Date: 3/3/26 9:22 am
From: Doug Jenness (via aznmbirds Mailing List) <aznmbirds...>
Subject: [AZNMbirds] New articles in 'Arizona Birds'
3 Feb 2026

The largest soaring bird in North America and one of the most threatened is
the California Condor. The March species of the month
<https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/kSJ6CVJz4qf5nzk8PHGfpSEo7to?<domain...>
feature in *Arizona Birds*, the online journal of the Arizona Field
Ornithologists, describes the status of this impressive bird.

Also, an article updating the status of the AZFO's eBird Gaps Project has
just been posted. This article
<https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/syp-CWWA5rTPLNX8yFxhNSom549?<domain...>
has interesting information on the Santa Maria Mountains and Purple Martins
in the Barkerville area in Pinal County.

If you haven't read it yet, you should also take a look at the recent
article on the important role the Arizona Bird Committee plays as the
keeper of the records of Arizona birds, and why it's important to submit
reports to it of rarities. It is here
<https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/LXvUCXYBgvfqPkDZMUDiYSWIfui?<domain...>
.

Doug Jenness
Tucson, AZ

 
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