Birds Birds Birds

December, January & February

Red-Tailed Hawk

Red-tailed / Harris's / Northern Harrier & Ferruginous Hawks, Mexican Jay, Bewick's Wren, Gambel's Quail, Dark-eyed Junco, Gila Woodpecker, Western Red Shafted Flicker, Canyon Towhee, Western Meadowlark, Northern Cardinal, Western Kingbird, Scaled Quail, Western Bluebird, Roadrunner, Raven, Spotted Towhee, Mallard, Green-winged Teal, American Robin, Montezuma Quail, Raven, Green-Tailed Towhee, Curve-billed Thrasher, Inca / Mourning & White-winged Doves, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch, Say's & Black Phoebe, Chipping / Song & White-crowned Sparrows, Great-horned Owl, White-breasted Nuthatch, Blue Mockingbird, Savannah Sparrow

March, April & May

Lazuli Bunting

American Kestrel, Red-tailed / Harrier / Cooper's Hawks, Montezuma / Gambel's & Scaled Quails, Dark-eyed Junco, Green-tailed / Canyon / Spotted & Abert's Towhees, Western Meadowlark, Northern Cardinal, Western Kingbird, White-breasted Nuthatch, Bridled Titmouse, White-crowned Sparrow, Mexican Jay, House Finch, White-winged & Mourning Doves, Anna's / Black-chinned / Broad-tailed & Rufous Hummingbirds, Scott's / Bullock's & Hooded Orioles, Curve-billed & Bendire's Thrashers, Pyrrhuloxia, Lesser Goldfinch, Vermilion Flycatcher, American Robin, Pine Siskin, Blackheaded & Evening Grosbeaks, Turkey Vulture, Steller's Jay, Peregrine Falcon, Yellow-rumped / Wilson's / Orange-crowned / Yellow & Lucy's Warbler, Bronzed & Brown-headed Cowbirds, Phainopepla, Say's & Black Phoebe, Chipping & Black-throated Sparrows, Lazuli & Indigo Bunting, Western & Summer Tanager, Mockingbird, Barn Swallow, Gila / Acorn & Ladder-backed Woodpeckers, Chihuahuan Raven, Lark Sparrow, Western Wood-Peewee, Great Horned & Screech Owls, Night Jar, Loggerhead Shrike, Kingbird, Roadrunner

June thru November

Green Heron

Many of our birds are just migrating through. However, some have decided to make Cochise Stronghold Ranch their permanent home! Our guess it the lure of running water, cool shade and copious amounts of seed & sugar-water! Each spring brings all species in larger numbers. One curious visitor in November 2010 was a Green Heron eyeing the koi & goldfish in the pond. Maybe he had gotten a recommendation from the Great Blue Heron pair that feasted on many of our larger koi the year before!