Date: 3/28/26 2:00 pm From: Steven Tracey (via aznmbirds Mailing List) <aznmbirds...> Subject: [AZNMbirds] SEAZ: San Pedro River Birding Walk - Saturday Edition
Hi Birders,
Every year we try to include one Saturday walk in the spring to accommodate
those who can't make the typical Wednesday walks and this morning was that
walk. We had a group of 13 birders and managed to find 48 species.
Conditions were less extreme this morning than in recent walks as the
temperature at the start of the walk was warmer and stayed a bit cooler as
the walk progressed. All making for a pleasant walk, but seemed a bit
quieter than Wednesday's walk, bird-wise. Highlights included a singing
Scott's Oriole at the house, an infrequent sight along the river, as well
as our first Western Flycatcher and Ash-throated Flycatcher of the year.
Warbler activity was on the rise with lots of singing Lucy's, Northern
Yellows and our first Virginia's Warbler of the year. We finished the walk
with good views of the famous Western Screech-owl by the house.
This upcoming Wednesday, April 1 will be the first of the walks occurring
every Wednesday in April (and no, that's not an April Fools joke). It's
also time to start thinking about which location you would like to bird at
for the Big Morning Birding Challenge portion of the Celebrate the San
Pedro festival on Saturday April 25. Teams will be birding along the San
Pedro at Waters Road (Casa de San Pedro), Hereford Bridge, San Pedro House,
Escapule Wash, and Millville (Charleston Bridge). Further details can be
found on the Friends of the San Pedro River Facebook page.
The Friends of the San Pedro River leads birding walks every Wednesday of
April. For the month of April, the walks leave at 7:00a from the BLM’s San
Pedro House south of State Route 90 just west of the San Pedro River. We
walk about 4km, and we are out for about three hours. Bring your own
binoculars, a hat and water.
The next San Pedro River birding walk is on Wednesday April 1, at 7:00a.
