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| Title | Day 1: Sweetpark Wetlands Park, Tucson |
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| A day at Sweetpark Wetlands Park yielded 11 species. The park is built around the settling basins of the Tucson water purification plant. Best shots: the White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) and the Shoveler (Anas clypeata). | |
| Date: | 2023-03-25 |
| Title | Day 3: East Landmark Place, Tucson |
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| A day at East Landmark Place yielded 14 species. Highlight of the day: the Cooper's Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cooperii). The bird was sitting inside a tree eating its prey. | |
| Date: | 2023-03-27 |
| Title | Day 5: East Fort Lowell Road and Santa Cruz River Park |
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| East Fort Lowell Road and Santa Cruz River Park together yielded 10 species. Best shots: Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) and Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps). (auto-generated) | |
| Date: | 2023-03-29 |
| Title | Day 6: Christopher Columbus Park, Tucson |
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| A day at Christopher Columbus Park yielded 9 species. Best shots: Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) and Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens). (auto-generated) | |
| Date: | 2023-03-30 |
| Title | Day 7: Mira Vista, Marana |
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| A quiet day in Mira Vista: 2 species still noted. The best part was a hummingbird breeding above a path to my room. | |
| Date: | 2023-03-31 |
| Title | Day 8: The Loop, Tucson |
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| Today we counted 7 species in The Loop. Best shots: Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) and Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis). (auto-generated) | |
| Date: | 2023-04-01 |
| Title | Day 10: Entrance, Pima County |
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| A day at Entrance yielded 9 species. Highlight: Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) and Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus), both scoring 90. (auto-generated) | |
| Date: | 2023-04-03 |
| Title | Day 12: Agua Caliente Ranch House, Pima County |
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| We visited Agua Caliente Ranch House and recorded 12 species. Best shots: Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) and Mexican Duck (Anas diazi). (auto-generated) | |
| Date: | 2023-04-05 |
| Title | Day 15: Catalina State Park and Pima (AZ) |
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| Catalina State Park and Pima (AZ) together yielded 2 species. (auto-generated) | |
| Date: | 2023-04-08 |
| Title | Day 17: Lake Circle Drive, Willcox |
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| A day at Lake Circle Drive yielded 10 species. Highlight: Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) and Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans), both scoring 90. (auto-generated) | |
| Date: | 2023-04-10 |
| Title | Day 18: Lake Circle Drive, Willcox |
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| A day at Lake Circle Drive yielded 10 species. Standout of the day: Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus), score 90. (auto-generated) | |
| Date: | 2023-04-11 |
| Title | Day 20: Osborn Memorial Laboatory and Meadowview |
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| Osborn Memorial Laboatory and Meadowview together yielded 12 species. Best shots: Blue-throated Mountaingem (Lampornis clemenciae) and Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina). (auto-generated) | |
| Date: | 2023-04-13 |
| Title | Day 21: Osborn Memorial Laboatory and Cathedral Rock Road |
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| Osborn Memorial Laboatory and Cathedral Rock Road together yielded 21 species. Best shots: Scott's Oriole (Icterus parisorum) and Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens). (auto-generated) | |
| Date: | 2023-04-14 |
| Title | Day 22: Sulphur Canyon Road and State Line Road |
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| Sulphur Canyon Road and State Line Road together yielded 10 species. Best shots: Canyon Towhee (Melozone fusca) and Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta). (auto-generated) | |
| Date: | 2023-04-15 |
| Title | Day 23: East Lakeside Parkway and Julian Wash Greenway |
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| East Lakeside Parkway and Julian Wash Greenway together yielded 4 species. Highlight: Sagebrush Sparrow (Artemisiospiza nevadensis) and Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata), both scoring 90. (auto-generated) | |
| Date: | 2023-04-16 |