Burden free birding begins! We are the invasive plant management crew. We work hard to help preserve and restore our fantastic Sonoran desert plant communities to provide a happy home for all of our feathered friends. Please help us raise some funds for our Birdathon 2021 event. 

We are always birding while working, so we will add some of the neat birds we see as part of a Big Month observation.

Our group will be going out together to Saguaro National Park on April 28th to conduct our Birdathon.

We recorded a total of 59 species during our month long Birdathon!

Way to go team!
 

- April 9th Saddlebrooke HOA - 

Invasive Grass identified and treated - Buffel grass (Pennisetum ciliare) and Fountain Grass (Pennisetum setaceum)

Hooded Oriole 

- Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge 4/14 -

Invasive Species identified and treated - Malta star thistle (Centaurea melitensis)

Loggerhead Shrike

- April 26th - 28th Paton Hummingbird Center -

Invasive Species identified and treated - Lehmann lovegrass (Eragrostis legmanniana), Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon), weeping lovegrass (Eragrostis curvula), Russian thistle (Salsola tragus)

White Crowned Sparrow

Black-headed Grossbeak

Summer Tanager

Broad-billed Hummingbird

Turkey Vulture 

Common Raven

White-breasted Nuthatch

Scott's Oriole

Lazuli bunting

Northern Cardinal 

Pyrrhuloxia

Lesser Goldfinch 

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Curved-billed thrasher

Mexican Jay

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Violet-crowned Hummingbird 

Red-tailed Hawk

Greater Roadrunner

-- Saguaro Birdathon Day 4/29 --

Invasive Grass identified and treated - Natal grass (Melinis repens)

Phainopepla

Morning Dove

Northern Cardinal 

Great Horned Owl

Lucy's Warbler

Broad-billed Hummingbird 

Summer Tanager

Black-throated Sparrow

Turkey Vulture

House Finch

Gila Woodpecker

Ash-throated flycatcher 

Black Phoebe

Abert's Towhee

Lesser Goldfinch

Canyon Wren

Canyon Towhee

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Tree Swallow

Gamble's Quail

Cooper's Hawk

-Butterfly observations-

Monarch

Queen

Variegated Fritillary

-Reptile-

Gila Monster

- Backyard birding observations -

  - Tony's yard -

House Finch

Common Sparrow 

Anna's Hummingbird 

White-winged dove

Morning Dove

Eurasian Collared Dove

Rock Dove

Cooper's Hawk

Harris Hawk

Great Horned Owl

Gila Woodpecker

Yellow Warbler

Summer Tanager

Cactus Wren

Phainopepla

Hooded oriole 

Verdin

Lucy's Warbler

Northern Mockingbird 

 - Paul's yard -

Black-headed Grosbeak

Great Horned Owl

Red-tailed Hawk

Cactus Wren

White-wing Dove

- Eman rare observation, Santa Cruz and Camino del Cerro -

Barn Owl

Prescott 4/8 from Eman

Dark eyed junco
 Spotted towhee 2
 Stellars Jay
 White winged dove
 White breasted nuthatch 2
 Acorn woodpecker 2
 2 mallards
 Commorant

CoATIS work mission 5/5 thru 5/12

Invasive grass identified and treated Bolbous bluegrass (Poa bulbosa)

California Condor

Peregrine Falcon

Steller's Jay

Dusky Grouse

Mountain Blue Jay

Dark-eyed Junco

Spotted Owl

Violet-green Swallow

Pledges:

• Marcia Grand: $10/species and an extra $1,000 if you spot a roadrunner, an extra $50 for every owl species over 2, an extra $100 for every working nest (ie, bird on nest and/or eggs in nest), an extra $10 for every snake you ID, $100 for every hawk over 4, $10 for every identifiable butterfly, and $1000 for a list of invasive plants you encounter on your day.

..PLEDGE (PAY LATER)..

..DONATE (PAY NOW)..

Birds have a unique, special, and different meaning to each of us. So, too, is each of our connection with Tucson Audubon Society personal and distinct. During Birdathon, we combine the love of bird watching during spring migration with support for bird conservation.

Birdathoners are birders and social fundraisers, joining together to make a difference for the birds and habitats of Southeast Arizona. Birdathoners continue a tradition that has held strong for over 30 years! 

Each Birdathoner's personal network of supporters is what helps makes Birdathon possible. 

Birdathon donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Tucson Audubon Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Supporting a team by writing a check?

• Make checks payable to: Tucson Audubon Society
• Write the team name on memo line
• Mail to: 
  Tucson Audubon Society
  300 E University Blvd #120
  Tucson, AZ 85705

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