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Arivaca Lake- The last stop before Mexico

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If they are passing thru Pima County, and the Tucson area, Arivaca Lake is the last stop for water before crossing the US/Mexico border. This 90 acre lake, managed by Arizona Fish and Wildlife is about a 45 mile drive from Tucson, and 9 miles from Mexico, as the Chihuahuan Raven flies. One raft along had over 380 birds in it.

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Little Big Year – Week 34: We visit Colorado and Texas

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This area also is where I hope to fill in a few target birds, like the newly spilt Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay, Pinyon Jays and Prairie Falcons. This all mixed in with a very nice bunch of birds. This lovely bird is the new Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay. A new Lifer, the Woodhouse’s Scrub jay was split away from the Western Scrub Jay.

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Collaborative list – August 2019

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7 species were added to the life list in the time-honoured fashion of actually identifying the birds in the field. 12796 Tucson Avenue, Mount Lemmon, Arizona, US (32.442, -110.758) Private residence. 12796 Tucson Avenue, Mount Lemmon, Arizona, US (32.442, -110.758) Private residence. Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus.

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Collaborative list – April 2019

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If I know the readership at 10,000 Birds, they are already way ahead on this one, but please remember to give the migrants a little space. Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. Gene C Reid Park, Tucson US-AZ (32.2076,-110.9233). Bajada Washington Trail, Tucson, Arizona, US (32.278, -111.199). They are tired and hungry.

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Collaborative List – March 2019

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We can use the figures above to compare the birds that cross between the hemispheres. enta fish farm. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus ichthyaetus. Gene C Reid Park, Tucson US-AZ (32.2076,-110.9233). Sakule fish farm (Jer Lake). Bajada Washington Trail, Tucson, Arizona, US (32.278, -111.199).

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Collaborative list – May 2019

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Despite looking way older than his years, we cannot attribute Regannet’s haggard appearance to hard birding, scoring only 19 during eBird’s Big Day was not the greatest effort expended on May 4th. 6900 South Jamie Avenue, Tucson, Arizona, US (32.19, -111.112). Sakule fish farm (Jer Lake). enta fish farm.

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