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Barbara L. Davis - A Field Guide to Birds of the Desert Southwest

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This field guide takes you to the desert and grassland areas of Arizona, California, and New Mexico where the total number of bird species reaches a staggering 440. Included are 21 desert birding hot spots, in-depth descriptions and behavioral information, 8 bird charts, and much more.

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Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I am extremely grateful to my editor - photo 1
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I am extremely grateful to my editor, Claire Blondeau: Thank you, Claire, for the opportunity to publish this book. Your smooth editing skills finely honed my finished product. It has been a genuine pleasure working with you.

My deepest gratitude goes to my friend, fellow bird photographer, and mentor, Greg Homel: I will always be indebted to your generous sharing, and thanks for your precise review of this book.

Much appreciation goes to Richard Cachor Taylor: Thank you for finding time to review my slides.

I would like to express my thanks to Orville TeBockhorst: Thank you for your computer skills.

With love and joy, I thank Carol Bryniarski: Ill never forget our first birding trip together. Who would have ever thought to take me to McNeal? I always look forward to our Mexico trips.

With appreciation, I thank Dr. Beverly Allen: Thank you for allowing a small piece of Mother Nature to renew herself, and thanks for the help in bird identifications.

I express thanks and admiration to my special equestrian friends, Carol Jacques and Janie Benglis: Thanks for spotting the Red-tailed Hawks nest and the Great Horned Owls!

I extend much love and admiration to Bernice Roberts: How lucky I am to have you in my life!

I give love and thanks to Pauline Davis: Thanks, Mom, for an upbringing filled with nature. Thanks also for always encouraging my creativity!

I give unconditional love and thanks to Lady MacIntosh: You were there through it allthe traveling, the photographing, the writing, the rewriting, the sorting, and the finalizing. What a pal!

And ultimately... with total love and appreciation, I thank my lifemate, Celia McMurry: My most precious moments are those we share!

Appendix 1
BIRD LISTS

The following eight areas represent habitat scattered throughout the hot deserts and grasslands of California, Arizona, and New Mexico. These elected refuges contain high concentrations of bird species and are herein organized for the ease of comparing information gathered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service:

  1. Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
  2. Imperial National Wildlife Refuge
  3. Cibola National Wildlife Refuge
  4. Havasu National Wildlife Refuge
  5. Kofa National Wildlife Refuge
  6. Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge
  7. Bitter Lake National Widlife Refuge
  8. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
Codes:

SpSpring, April through May

SSummer, June through August

FFall, September through October

WWinter, November through March

CCommon to abundant, easily found in suitable habitat.

UUncommon to fairly common, found where looked for in suitable habitat.

RRare to very uncommon, more often missed than seen, even when looked for in suitable habitat.

OOccasional, normally less than five individuals per season during any given year, but to be looked for.

XAccidental, less than ten records for the entire area, and not to be expected.

XxAccidental, exact time of year unavailable.

*Regularly breeds in local areas in the Southwestern lowlands.

Appendix 2
DESERT BIRDING HOTSPOTS

The following areas are accessible to the public and obtain either high concentrations of bird species or specialties. Write or call for specific directions and/or bird lists.

Arizona

Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
P.O. Box 109
Sasabe, AZ 85633
(520) 823-4251

Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
1611 N. Second Avenue
Ajo, AZ 85321
(520) 387-6483

Catalina State Park
P.O. Box 36986
Tucson, AZ 85740
(520) 628-5740

Kofa National Wildlife Refuge
P.O. Box 6290
Yuma, AZ 85366-6290
(520) 783-7861

Lost Dutchman State Park
6109 N. Apache Trail
Apache Junction, AZ 85219
(602) 982-4485

Muleshoe Ranch Headquarters (Nature Conservancy)
RR l, Box 1542
Wilcox, AZ 85643

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Rt. l, Box 100
Ajo, AZ 85321
(520) 387-6849

Saguaro National Park Headquarters
3693 S. Old Spanish Trail
Tucson, AZ 85730
(520) 733-5100

San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge
1800 Estrella
Douglas, AZ 85607
(520) 364-2104

San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area
Bureau of Land Management
RR l, Box 9853
Huachuca City, AZ 95616

Arizona/California

Cibola National Wildlife Refuge
P.O. Box AP
Blythe, CA 92226
(520) 857-3253

Havasu National Wildlife Refuge
1406 Bailey Avenue
Suite B
P.O. Box 3009
Needles, CA 92363
(520) 667-4144

Imperial National Wildlife Refuge
P.O. Box 72217
Martinez Lake, AZ 85365
(520) 783-3371

California

Anza-Borrego State Park
P.O. Box 299
Borrego Springs, CA 92004
(619) 767-5311

Joshua Tree National Park
Oasis Visitor Center
74485 National Park Dr.
Twenty-Nine Palms, CA 92277
(619) 367-7511

Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge
P.O. Box 120
Calipatria, CA 92233
(619) 348-5278

New Mexico

Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge
P.O. Box 7
Roswell, NM 88220-0007
(505) 622-6755

Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
P.O. Box 1246
Socorro, NM 87801
(505) 835-1828

Carlsbad Cavern National Park
3225 National Park Highway
Carlsbad, NM 88220
(505) 785-2232

Elephant Butte Lake State Park
P.O. Box 13
Elephant Butte, NM 87935
(505) 744-5421

White Sands National Monument
P.O. Box 1086
Holloman AFB, NM 88330-1086
(505) 479-6124

Appendix 3
SELECTED REFERENCES

Audubon Society, Field Guide to North American Birds, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1977.

Audubon Society, Master Guide to Birding, Loons to Sandpipers, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1983.

Bach, Richard, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Old Tappan, NJ: McMillan Publishers, 1970,1990.

Berger, Andrew J., Bird Study , New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1961.

Brown, Davis E., and Lowe, Charles H., Biotic Communities of the Southwest, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1994.

Childs, Jr., Henry E., Where Birders Go In Southern California, Los Angeles Audubon Society, 1990.

Clark, William S., and Wheeler, Brian K., Peterson Field Guides: Hawks, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1987.

Craighead, John J., and Craighead, Frank C. Jr., Hawks, Owls, and Wildlife, New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1969.

Harrison, Hal H., Peterson Field Guides: Western Birds Nests, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979.

Holt, Harold, A Birders Guide to Southern California, Colorado Springs: American Birding Association, Inc., 1990.

Phillips, Allan, Marshall, Joe, and Monson, Gale, The Birds of Arizona, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 1964.

Kaufman, Kenn, Peterson Field Guides: Advanced Birding, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990.

MacMahon, James A., The Audubon Society Nature Guides: Deserts, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985.

National Geographic Society, Field Guide to the Birds of North America, second edition, Washington: National Geographic Society, 1987.

National Geographic Society, Water, Prey, and Game Birds of North America, Washington: National Geographic Society, 1965.

New Mexico Ornithological Society, New Mexico Bird Finding Guide, Albuquerque: New Mexico Ornithological Society, 1992.

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