We found several warblers in Arizona. The first shown here is the
Red-faced Warbler (
Cardellina rubrifrons). This unique bird has a gray back, white breast, red face and black hood. The sexes are similar.
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| Red-faced Warbler |
The
Olive Warbler (
Peucedramus taeniatus) was formerly in the same family as the wood warblers, but DNA has shown it to be unique. It has since been put in its own family. This bird is gray with 2 white wing bars. The head is yellow with a black ear patch. This is the female or immature male plumage. The adult male has orange instead of the yellow.
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| Olive Warbler - female or immature male |
We saw several
Painted Redstarts (
Myioborus pictus). Neither of us were able to get a decent photo. However, what we did see was a nest of this bird. They nest on the ground and we were able to see the babies in the grassy nest.
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| Painted Redstart - nest with babies |
Other wildlife we saw on this trip were several squirrels, pronghorn and several lizards. The
Arizona Gray Squirrel (
Sciurus arizonensis) is a typical large bushy tailed squirrel.
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| Arizona Gray Squirrel |
The
Desert Spiny Lizard (
Sceloporus magister) is a large (8-12") lizard seen on the ground or climbing in trees.
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| Desert Spiny Lizard |
Thanks again to our guide
Melody Kehl for finding the birds and IDing the other wildlife.
Happy birding and photography,
David McDonald
dkmmdpa@gmail.com
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