Date: 4/17/25 2:34 pm From: Theresa Lawson <tmlawson1...> Subject: [AZNMbirds] SEAZ: San Pedro House Birding Walk
Yesterday morning 7 locals joined the Friends of the San Pedro River birding walk. We walked the trails around the San Pedro House and found 53 species. The wind kept the birds down some but along the river trail there was good bird activity.
We had no rare birds. However, there were a few unusual sightings. One was a Painted Redstart and the other was a group of 12 Wild Turkeys. These are both common species in the mountains of SEAZ but very unusual on the river. Although this Spring there do seem to be more Redstart sightings on the river than usual.
Our breeding warblers are also back in full force. I can’t recall any point in the walk when we didn’t hear either a Lucy’s or Yellow Warbler singing. Common Yellowthroat numbers were also up with a few starting to sing. We also had good numbers of the migrant Wilson’s Warblers.
New birds for the year for our walks were Summer Tanagers (including one pair), Black-headed Grosbeak and Bullock’s Oriole.
The mini rookery still has two Great-blue Herons nesting. The two active nests each had a Heron sitting low. Perhaps still incubating or possibly early brooding.
So a good birding day despite the wind!
The Friends of the San Pedro River will be leading birding walks every Wednesday during the month of April. The walks start at 7:00 am from the San Pedro House located south of Highway 90 just west of the San Pedro River. The walks last about three hours. Bring your own binoculars, a hat and water.
Link to ebird checklist:
https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/e6y2CLAmQOfNlR9r5sBfVcy7Ry3?<domain...>
Theresa Lawson Friends of the San Pedro RiverHereford, AZ
