Date: 6/12/25 5:24 am From: Steven Tracey <straceyflash...> Subject: [AZNMbirds] SEAZ: San Pedro House Birding Walk
Hi Birders,
Wednesday morning 10 birders walked the trails around the San Pedro House,
finding 46 species. This was our first walk since we changed the start
time to 6:00AM for the summer and we were rewarded with a cool start to the
walk and some nice birds early around the house. These included
Brown-crested Flycatcher and Northern Beardless Tyrannulet. As the walk
continued and the temperatures began to rise, we were focused on finding
some of the summer specialties. Along Del Valle Road we heard and
eventually got a few glimpses at a male Varied Bunting. Further down Del
Valle Road two birds burst out from the mesquites in chase with the bird
being chased landing on the mesquites on the other side of the road. It
turned out to be a Botteri's Sparrow, a bird which we usually find
initially by song rather than by chase. The chasing bird was a Canyon
Towhee, by the way. We listened and looked for Yellow-billed Cuckoo along
the river, as there have been some reports recently, but we had no luck.
This is just about when they start to arrive and would be a pretty good bet
on the next walk in two weeks.
Walks for the summer months will be on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the
month. The next San Pedro House birding walk will be Wednesday, June 25 at
6:00am. The walk will start from the San Pedro House located south of
Highway 90 just west of the San Pedro River. The walk will last about three
hours. Bring your own binoculars, a hat and water.
