COPPER CANYON TRIP LIST NT&P / GGAS Trip: January 2 - 10, 2007             Leader:  Larry Liese     Species Notes     1 Least Grebe Pair seen in marshy area close to Rio Fuerte 2 Pied-billed Grebe Pair seen at Lago Arareko 3 Double-crested Cormorant Along Rio Fuerte first morning, plus one near airport 4 Neotropic Cormorant Along Rio Fuerte first morning 5 Great Blue Heron Our "daily" heron 6 Great Egret A few scattered along rivers 7 Snowy Egret Seen two days 8 Green Heron Along Rio Fuerte and in Batopilas 9 Black-crowned Night-Heron Along Rio Fuerte (CdLA) in afternoon 10 White Ibis Seen by some on float trip 11 Mallard A batch took off from the pond with the Green Kingfishers 12 Northern Shoveler One female found by Bob 13 Lesser Scaup Quite a few on Rio Fuerte 14 Black Vulture Common 15 Turkey Vulture Common 16 Osprey Nice views on float trip day, one with a nice fish 17 Cooper's Hawk Only one seen! 18 Common Black-Hawk Best views were on Rio Fuerte, plus one from train for Diane 19 Gray Hawk Not as many as usual for this trip.  Seen only two days. 20 Zone-tailed Hawk Nice view soaring overhead on float trip 21 Red-tailed Hawk Seen a number of times 22 Crested Caracara Many of these interesting birds seen on this trip 23 American Kestrel Only from train on ride up into mountains 24 Common Moorhen Seen on float trip 25 American Coot Seen on float trip 26 Northern Jacana Nice views along edge of Rio Fuerte 27 Spotted Sandpiper Lots seen along rivers 28 Bonaparte's Gull A first for our Copper Canyon trip.  Seen floating in Rio. 29 Caspian Tern Flyby along Rio Fuerte 30 Rock Pigeon Common near towns 31 Red-billed Pigeon First morning near Rio Fuerte 32 White-winged Dove Fairly common 33 Mourning Dove Not too many of these compared to average 34 Inca Dove A few seen 35 Common Ground-Dove This is the two-toned bill-color one, plus scaled look 36 Ruddy Ground-Dove This one has the dark bill (female seen, similar to above) 37 Lesser Nighthawk A number seen on Camino de Las Aves near dusk 38 Black Swift Large group foraging high above on walk to Satevo 39 Broad-billed Hummingbird A few seen at flowers 40 Violet-crowned Hummingbird Fairly common 41 Eared Quetzal Tied for 1st place.  Six at once at Arroyo Bacuseachic! 42 Belted Kingfisher Along rivers 43 Green Kingfisher Nicely seen at swampy area just before Rio 44 Acorn Woodpecker Seen at Divisidero on usual telephone pole 45 Gila Woodpecker A few seen 46 Ladder-backed Woodpecker Seen three days 47 Hairy Woodpecker Nice view near Sierra Lodge on final morning there 48 Northern Flicker Pair seen just after Hairy 49 Tufted Flycatcher Nice views on walk to Satevo and in Hacienda ruins 50 Greater Pewee Seen well on Aqueduct Trail, at Hacienda, & above La Bufa 51 Gray Flycatcher Seen on walk to Satevo 52 "Western" Flycatcher Not distinguishable unless calling - Cordilleran/Pacific Slope 53 Black Phoebe Along rivers 54 Vermilion Flycatcher Always a favorite!  Took third place in voting. 55 Dusky-capped Flycatcher Seen at picnic spot near wedding cake formation 56 Nutting's Flycatcher Quite a few seen on this trip 57 Great Kiskadee A few seen, less than on previous trips 58 Social Flycatcher Seen on Rio day 59 Cassin's Kingbird Seen two days 60 Tree Swallow New for composite triplist!  Seen on Rio day. 61 Mangrove Swallow Quite a few foraging over Rio Fuerte 62 Steller's Jay Common in highlands 63 Black-throated Magpie-Jay Tied for 1st.  Exquisite views of group in tree overhead! 64 Mexican Jay Group seen flying upslope from shrine overlook site 65 Sinaloa Crow Common in lowlands, lots seen at dump & drive to airport 66 Chihuahuan Raven A few seen in lowlands 67 Common Raven Mostly in highlands 68 Mexican Chickadee Hooray Elizabeth!  We finally got some!  (Diane had earlier) 69 Bridled Titmouse One seen looking uphill at shrine overlook 70 Verdin In desert scrub habitats 71 Bushtit Two flocks seen 72 White-breasted Nuthatch Seen once! 73 Brown Creeper Nice view of one near Sierra Lodge 74 Canyon Wren Heard often, seen a few times near hotel in Batopilas 75 Happy Wren Good looks had along CdLA 76 Sinaloa Wren Nice but quick view had on first full day 77 Brown-throated (House) Wren Good view of this sub-species seen on Aqueduct Trail 78 American Dipper Scope views along Cusarare Creek 79 Ruby-crowned Kinglet Seen fairly often 80 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Fairly common 81 Black-capped Gnatcatcher Fairly common 82 Western Bluebird In cornfields along road to Batopilas and at Sierra Lodge 83 Brown-backed Solitaire Seen well in palm tree in Batopilas 84 American Robin Jean found our first 85 Northern Mockingbird A number seen 86 Curve-billed Thrasher A few seen and heard 87 Bell's Vireo One seen on first full day 88 Plumbeous Vireo Seen three days 89 Warbling Vireo A pair seen on Aqueduct Trail 90 Orange-crowned Warbler Seen two days 91 Yellow-rumped Warbler Fairly common 92 Black-throated Gray Warbler One seen on first full day 93 MacGillivray's Warbler Single male and then female seen near petroglyphs 94 Common Yellowthroat Nice views in marshy area near Rio Fuerte 95 Wilson's Warbler Seen two days 96 Painted Redstart Jean found one, plus others near Sierra Lodge 97 Hepatic Tanager Pair seen above La Bufa with next species 98 Flame-colored Tanager Wowza!  One of my favorites. 99 Grayish Saltator Found first by Betty & Bob near Rio Fuerte 100 Northern Cardinal Relatively common 101 Black-headed Grosbeak Male seen near petroglyphs, female found later in trip 102 Blue Grosbeak Only females and young male seen, on first full day 103 Varied Bunting Only females seen, on first full day and on Aqueduct Trail 104 Green-tailed Towhee (aud) Heard near Rio Fuerte in bushes 105 Canyon Towhee Finally seen near garage at Sierra Lodge 106 White-collared Seedeater Seen with a little work along Camino de Las Aves 107 Lark Sparrow Seen near Rio Fuerte 108 White-crowned Sparrow (aud) Heard in floodplain before float trip 109 Yellow-eyed Junco Seen by most on beginning of waterfall trail 110 Red-winged Blackbird Seen in floodplain before float trip 111 Brewer's Blackbird Batch seen in treetops next to cornfields with bluebirds