Date: 3/12/26 5:54 am From: Steven Tracey (via aznmbirds Mailing List) <aznmbirds...> Subject: [AZNMbirds] SEAZ: San Pedro House Birding Walk
Hi Birders,
Wednesday morning 8 birders got up a little earlier for the spring 7:00AM
start time of San Pedro House Birding Walk. It was a cold start with
temperatures a lot closer to freezing than most of us would have
preferred. As the morning warmed we began to see signs that spring was
near, with singing Black-throated Sparrows along Del Valle Road, Great Blue
Herons on the nest and our first singing Northern Yellow Warblers in the
cottonwoods along the river. We finished the morning with 41 species, a
total we would expect to see growing in the next several walks as migrants
continue to arrive. Beyond the hints of spring, our highlight bird was
probably the wintering Louisiana Waterthrush which we hadn't seen for
several previous walks.
A reminder of upcoming walks and events, we will have one more Wednesday
walk this month on the 25th and then a bonus walk on Saturday the 28th. In
April we will be having walks every Wednesday and then on Saturday April
25, we will be having our Big Morning Birding Challenge as part of the
Celebrate the San Pedro festival. More details to come on that as we get
closer, but reserve that date so you can join us for the birding and
celebration.
The Friends of the San Pedro River lead birding walks the 2nd and 4th
Wednesday of March from the San Pedro House located south of Highway 90
just west of the San Pedro River. The walks last about three hours. During
March thru May the walks start at 7:00a. Bring your own binoculars, a hat
and water.
The next San Pedro House birding walk will be Wednesday, March 25 at 7:00a.
