February 20, 2012
Bird walks are held each Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning at 9:00 A.M.until March 15, when they will begin at 8:00 A.M., at Patagonia Lake State Park. They are free and without preregistration when you pay the Park entrance fee of $10 per car with up to four people per car or with an annual State Park Pass. Meet at the east end of the campground by the birding kiosk.
The walks cover about 3/4 of a mile, round trip and the terrain is flat except for a few steps leading down to the lake level. Usually they last about 2 to 3 hours, though it is easy to return on your own at any time.
Below is the list of birds seen on this week’s walk and around the campground or Park.
RECENT BIRD SIGHTINGS
Patagonia Lake State Park / Sonoita Creek State Natural Area
February 6, 2012 – February 20, 2012
Italicized = Patagonia Lake Bird Walk Regular print = Natural Area
1. Mallard
2. Gadwall
3. Green-winged Teal
4. Northern Pintail
5. Northern Shoveler
6. Cinnamon Teal
7. Redhead
8. Ring-necked Duck
9. Lesser Scaup
10. Surf Scoter
11. Common Goldeneye
12. Bufflehead
13. Common Merganser
14. Ruddy Duck
15. Pied-billed Grebe
16. Eared Grebe
17. Western Grebe
18. Neotropic Cormorant
19. Double-crested Cormorant
20. Black-crowned Night Heron
21. Great Blue Heron
22. Turkey Vulture
23. Black Vulture
24. Northern Harrier
25. Sharp-shinned Hawk
26. Cooper’s Hawk
27. Red-tailed Hawk
28. Virginia Rail
29. Common Gallinule
30. American Coot
31. Spotted Sandpiper
32. Wilson’s Snipe
33. Mourning Dove
34. White-winged Dove
35. Common Ground Dove
36. Ruddy Ground Dove
37. Inca Dove
38. Great Horned Owl
39. White-Throated Swift
40. Broad-billed Hummingbird
41. Anna’s Hummingbird
42. Gila Woodpecker
43. Northern Flicker
44. Red-naped Sapsucker
45. Ladder-backed Woodpecker
46. Hammond’s Flycatcher
47. Gray Flycatcher
48. Eastern Phoebe
49. Black Phoebe
50. Say’s Phoebe
51. Ash Throated Flycatcher
52. Hutton’s Vireo
53. Common Raven
54. Tree Swallow
55. Violet-green Swallow
56. N. Rough-winged Swallow
57. Bridled Titmouse
58. Verdin
59. White-breasted Nuthatch
60. House Wren
61. Bewick’s Wren
62. Marsh Wren
63. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
64. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
65. Eastern Bluebird
66. Western Bluebird
67. Mountain Bluebird
68. Townsend’s Solitaire
69. Hermit Thrush
70. American Robin
71. Northern Mockingbird
72. Curve-billed Thrasher
73. American Pipit
74. Phainopepla
75. Orange-crowned Warbler
76. Yellow-rumped Warbler
77. Common Yellowthroat
78. Hepatic Tanager
79. Green-tailed Towhee
80. Abert’s Towhee
81. Spotted Towhee
82. Cassin’s Sparrow
83. Chipping Sparrow
84. Brewer’s Sparrow
85. Lark Sparrow
86. Lincoln’s Sparrow
87. Song Sparrow
88. White-crowned Sparrow
89. Northern Cardinal
90. Pyrrhuloxia
91. Yellow-headed Blackbird
92. Great-tailed Grackle
93. Brewer’s Blackbird
94. Brown-headed Cowbird
95. Red-winged Blackbird
96. Lesser Goldfinch
97. House Finch
98. House Sparrow
RECENT BIRD SIGHTINGS
Patagonia Lake State Park / Sonoita Creek State Natural Area
November 28, 2011 – December 19, 2011
Italicized = Patagonia Lake Bird Walk Regular print = Natural Area
1. Mallard
2. Gadwall
3. Green-winged Teal
4. American Wigeon
5. Northern Shoveler
6. Cinnamon Teal
7. Canvasback
8. Redhead
9. Ring-necked Duck
10. Lesser Scaup
11. Bufflehead
12. Common Merganser
13. Ruddy Duck
14. Pied-billed Grebe
15. Eared Grebe
16. Western Grebe
17. Double-crested Cormorant
18. Black-crowned Night Heron
19. Great Egret
20. Great Blue Heron
21. Turkey Vulture
22. Black Vulture
23. Osprey
24. Cooper’s Hawk
