Site Report: Tanque Emergencia

Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata)

Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri)

Worthen's Sparrow (Spizella wortheni)

High desert.

2024-04-07: Everyone was lagging for the trip to Torreon, so we took a detour in Saltillo to go look for the Worthen's Sparrow. We followed the directions in the 30 year old howell book, and also the recently updated GPS, and I have to say that we were lucky not to get stuck out in the desert. Once we found the real road, though, things were a lot easier. We finally found the old water tank that was advertised only to find cactus growing in it. There were a bunch of sparrows around, though.

Kingdom: Animals (20 records)

Phylum: Chordates (20 records)

Class: Birds (20 records)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (3 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Order: Perching Birds (13 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
- Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
- Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)

Order: Vultures (1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides (2 records)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons)
- Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)