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus - 1 EP
Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus conspersus (griseus, punctulatus) - 1 CM ho
Sinaloa Wren Thryothorus sinaloa cinereus - 1 PP
Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii eremophilus - 7 PP
House Wren Troglodytes aedon parkmanii - 4 PP
Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris - 1 KS, 2 WW

MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS Mimidae 2
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos leucopterus - 12 fairly common and widespread
Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre celsum - 11 fairly common and widespread

THRUSHES AND ALLIES Turdidae 3
Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana bairdi - 9 uncommon and local
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus - 1 MC
American Robin Turdus migratorius migratorius - 8 CM

CHICKADEES AND TITS Paridae 1
Bridled Titmouse Baeolophus wollweberi phillipsi - 8 PP, 15 CM, 1 AC

NUTHATCHES Sittidae 1
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis nelsoni - 1 PP, 6 CM, 2 AC

PENDULINE TITS Remizidae 1
Verdin Auriparus flaviceps acaciarum - 7, fairly common in mesquite areas

SHRIKES Laniidae 1
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus gambeli - 12, fairly common especially along the roads south of Wilcox

CROWS, JAYS AND MAGPIES Corvidae 4
Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica nevadae - 1 a surprize at CM
Mexican Jay Aphelocoma ultramarina arizonae - 30 CM, 15 AC
Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus - 6 desert east of Sierra Vista
Common Raven Corvus corax sinuatus - 105, common and widespread

STARLINGS Sturnidae 1
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris - 76

OLD WORLD SPARROWS Passeridae 1
House Sparrow Passer domesticus - 180

SISKENS, CROSSBILLS, AND ALLIES Fringillidae 2
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis - 135, common and widespread
Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria hesperophilus - 85, common and widespread

NEW WORLD WARBLERS Parulidae 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata auduboni (memorabilis) - 80, common and widespread, ** also saw a couple of "Myrtle" types D.c.coronata (hooveri)
Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus pictus - 1 AC, late migrant?

BUNTINGS, SPARROWS, SEEDEATERS AND ALLIES Emberizidae 17
Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus montanus - 4 CM
Canyon Towhee Pipilo fuscus mesoleucus - 1 EP
Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophilo ruficeps scottii - 2 PP, 1 EP
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina arizonae (boreophila) - 140, locally abundant
Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida - 2 SP
Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri breweri - 1 PP, 1 SP
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus confinis - 20,common in grasslands
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus strigatus - 2 KS
Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata deserticola - 4 Sierra Vista, 1 roadside stop I-10
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis - 45 abundant in grasslands
Baird's Sparrow Ammodramus bairdii - 2 SG
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia - 8 PP, 10 SP
Lincoln Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii lincolnii - 24 PP/PY, 12 SP riparian areas
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii - 40, locally common in riparian areas
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis - 12 CM
Yellow-eyed Junco Junco phaeonotus palliatus - 3 CM
Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus - 37, 2 at SG, the rest at WW

SALTATORS, CARDINALS AND ALLIES Cardinalidae 3
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis superbus - 1 PY
Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinnuatus fulvescens - 3 Sierra Vista, 3 KS

Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena - 1 PY

TROUPIALS AND ALLIES Icteridae 5
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus - 1 KS
Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta neglecta
15 fairly common in grasslands, several at EP
Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus - 360, very common and widespread
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus monsoni - 410
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater - 8 EP

Sampling of Other Critters
Orange-headed Spiny Lizard Sceloporus magister cephaloflavus
Checkered Garter Snake Thamnophis marcianus
Western Diamondback Crotalus atrox
Rock Squirrel Spermophilus variegatus
Arizona Gray Squirrel Sciurus arizonensis
Coues White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus couesi
Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus
Arizona Coyote Canis mearnsi
Red-winged Grasshopper Arphia pseudonietana
Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae incarnata
American Painted Lady Vanessa virginensis
Arizona Sister Adelpha bredowii eulalia
Mexican Amberwing Perithemis intensa
Arizona Redneck Homo sapien guzzlebeerensis