Date: 4/15/26 2:38 pm From: Steven Tracey (via aznmbirds Mailing List) <aznmbirds...> Subject: [AZNMbirds] SEAZ: San Pedro River Birding Walk
Hi Birders,
We had a nice crowd of 19 birders this morning for the San Pedro River
birding walk. We are starting to see new spring arrivals with each
Wednesday walk and today was no exception. Among the 59 species found
during the walk, we saw or heard our first Black-headed Grosbeak and
Yellow-breasted Chats of the year. The real highlight though was what
might be a first for the walk, a Grace's Warbler. While these might be
common in the nearby mountains, they are pretty unusual along the river.
We also had a nice encounter with a Sonoran Gopher Snake that gave everyone
lengthy good views before zipping down into a nearby hole.
A reminder to everyone that next Saturday, April 25 will be the Big Morning
Birding Challenge as part of the Celebrate the San Pedro festival. You can
join one of five teams at various access points along the San Pedro and see
how many bird species the team can find. Check out the Friends of the San
Pedro Facebook page to get all the details. We will be having another
Wednesday walk before the festival on April 22 as well.
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 22, at 7:00a.
