Date: 10/9/25 2:26 pm From: Theresa Lawson (via aznmbirds Mailing List) <aznmbirds...> Subject: [AZNMbirds] SEAZ: San Pedro House Birding Walk
Yesterday morning 6 locals joined the Friends of the San Pedro River birding walk. We walked the trails around the San Pedro House and found 30 species. 30 species is very low for this time of the year. Bird numbers were also very low-we had long stretches with no birds.
We did have a few good birds. One of the highlights was a Common Black Hawk soaring right above us. Everyone in the group got excellent views of this hawk. We had one Crissal Thrasher in Garden Wash. As is often the case we never saw this thrasher. However, it was singing incessantly. First the chewy-chewy call then extended bouts of quiet soft singing. Very enjoyable to listen to! Gray Hawks are still around and we heard one calling from the river area.
The only new bird for our walks this fall season was Lincoln’s Sparrow. Overall sparrow numbers were low. We did have 3 wren species-Marsh Wren, Bewick’s Wren and Northern House Wren. Flycatcher species were low with only Black Phoebes and Cassin’s Kingbird being seen.
The Friends of the San Pedro River lead birding walks the second and fourth Wednesday of the month. The walks start at 7:00 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.
