Date: 1/22/25 3:47 pm From: Richard Bansberg <rbansberg...> Subject: [AZNMbirds] San Pedro House Birding Walk
Note: There will be a birding walk at the San Pedro House this Saturday starting at 8:00am.
The 15 participants on todays birding walk from the San Pedro House tallied 39 species. It was an exceptionally chilly morning with a temperature of 7 degrees at the start of the walk. Although the temperature was low the number of individual birds seen was very high. Sparrows, siskins and goldfinches were present in high numbers throughout the walk and were very busy feeding. We saw 13 species of sparrow with a high count of 280 White-crowned Sparrows followed by 30 Lincoln and 20 Vesper Sparrows. Also present in high numbers were Pine Siskins (75) and Lesser Goldfinches (75). Two gray flycatchers were seen along the river.
The Friends of the San Pedro River leads birding walks on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. During January and February there will also be walks on the fourth Saturday of month. The walks start at 8:00 am from the San Pedro House located south of Highway 90 just west of the San Pedro River. The walks last about three hours. Bring your own binoculars, a hat and water.
The next San Pedro House birding walk will be this Saturday, January 25 at 8:00am.
Richard Bansberg
Friends of the San Pedro River
Hereford, Arizona
