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2007 Tucson Valley Christmas Bird Count Results
Compiled by Larry Liese


Thanks to all who participated and special thanks to the Tucson Audubon Society for sponsoring us with a pizza party, copies and mailing and staff time. New highs (or ties) below were for Canada Goose, Gadwall, Northern Shoveler, Neotropic Cormorant, Cooper's Hawk, Black-necked Stilt, Broad-billed Hummingbird, Costa's Hummingbird, Hutton's Vireo, Common Raven, Tree Swallow, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Northern Parula, American Redstart, Summer Tanager, Blue Grosbeak (new to count!), and Red-winged Blackbird.   See their entries for numbers and previous record.

COUNT SUMMARY

Count Name: Tucson Valley
Count Date: Dec 16, 2007
Compiler: Larry Liese
Printout: January 31, 2008

Count Code: AZTV
Number of Party Hours: 202.5
Species reported on count date: 150

Organizations and Sponsors: Tucson Audubon Society


Effort

Observers

In Field:

Total Number: 79

Minimum Number of Parties (daylight): 29

Maximum Number of Parties (daylight): 39

At Feeders:

Total Number: 2

Party Hours and Distance
(excludes viewing at feeders and nocturnal birding)

All distances are in miles .

By Foot :

Hours: 138.5

Distance: 198.00 mi

By Car :

Hours: 48.0

Distance: 431.25 mi

By Other Transportation:
(optional)

Hours: 16.0

Distance: 8.00 mi

By: golfcart

 

Other Time and Distance

At Feeders:

Hours: 3.0

Nocturnal Birding:

Hours: 0.0

Distance: .00 mi

Totals

Total Party :

Hours: 202.5

Distance: 637.25 mi


Weather

Temperature

Minimum: 32 F°

Maximum: 69 F°

Wind Direction

Unknown

Wind Velocity

Minimum: 0.0

Maximum: 10.0

Snow Depth

Minimum: 0.0

Maximum: 0.0

Still Water

Open

Moving Water

Open

AM and PM Conditions

Cloud Cover

AM: Partly Cloudy

PM: Partly Clear

AM Rain

None

AM Snow

None

PM Rain

None

PM Snow

None


Species Checklist

Species

Number
or cw

Flags

Max Number

Number
of counts

Ross's Goose

1

2 in 93

  9

Canada Goose

28

28 in 100

  19

Gadwall

98

95 in 98

  43

American Wigeon

863

1022 in 107

  46

Mallard

231

581 in 106

  46

Blue-winged Teal

17

34 in 107

  19

Cinnamon Teal

62

604 in 99

  30

Northern Shoveler

2698

1425 in 106

  46

Northern Pintail

54

299 in 100

  40

Green-winged Teal

139

694 in 107

  20

Canvasback

16

91 in 78

  39

Redhead

6

18 in 68

  44

Ring-necked Duck

60

589 in 103

  43

Lesser Scaup

32

85 in 78

  41

Bufflehead

1

53 in 93

  28

Common Goldeneye

cw

7 in 84

  16

Hooded Merganser

1

5 in 102

  17

Ruddy Duck

70

563 in 100

  40

Gambel's Quail

749

2349 in 80

  47

Pied-billed Grebe

15

41 in 91

  44

Eared Grebe

3

60 in 68

  36

Neotropic Cormorant

1

  US,

0 in 99

  1

Double-crested Cormorant

1

4 in 94

  8

Great Blue Heron (Blue form)

14

22 in 87

  38

Great Egret

7

14 in 107

  21

Snowy Egret

2

8 in 91

  6

Green Heron

3

16 in 106

  17

Black-crowned Night-Heron

8

48 in 104

  23

Northern Harrier

5

29 in 72

  45

Sharp-shinned Hawk

14

18 in 107

  44

Cooper's Hawk

58

50 in 102

  47

Accipiter sp.

2

143 in 85

  15

Harris's Hawk

33

69 in 92

  34

Red-tailed Hawk

81

126 in 94

  46

Buteo sp.

2

3 in 85

  11

Golden Eagle

2

4 in 79

  26

American Kestrel

52

91 in 85

  47

Merlin

1

4 in 93

  27

Peregrine Falcon

4

8 in 103

  25

Prairie Falcon

7

16 in 92

  40

falcon sp.

1

2 in 91

  12

Virginia Rail

2

4 in 107

  7

Sora

8

25 in 105

  18

Common Moorhen

3

16 in 104

  19

American Coot

313

789 in 100

  47

Killdeer

128

440 in 73

  47

Black-necked Stilt

145

125 in 107

  14

Spotted Sandpiper

19

58 in 95

  43

Least Sandpiper

159

1092 in 100

  46

Long-billed Dowitcher

28

80 in 107

  17

Wilson's Snipe

4

8 in 107

  5

Rock Pigeon

4805

9706 in 106

  4

White-winged Dove

13

80 in 72

  42

Mourning Dove

9080

12047 in 104

  47

Inca Dove

60

3932 in 81

  47

Greater Roadrunner

9

70 in 83

  47

Barn Owl

1

4 in 99

  11

Western Screech-Owl

1

6 in 87

  21

Great Horned Owl

6

15 in 85

  44

Burrowing Owl

cw

2 in 102

  16

White-throated Swift

345

747 in 103

  36

Broad-billed Hummingbird

7

7 in 103

  20

Anna's Hummingbird

89

357 in 93

  45

Costa's Hummingbird

45

33 in 103

  32

hummingbird sp.

