Field notes, v669
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Continued - May 12, 1975 - Sonoita Creek, Patagonia - continued from "Phainopepla". Starlings Philadelphia Vireo Warbling Vireo - several Orange-crowned Warbler - 2 Yellow Warbler - sev. Audubon Warbler - sev. MacGilvray Warb - 1 Yellow-throat - 5-6 Yellow-breasted Chat - ? 2 ** ??** About chat-size, on open ground with sparrows - flew to thicket across stream to willow, upstream and back across to sparse shrubs-sandy-area/near creek. Yellow breast and ? belly. Dark pointed bill, white line over eye, grayish above, with large, light (white) patches on shoulder area of wings. Not Y-b Chat. Wilson Warblers - several Common Redstart - 2 House Sparrows near Patagonia end. Meadowlark sp. Redwings Hooded Oriole - 1 pr. Bullock Oriole - 8-10 pair Brewer Blackbird - 1 pr. Great-tailed Grackles - sev. Brown-headed Cowbirds Western Tanagers- 12's with "pittock" calls Hepatic Tanager - 4 pr. Summer Tanager - 3 pr with "chid dick" calls Cardinals - sev. pr. Pyrrhuloxia - 1 pr. Black-headed Grosbeaks - 1 pr. Lazuli Bunting LM House Finches Lark Buntings - few Lesser Goldfinches Ruf-sided Towhee Brown Towhee - 1 with strong several-syllable song. Five-striped Sparrow - Aimophila quin questriata - LIFER - saw two or three - good looks-on south slope, cactus, ocotilla, scrub, herbs, and few mesquite. Perched on ocotilla. Rich brown above - uniform on head and back. Face dark. Facial stripes beow eye-bill line, vertical, 3 white, with black inbetween. Grayer side of head and below. Tail grayer. Appearance is"long-pointed, bill to tail". Song from ocotilloa 3 syllable, rough call and assorted chirps - not like, but similar to song sparrow, etc. Rufous-crowned Sparrow Black-throated Sparrows Chipping Sparrows Brewer Sparrows Song Sparrow ** ??** - Trim, 6& " bird. 100' away on ocotillo on dry, sparse south slope hill (with Five-striped SpS.), perched erect, repeating 3-syllables - 2hi, 1 lower, all "churred". Appeared uniformly blue gray on sides and above, with clear yellow below on chest and belly. Color layout underneath like black phoebe or slate-colored junco males. Head and throat to upper chest also blue gray. 86 spx identified + 3 unknowns 89 5/5-12/75 Arizona Trip. 5 Xfers = 13% 10 NB% = 637 27 avg = 288 197 species seen + 3 unknowns 200 ft 7 ½ days, including 3 day parking