Date: 5/4/26 2:48 pm From: John Williams (via aznmbirds Mailing List) <aznmbirds...> Subject: [AZNMbirds] Arthur Pack Reg. Park, NW Tucson
This morning I saw three first of the year Purple Martins on the west edge of the golf course at Arthur Pack.
Migrant sparrows have mostly left with only one White-crowned found. Resident rufous-winged were also singing.
Once again I heard the Red-shouldered Hawk call coming from the SW corner of the park. I was over 1/4 mile away so didn’t try to chase it. Previous chases to that corner have been fruitless. I have now heard that call at least 16 times without catching sight of it. I has NEMESIS status for me.
Yesterday on Wilds Road in Catalina, one Lewis’s Woodpecker was still in the area, perched on the third pole north of the road.
Also present were Cassin’s and Western Kingbirds, foraging from the utility wires along the road.
The pond in the Catalina Regional park did have a couple Leopard Frogs croaking; birds were sparse. Zero sparrows.
