Date: 4/3/24 2:21 pm From: Richard Bansberg <rbansberg...> Subject: [AZNMbirds] [EXT]Birding Walk at San Pedro House
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A quick note…….there will be a birding walk this Saturday morning (4/6) at the Millville access point for the SPRNCA off Charleston Road. Details are provided at the end of this report.
This morning 16 birders found 50 species while walking the trails at the San Pedro House. First-of-season birds included Swainson’s Hawk, Western Flycatcher, Bell’s Vireo, Broad-billed Hummingbird and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. There was a notable increase in both Yellow and Yellow-rumped Warblers with 33 of the former and 34 of the latter recorded during the walk. The continuing Gilded Flicker was present in the cottonwood on the west side of the house and two Gray Hawks were spotted circling high over the SPRNCA.
The Friends of the San Pedro River will lead birding walks every Wednesday during April. The walks start at 7:00 am from the BLM’s San Pedro House off AZ Highway 90 just west of the San Pedro River. The walks last about 3 hours. Bring your own binoculars, a hat and water.
NOTE: There will also be a birding walk on Saturday April 6 at 7:00AM at the Millville access point for the SPRNCA. The Millville parking lot is located about 0.25 miles east of the San Pedro River on the left side of Charleston Road. Please note that this is not the popular pull-off parking area on the right side of the road just over the bridge. Go a bit farther and look for the entrance on the left.
Richard Bansberg Friends of the San Pedro River Hereford, AZ
