| species | date | number | region | county | location | observer | context | details |
| American Avocet | 6/30/2008 | 2 | Southeast | Cochise | Benson STP | Mark Stevenson, Dave Stejskal, Molly Pollock | Two birds present, one incubating on a nest on a sand bar.
Away from Willcox's "Cochise Lake", AMAV is a rare and irregular nesting species. | Birds seen well from outside fence. Readily indentified. |
| Northern Pintail | 6/30/2008 | 1 | Southeast | Cochise | Benson STP | Dave Stejskal, Mark Stevenson, Molly Pollock | casual in summer in SE AZ
Present since at least the spring season
| Male |
| Northern Pintail | 6/30/2008 | 1 | Southeast | Cochise | Willcox, "Cochise Lake" | Dave Stejskal, Mark Stevenson, Molly Pollock | Casual in summer in SE AZ.
Present since at least the spring season | Female |
| Greater Yellowlegs | 6/30/2008 | 1 | Southeast | Cochise | Benson STP | Dave Stejskal, Mark Stevenson, Molly Pollock | casual in June SE AZ ...may have been present yesterday
Early southbound migrant | |
| Willet | 6/30/2008 | 1 | Southeast | Cochise | Willcox, "Cochise Lake" | Mark Stevenson, Dave Stejskal, Molly Pollock | casual in June in SE AZ
Editor Note: Early southbound migrant
Three were reported present on 6/29/08 | |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | 6/30/2008 | 3 | Southeast | Cochise | Willcox, "Cochise Lake" | Dave Stejskal, Mark Stevenson, Molly Pollock | Southbound migrants, casual in early June in SE AZ
2 were previously reported | Three together along the shore, seen and heard |
| Solitary Sandpiper | 6/30/2008 | 2 | Southeast | Cochise | Willcox, "Cochise Lake" | Dave Stejskal, Mark Stevenson, Molly Pollock | Early southbound migrants, casual in late June in SE AZ | Adult Solitary Sandpipers, seen concurrently.
Photos by Dave Stejskal. |
| Baird's Sandpiper | 6/30/2008 | 2 | Southeast | Cochise | Willcox, "Cochise Lake" | Molly Pollock, Dave Stejskal, Mark Stevenson | First June SE AZ sighting for this species. Early southbound migrants. | Good viewing conditions. Dave Stejskal obtained photos. |
| American Redstart | 6/30/2008 | 1 | Mohave | Mohave | Pintail Slough Area of Havasu NWR | Joseph Hildreth and Robert Chapman | Uncommon spring migrant or summer resident. | Observed a male American Redstart singing consistently from a large cottonwood. Have UTMs if desired. Male seen in good light and I.D.ed instantly. |
| American White Pelican | 6/30/2008 | 3 | Southeast | Cochise | Willcox, "Cochise Lake" | Molly Pollock, Mark Stevenson, Dave Stejskal | Casual in summer in SE AZ.
Editor note: Two have been present since 6/5/08 and three were first noted on 6/22/08.
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| Yellow-headed Blackbird | 6/28/2008 | 3 | Southeast | Pima | Green Valley WWTP | Michael Marsden | YHBLs are generally casual to rare in Pima Co in June & July | all adult males |
| Flame-colored Tanager | 6/26/2008 | 1 | Southeast | Santa Cruz | Madera Canyon, Kubo | Molly Pollock | Review Species -- continuing singing male, apparenlty unmated
Documented during the Spring 2008 season | |
| Yellow-billed cuckoo | 6/26/2008 | 1 | Southeast | Santa Cruz | Madera Canyon - Vault Mine/Carrie Nation Trail | Philip Kline | Unusual location and habitat. The cuckoo was near the top of a large oak about 30-40 feet off the ground in Pine-oak woodland along Madera Ceek at 6000' elevation. Dominant tree species included ponderosa pine, Gambel and other oaks, sycamore, and alligator juniper. | Bicolored, decurved bill with yellow lower mandible. Brown upperparts, white underparts, long, black-and-white tail, and rufous primary and secondary wing feathers when it flew. It was silent. |
| White-eared Hummingbird | 6/26/2008 | 1 | Southeast | Santa Cruz | Madera Canyon, Chuparosa Inn | Molly Pollock | rare Hummingbird to SE AZ, continuing female bird, already reported and likely banded - but couldn't confirm that -- seems to be a good year for White-eared Hummingbird in SE AZ.
Editor Note: Likely one of two female WEHU banded at the Chuparosa Inn so far this year by George West. One was banded on 6/2/08 and the next on 6/17/08 | Broad, bright, clean white supercillium separates it from female Broad-billed Hummer. |
| Blue-winged Teal | 6/26/2008 | 1 | Southeast | Pima | Green Valley STP | Molly Pollock | continuing bird - casual in SE AZ this time of year | adult male seen well |
| White-tailed Kite | 6/24/2008 | 1 | Southeast | Graham | Fort Thomas area, see GPS coords below | Amanda Moors | you don't have many reports of kites in Graham county yet
Editor note: Few Graham County reports of WTKI but they were on one southern Graham/northern Cochise block during that AZ Breeding Bird Atlas. | black shoulder patches, long wings, slender bird with overall whitish appearance with grayish back, white tail, stubby beak
saw it fly across road being hazed by smaller bird, then it went over an abandoned field and landed at edge of salt cedar patch in middle of field.
Not sure of name of road I was driving, but it's a dirt road that essentially parrallels the Gila river on the north side of it. bird came from north and headed south into field.
GPS coordinates (NAD27 datum) 595735 E, 36558688 N
0800 hrs
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| Black-capped Gnatcatcher | 6/24/2008 | 1 | Southeast | Santa Cruz | California Gulch | Jerry Bock, Dave Stejskal, Mark Stevenson | BCGN is a casual to rare species in SE AZ that is in the midst of a range expansion, having become resident in some areas.
It is an ABC Review Species when individuals are found in new locations.
Photos and written documentation submitted to the ABC.
There are prior reports of BCGN from California Gulch, but they have been seen there only irregularly.
The location was near the riparian thicket downstream from the Five-striped Sparrow areas,
| This vocalizing male was cooperative and perched in the open displaying his black cap, long bill, minimal eyering, entirely white under-side of the folded rectrices and graduated lengths of the tail feathers. |
| Least Tern | 6/22/2008 | 1 | South Central | Maricopa | Paloma Ranch | Melanie Herring | References state it is a casual transient and a sketch species for the AZ Bird Committee. | A very small tern with a yellow bill, black cap and nape with a white forhead. It was sitting on the edge of a pond west of Paloma Ranch Headquarters. Photos obtained and sent to NAB editor. |
| Swainson's Hawk | 6/21/2008 | 1 | South Central | Maricopa | Paloma Ranch, ne. corner along Sisson Rd. | Troy Corman, Melanie Herring | Very few June records in Maricopa Co. | Adult |
| Eared Grebe | 6/21/2008 | 5 | South Central | Maricopa | Gila Bend Power Plant Pond | Troy Corman, Melanie Herring | Considered rare summer visitor to Maricopa Co. | One was an apparent pure albino (total white plumage, pink eyes, pale bill). This individual was first reported by Charlie Babbitt at this location in late May. Two individuals were in near full alternate plumage, and the other two were in heavy molt to basic plumage. Noted three additional individuals below Painted Rock Dam. |
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