South TUcson Arizona Birding Walk

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Cooper`s Hawk, Accipiter cooperii, a medium-sized hawk native to the North American continent and found from Southern Canada to Northern Mexico. As in many birds of prey, the male is smaller than the female. Photographed in the arid scrub desert of Tucson in southeastern Arizona, USA. Sonoran desert and Rincon Mountain landscapes.

Each morning at 5:30 AM during my weeklong stay in Tucson for our International Bible Conference, I took a walk down Medina Rd near the Tucson airport. Several desert species of birds inhabited the scrub within the vacant industrial lots.

​Pima County, Arizona. Thursday, June 14, 2018.
 - Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 106. 
 - Sunrise 5:16 am; Sunset 7:31 pm
 - Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 14 minutes (+18s)
 - Moon: 0.8%, Waxing Crescent

The western kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis, is a large tyrant flycatcher. The Western Kingbird is very similar to and easily confused with Cassin`s kingbird, Couch`s kingbird and the tropical kingbird. Photographed in the arid scrub desert of Tucson in southeastern Arizona, USA. Sonoran desert and Rincon Mountain landscapes.

Lucy`s Warbler songbird, Oreothlypis luciae, range includes southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. One of the smallest warblers, the Lucy`s Warbler is a bird of the hot Sonoran desert. Photographed in the arid scrub desert of Tucson in southeastern Arizona, USA. Sonoran desert and Rincon Mountain landscapes.

The greater roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus, is a long-legged bird in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae, from Southwestern United States and Mexico. The Latin name means `Californian earth-cuckoo`. Photographed in the arid scrub desert of Tucson in southeastern Arizona, USA. Sonoran desert and Rincon Mountain landscapes.

FRIDAY, JUNE 15

 - Mostly cloudy, with a high near 92.
 - Sunrise 5:16 am: Sunset 7:31 pm
 - Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 15 minutes
​ - Moon: 4.8%; Waxing Crescent

Red and black Vermilion Flycatcher bird, Pyrocephalus rubinus, common in parts of the southwest, the Vermilion Flycatcher is also widespread in Central and South America. Photographed in the arid scrub desert of Tucson in southeastern Arizona, USA.

Black-throated Sparrow, Amphispiza bilineata. The black-throated sparrow is a small American sparrow primarily found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. It is sometimes referred to as the desert sparrow, due to its preferred habitat of arid desert hillsides and scrub. Photographed in the arid scrub desert of Tucson in southeastern Arizona, USA.

Female immature Vermilion Flycatcher bird, Pyrocephalus rubinus, common in parts of the southwest, the Vermilion Flycatcher is also widespread in Central and South America. Photographed in the arid scrub desert of Tucson in southeastern Arizona, USA.