This will be brief. I found and photographed Northern Goshawk (#711) on Arctic Valley Road in Anchorage after arrival on December 9. Then saw and photographed McKay's Bunting (#712) in Nome on December 10. Arrived in Phoenix, AZ in the afternoon of December 11. Saw and photographed Nutting's Flycatcher (#713) on December 12 at Bill Williams NWR. Saw Red-breasted Sapsucker (#714) in Madera Canyon on December 13. Heard Montezuma Quail (#715) and Elegant Trogon (#716), both in Madera Canyon, saw and photographed Rufous-capped Warbler (#717) and heard Black-chinned Sparrow (#718) in Florida Canyon on December 14. Saw Hammond's Flycatcher on December 21 (#719) in Madera Canyon on December 15. Saw and photographed Baird's Sparrow (#720) in San Rafael Grasslands on December 16. Saw and photographed Mexican Chickadee (#721) in Rustler Park and saw Juniper Titmouse (#722) in Paradise on December 17. Saw and photographed Ruddy-ground Dove (#723) at Whitewater Draw on December 18. Saw and photographed Pinyon Jay (#724) near Flagstaff on December 19. Added White-cheeked Pintail (#725) on December 20 due to verification from Bill Pranty that it was accepted in Florida. Saw and photographed Black Rosy-Finch (#726) and Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (#727) at Sandia Crest and saw and heard Chestnut-collared Longspur (#728) just north of Sevilleta NWR Grasslands south of Albuquerque, NM on December 20. Saw, heard and photographed Gray Vireo (#729) on Elephant Pass Trail, South Mountain near Phoenix and saw, heard and photographed (poorly) Gilded Flicker (#730) at Saguaro NP.
I am now in Tucson, Arizona and will add more details later.
Wow Jay! You are on quite a run. Good luck with the rest of the year!
ReplyDeleteAmazing! You are doing much better than I thought possible earlier in the year!
ReplyDeleteYou have to be having the best December in the annals of Big Years.
ReplyDeleteThanks, all three of you. It's been an amazing time for me. I knew it was theoretically possible to see the birds noted, but not necessarily physically possible or practicable. To get all these birds this month has been the most fun time of my Big Year....but, alas, it will end soon.
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