Site Report: Cave Creek Canyon--Southwestern Research Station
Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus)
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
Blue-throated Hummingbird (Lampornis clemenciae)
Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
Striped Plateau Lizard (Sceloporus virgatus)
Plumbeous Vireo (Vireo plumbeus)
Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
Cliff Chipmunk (Tamias dorsalis)
Montezuma Quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae)
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Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus)
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
Blue-throated Hummingbird (Lampornis clemenciae)
Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
Striped Plateau Lizard (Sceloporus virgatus)
Plumbeous Vireo (Vireo plumbeus)
Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
Cliff Chipmunk (Tamias dorsalis)
Montezuma Quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae)
Transition zone.
Visits
- 2014-05-09: Spent two nights in the area. In addition to birds listed here, heard Whiskered Screech-owl and Whip-poor-will.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (48 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(48 records)
Class: Birds
(45 records)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (3 records)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(4 records)
- Family: Nighthawks and Nightjars
- Mexican Whip-poor-will (Antrostomas arizonae)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Whiskered Screech-Owl (Megascops trichopsis)
- Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
- Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi)
- Order: Perching Birds
(32 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus)
- Scott's Oriole (Icterus parisorum)
- Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Mexican Jay (Aphelocoma wollweberi)
- Family: Kinglets
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Black-throated Gray Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens)
- Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi)
- Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)
- Family: Nuthatches
- White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Yellow-eyed Junco (Junco phaeonotus)
- Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
- Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
- Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus)
- Family: Swallows
- Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava)
- Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)
- Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
- Buff-breasted Flycatcher (Empidonax fulvifrons)
- Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
- Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
- Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus)
- Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans)
- Family: Vireos
- Plumbeous Vireo (Vireo plumbeus)
- Family: Wrens
- Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(1 record)
- Family: New World Quail
- Montezuma Quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae)
- Order: Vultures
(1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(3 records)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
- Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
- Arizona Woodpecker (Dryobates arizonae)
Class: Mammals
(2 records)
- Order: Rodents
(2 records)
- Family: Hamsters, New World Rats and Mice, Muskrats, Voles
- Cotton Mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus)
- Family: Squirrels
- Cliff Chipmunk (Neotamias dorsalis)
Class: Reptiles
(1 record)
- Order: Lizards and Snakes
(1 record)
- Family: North American Spiny Lizards
- Striped Plateau Lizard (Sceloporus virgatus)