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Gila County birdwatching<br />
continued from page 26<br />
ground north of Globe -<br />
120<br />
Roosevelt Lake - 203<br />
Tonto Creek Fish Hatchery<br />
- 115<br />
Green Valley Park in<br />
Payson - 174<br />
Pine Creek Canyon - 121<br />
Parker Creek in the<br />
Sierra Anchas - 109<br />
Want a few more numbers?<br />
Consider these trip lists<br />
from Sulfide de Rey campground<br />
-- just one of several<br />
‘hot spots’ in the Pinals<br />
where sightings are posted<br />
on Ebird. Jay Taylor found<br />
acorn woodpecker, Western<br />
wood-pewee, Pacific-slope/<br />
Cordilleran flycatcher<br />
(Western flycatcher), Hutton’s<br />
vireo, white-breasted<br />
nuthatch, house wren,<br />
yellow-eyed junco, spotted<br />
towhee, orange-crowned<br />
warbler, Wilson’s warbler<br />
and mourning dove. A few<br />
weeks prior to that Dave<br />
Pearson reported Anna’s<br />
hummingbird, broad-tailed<br />
hummingbird, rufous hummingbird,<br />
turkey vulture,<br />
zone-tailed hawk, Cordilleran<br />
flycatcher, Cassin’s<br />
vireo, plumbeous vireo,<br />
common raven, bridled titmouse,<br />
bushtit, red-breasted<br />
nuthatch, pygmy nuthatch,<br />
blue-gray gnatcatcher, Bewick’s<br />
wren, hermit thrush,<br />
phainopepla, olive warbler,<br />
lesser goldfinch, Grace’s<br />
warbler, black-throated<br />
gray warbler, painted redstart,<br />
Western tanager and<br />
black-headed grosbeak.<br />
See photos and read<br />
more at ebird.org. Connect<br />
with the author and sign up<br />
for updates about Tommy’s<br />
treks at tommysbirdingexpeditions.blogspot.com.<br />
Olive Warbler<br />
Gateway to the Copper Corridor 2021<br />
Courtesy photo/Muriel Neddermeyer<br />
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