AZ Big Year - Week Fifteen

9 April 2014 Wednesday: Slept in, evening in Madera Canyon

Proctor Road after sunset - Western Screech-Owl, two Great Horned Owls, and one Common Poorwill.

Mt. Wrightson Picnic Area - Flammulated, Whiskered Screech-Owl, and Northern Pygmy-Owls.

Amphitheater Parking Area – Whiskered Screech-, two Elf Owls, Common Poorwill, Mexican Whip-poor-will.

10 April 2014 Thursday:  Birded solo.

Pena Blanca Lake - Least Grebe, Osprey,

Rio Rico - Green Kingfisher, Ruddy Ground-Dove, MacGillivray’s Warbler

Rio Rico Pond – Bufflehead female, Southwestern Cliff Swallow

Amado Pond – Cattle & Snowy Egrets

11 April 2014 Friday: Slate-throated Redstart chase in the Chiricahua Mountains.  Band-tailed Pigeon, Short-tailed Hawk, Red Crossbill, Mexican Chickadee, Williamson’s Sapsucker

Pinery Canyon – Band-tailed Pigeon

Barfoot Park - Short-tailed Hawk, Williamson’s Sapsucker, Red Crossbill

Barfoot Junction – Mexican Chickadee

Lake Cochise - Wilson’s Phalarope, Baird’s Sandpiper, Long-billed Curlew, Avocet

Buffy search - futile

12 April 2014 Saturday: no birding

13 April 2014 Sunday: Hung around the house & late afternoon hike with Louise

Home - MacGillivray’s Warbler at water feature

Carrie Nation Trail in evening – flams, whiskered, elf, spotted, whips

14 April 2014 Monday:  guiding Darrell, primary target the Sinaloa Wren.

Lower Huachuca Canyon - Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Western Tanager, Montezuma Quail heard, continuing Sinaloa Wren

Huachuca Canyon – Elegant Trogon, Buff-breasted Flycatcher

Miller Canyon – missed the Spotted Owl

Buffy search - futile

15 April 2014 Tuesday: with Jacque, Cindy, & Molly

Santa Rita Lodge early – Lazuli Buntings, Black-headed Grosbeak

Proctor – male Summer Tanager, Western Tanager, Zone-tailed Hawk, Lucy’s Warbler, White-throated Sparrow

Madera Picnic Area – heard Gray Hawk, fly by Painted Redstart

Madera Kubo – still present Inca Dove, female Hepatic Tanager

Green Valley WTF - Western Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper

Buffy search – Western Screech, elf, poorwill

Summary: Year list at weeks end 319.