CWILLIAMSON@PIMACC.PIMA.EDU (06/08/90)
- RBA * Arizona * Tucson * June 7, 1990 * AZTU9006.07 - Birds mentioned Buff-collared Nightjar Common Poorwill Elf Owl Five-striped Sparrow Flammulated Owl Great Horned Owl Hooded Warbler Northern Pygmy-Owl Plain-capped Starthroat Striped Sparrow Western Screech-Owl Whip-poor-will Whiskered Screech-Owl Zone-tailed Hawk - Transcript This is the Tucson Audubon Society's bird report updated on Thursday June 7th, 1990. Although the number of bird reports this week are few, those sightings were none-the-less interesting. On May 31st, a male HOODED WARBLER was seen along the stream at Proctor Road. The bird was just upstream from where the road crosses the creek. Another late report concerns a PLAIN-CAPPED STARTHROAT that was discovered at the Patagonia Sanctuary on June 3rd. The bird was reportedly seen upstream from the entrance where the waterway bends back towards the road. A large willow overhangs the stream crossing the spot. Please report this bird immediately if you are lucky enough to relocate it. As usual, Madera Canyon proves to be a great owling locality. On June 2nd, there could be found WHISKERED SCREECH-OWL, WESTERN SCREECH-OWL, FLAMMULATED OWL, ELF OWL, and GREAT HORNED OWL. The NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL also can be found if your in the higher elevation. WHIP-POOR-WILLS and COMMON POOR-WILLS were also found here on the 2nd. The BUFF-COLLARED NIGHTJAR in Florida Wash, being sought by a rather large number of eager birders, seems to be a little less vocal lately making it a less reliable find. So please don't let this tempt you into using tapes to call out the bird. Considering that there is a minimum of 2 to 20 people at this site every night for four consecutive months this bird should be allowed the peace or even the protection of non-harassment. FIVE-STRIPED SPARROWS although definitely being present in California Gulch have proven to be a bit elusive to several birders making the trip into the somewhat remote local. It would be advised to bird canyon before the 10 o'clock raging of 100 degrees begins. Plan on taking 2 hours to reach California Gulch if you leave from Tucson. Also an accurate set of directions such as those supplied in Davis and Russell's "Birds in Southeastern Arizona" will certainly save you the problem of getting lost. ZONE-TAILED HAWKS have been showing up in Tucson on a somewhat irregular schedule. They have been seen off and on in northwest Tucson near Oracle and Orange Grove and in central Tucson near 5th and Country Club. Will you please call in your birding reports to Jack Holloway at 722-3207 and as a helpful note for anyone trying to reach me, my work hours have changed. They are 9:30 AM to 7:00 PM. - End transcript