25. Northern Harrier
26. Red-tailed Hawk
27. American Coot
28. Sora
29. Common Moorhen
30. Bonaparte’s Gull
31. Mourning Dove
32. Eurasian Collared Dove
33. White-winged Dove
34. Common Ground-Dove
35. Anna’s Hummingbird
36. Elegant Trogan
37. Gila Woodpecker
38. Northern Flicker
39. Ladder-backed Woodpecker
40. Hammond’s Flycatcher
41. Gray Flycatcher
42. Dusky Flycatcher
43. Eastern Phoebe
44. Black Phoebe
45. Say’s Phoebe
46. Ash Throated Flycatcher
47. Cassin’s Kingbird
48. Hutton’s Vireo
49. Cassin’s Vireo
50. Common Raven
51. Barn Swallow
52. Bridled Titmouse
53. Verdin
54. White-breasted Nuthatch
55. Bewick’s Wren
56. Rock Wren
57. Marsh Wren
58. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
59. Western Bluebird
60. Swainson’s Thrush
61. Hermit Thrush
62. Northern Mockingbird
63. American Pipit
64. Orange-crowned Warbler
65. Yellow-rumped Warbler
66. Common Yellowthroat
67. Summer Tanager
68. Green-tailed Towhee
69. Chipping Sparrow
70. Lark Sparrow
71. Black-throated Sparrow
72. Savannah Sparrow
73. Lincoln’s Sparrow
74. Song Sparrow
75. Swamp Sparrow
76. White-crowned Sparrow
77. Northern Cardinal
78. Great-tailed Grackle
79. Red-winged Blackbird
80. Lesser Goldfinch
81. Lawrence’s Goldfinch
82. House Finch
83. House Sparrow
Bird walks begin at the parking lot at the east end of the campground each Monday from November until mid-April at Patagonia Lake State Park. Meet by the birding kiosk at 9:00 a.m. The walks are led by volunteers and are free with the admission to the Park, which is $10 for up to four people per car or an annual State Park Pass.
Species seen at Patagonia Lake State Park on this week’s bird walk. Guided bird walks are offered on Mondays at 9:00am. Meet at the east end of the campground by the kiosk. Terrain is mostly level (except for a few stairs) with some brush and sometimes mud. Walks are free with admission to the park.
RECENT BIRD SIGHTINGS
October 17, 2011 – October 31, 2011
1. Mallard
2. Green-winged Teal
3. Northern Pintail
4. Northern Shoveler
5. Cinnamon Teal
6. Redhead
7. Ring-necked Duck
8. Lesser Scaup
9. Ruddy Duck
10. Pied-billed Grebe
11. Eared Grebe
12. Western Grebe
13. Double-crested Cormorant
14. Great Egret
15. Great Blue Heron
16. Turkey Vulture
17. Virginia Rail
18. Sora
19. American Coot
20. Killdeer
21. Mourning Dove
22. Common Ground-Dove
23. Black-chinned Hummingbird
24. Anna’s Hummingbird
25. Belted Kingfisher
26. Gila Woodpecker
27. Northern Flicker
28. Red-naped Sapsucker
29. Ladder-backed Woodpecker
30. Hammond’s Flycatcher
31. Gray Flycatcher
32. Black Phoebe
33. Say’s Phoebe
34. Vermillion Flycatcher
35. Hutton’s Vireo
36. Plumbeous Vireo
37. Cassin’s Vireo
38. Common Raven
39. Bridled Titmouse
40. Verdin
41. White-breasted Nuthatch
42. House Wren
43. Bewick’s Wren
44. Marsh Wren
45. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
46. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
47. Curve-billed Thrasher
48. Cedar Waxwing
49. Phainopepla
50. Orange-crowned Warbler
51. Nashville Warbler
52. Yellow-rumped Warbler
53. Black-throated Gray Warbler
54. Townsend’s Warbler
55. Common Yellowthroat
56. Green-tailed Towhee
57. Abert’s Towhee
58. Chipping Sparrow
59. Brewer’s Sparrow
60. Black-chinned Sparrow
61. Lincoln’s Sparrow
62. Song Sparrow
63. Swamp Sparrow
64. White-crowned Sparrow
65. Northern Cardinal
66. Great-tailed Grackle
67. Red-winged Blackbird
68. Lesser Goldfinch
69. House Finch
70. House Sparrow
The Elegant Trogon(s) usually appear in the Sonoita Creek area in November. Look about 4′ off the ground, the bird may be peering down for grasshoppers, or looking at you!