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  1. Barr Tender

    Yet another SE AZ trip; thoughts welcome

    When I planned this trip months in advance, it was for 2 nights Tonopah (including a chase N to Wickenburg Meadows for the Lawrence's) and 2 nights in Globe, for the Olive. Time passed, and Globe totally looked like Not-the-place, while Tucson had the recent sightings. So we cancelled Globe...
  2. Barr Tender

    Yet another SE AZ trip; thoughts welcome

    Wasn't really planning to write a formal trip report, so here, by your request, are the cliff's notes! When I checked ebird for species for this trip, I always narrowed the calendar to this year only. As it's only Feb, that eliminated all but month-old sightings. There are still scads of...
  3. Barr Tender

    Yet another SE AZ trip; thoughts welcome

    We had tremendous luck on this trip! At this point, as Deb told me recently, every bird we can tick at this point will be one at a time. But-- that said, with tons of research of recent sightings on ebird, we went down with a target list of the original 3 mentioned above, and a total of 14...
  4. Barr Tender

    Yet another SE AZ trip; thoughts welcome

    We already have the Sprague's. And if Peach-faced Lovebird (Sibley can call it Rosy if he wants!) is countable, then I MUST chase that one! I have two of them living in my kitchen for the past 5 years, but if I can count them officially, I'm all for it. :king: As for the cold in Sax-Zim...
  5. Barr Tender

    Yet another SE AZ trip; thoughts welcome

    Sax Zim was a great experience for us! We whiffed on Spruce Grouse, but got 6 other targets up there (Sharp-tailed, Evening Grosbeak, Boreal Chickadee, Black-backed WP, Snow Bunting, and, after three tries, finally, the Great Gray Owl!), plus an unexpected bonus-- a Gyrfalcon. Our flight...
  6. Barr Tender

    Yet another SE AZ trip; thoughts welcome

    We're down to hunting nemeses, and pending any additions to the target list, we'll be shooting for three birds in mid February 2019. LeConte's Thrasher Lawrence's Goldfinch Olive Warbler We're looking at flying into Phoenix and hitting what's described on ebird as 'the thrasher spot,' East of...
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