24

34 in 105

  25

Belted Kingfisher

7

12 in 105

  40

Lewis's Woodpecker

2

6 in 101

  10

Acorn Woodpecker

1

20 in 85

  18

Gila Woodpecker

513

778 in 93

  47

Red-naped Sapsucker

9

13 in 93

  22

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

35

68 in 80

  46

Northern (Red-shafted) Flicker

59

179 in 79

  45

Gilded Flicker

33

190 in 83

  47

flicker sp.

14

13 in 101

  8

Empidonax sp.

1

2 in 87

  11

Black Phoebe

22

48 in 107

  44

Say's Phoebe

33

58 in 100

  47

Vermilion Flycatcher

69

75 in 107

  47

Ash-throated Flycatcher

1

2 in 63

  11

Loggerhead Shrike

7

62 in 79

  47

Plumbeous Vireo

3

7 in 87

  21

Hutton's Vireo

8

7 in 99

  39

Western Scrub-Jay

4

21 in 104

  8

Mexican Jay

6

14 in 99

  5

Common Raven

38

34 in 85

  41

raven sp.

5

15 in 76

  17

Tree Swallow

1

1 in 92

  1

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

3

12 in 107

  14

Barn Swallow

2

5 in 98

  6

swallow sp.

1

1 in 92

  1

Bridled Titmouse

4

84 in 83

  33

Verdin

328

544 in 83

  47

Red-breasted Nuthatch

8

5 in 64

  12

White-breasted Nuthatch

5

20 in 73

  33

Brown Creeper

1

11 in 101

  15

Cactus Wren

222

677 in 85

  47

Rock Wren

25

212 in 78

  47

Canyon Wren

23

99 in 78

  38

Bewick's Wren

27

79 in 83

  47

House Wren

25

200 in 72

  45

Marsh Wren

14

56 in 107

  32

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

202

554 in 78

  47

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

22

40 in 88

  44

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher

65

169 in 92

  39

gnatcatcher sp.

3

4 in 102

  5

Hermit Thrush

5

54 in 78

  43

American Robin

15

1335 in 62

  38

Northern Mockingbird

183

473 in 93

  47

Curve-billed Thrasher

136

576 in 83

  47

Crissal Thrasher

2

22 in 79

  42

European Starling

1578

8624 in 81

  47

American Pipit

66

1042 in 60

  19

Phainopepla

373

471 in 83

  47

Orange-crowned Warbler

40

76 in 101

  44

Lucy's Warbler

1

  US,

2 in 73

  2

Northern Parula

1

  US,

1 in 100

  3

Yellow Warbler

1

2 in 104

  8

Yellow-rumped Warbler

44

280 in 90

  10

Yellow-rumped (Audubon's) Warbler

1134

2835 in 103

  45

Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler

4

18 in 90

  22

Black-throated Gray Warbler

2

9 in 78

  37

American Redstart

1

  US,

1 in 88

  6

Common Yellowthroat

10

89 in 100

  28

Summer Tanager

2

  US,

1 in 104

  3

Green-tailed Towhee

2

41 in 62

  44

Spotted Towhee

17

60 in 85

  22

Canyon Towhee

46

65 in 99

  18

Abert's Towhee

230

266 in 100

  47

Rufous-winged Sparrow

11

37 in 79

  31

Rufous-crowned Sparrow

26

77 in 85

  40

Chipping Sparrow

50

455 in 78

  47

Brewer's Sparrow

137

1600 in 65

  46

Black-chinned Sparrow

51

122 in 78

  36

Vesper Sparrow

45

107 in 99

  43

Lark Sparrow

28

200 in 70

  47

Black-throated Sparrow

80

703 in 79

  46

Lark Bunting

21

6400 in 65

  45

Savannah Sparrow

18

115 in 99

  44

Fox Sparrow

5

7 in 73

  17

Song Sparrow

116

165 in 100

  43

Lincoln 's Sparrow

72

243 in 100

  45

White-throated Sparrow

1

3 in 77

  11

White-crowned Sparrow

1403

5259 in 103

  47

Dark-eyed Junco

31

62 in 99

  17

Dark-eyed ( Oregon ) Junco

36

321 in 77

  40

Yellow-eyed Junco

1

23 in 83

  17

Northern Cardinal

19

257 in 78

  47

Pyrrhuloxia

45

123 in 79

  47

Blue Grosbeak

1

  US,

in

Red-winged Blackbird

50572

  HC,

3680 in 78

  47

Western Meadowlark

17

356 in 61

  45

Yellow-headed Blackbird

4880

6502 in 92

  43

Brewer's Blackbird

577

3985 in 61

  47

Great-tailed Grackle

1381

3157 in 81

  32

Bronzed Cowbird

63

967 in 81

  41

Brown-headed Cowbird

152

2762 in 85

  44

blackbird sp.

1

3500 in 87

  3

House Finch

2616

11135 in 81

  46

Red Crossbill

17

264 in 97

  11

Pine Siskin

12

112 in 78

  20

Lesser Goldfinch

658

1508 in 107

  45

Lawrence 's Goldfinch

242

817 in 85

  26

American Goldfinch

2

12 in 101

  13

House Sparrow

944

6737 in 78

  46


TOTAL INDIVIDUALS
COUNTED


90811

TOTAL SPECIES
REPORTED

150

cw = Reported count week;
US = Flagged as an unusual species;
HC = Flagged as an unusually high count.
LC = Flagged as an unusually low count.

Species Requiring Rare Bird Reports to be Submitted to Regional Editor


Species

Neotropic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Lucy's Warbler
Vermivora luciae

Northern Parula
Parula americana

American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla

Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra

Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea

 


See results of 2004-05 counts

See results of 2005-06 counts

 


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