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Observer

species 1.

Cassin's Finch

Count 12

Richard Webster

species 2.

Inca Dove

Count 9

Michelle Dent

species 3.

Chipping Sparrow

Count 6

Narca Moore

species 4.

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Count 6

Narca Moore

species 5.

Tree Swallow

Count 5

Woody Kuehn

species 6.

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Count 5

Aaron Kortenhoven

species 7.

Pine Siskin

Count 5

Narca Moore

species 8.

Cassin's Kingbird

Count 4

Eric Ripma

species 9.

Mexican Jay

Count 4

Narca Moore

species 10.

House Finch

Count 4

Narca Moore

species 11.

Lesser Goldfinch

Count 4

Narca Moore

species 12.

Dark-eyed Junco

Count 4

Narca Moore

species 13.

White-winged Dove

Count 3

Narca Moore

species 14.

Vaux's Swift

Count 3

Eric Hough

species 15.

Turkey Vulture

Count 3

Deborah Bowman

species 16.

American Robin

Count 3

Stacey Carnochan

species 17.

Red Crossbill

Count 3

Scott Meyer

species 18.

Savannah Sparrow

Count 3

Wreatha Carner

species 19.

Gambel's Quail

Count 2

Matthew Schuler

species 20.

Mourning Dove

Count 2

Narca Moore

species 21.

Lesser Nighthawk

Count 2

Jürgen Gadau

species 22.

Spotted Sandpiper

Count 2

Noreen Weeden

species 23.

Golden Eagle

Count 2

David Vleck

species 24.

Great Horned Owl

Count 2

Aranza Escalante Vega

species 25.

Northern Pygmy-Owl

Count 2

Eddie Monson

species 26.

Red-naped Sapsucker

Count 2

Therese & Ed Cacek

species 27.

Arizona Woodpecker

Count 2

Nancy Overholtz

species 28.

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher

Count 2

Eleanor Warren-Thomas

species 29.

Steller's Jay

Count 2

Woody Kuehn

species 30.

Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

Count 2

J.D. Gantz

species 31.

Common Raven

Count 2

Terry Pollock

species 32.

Mexican Chickadee

Count 2

Meg Brown

species 33.

Bridled Titmouse

Count 2

Narca Moore

species 34.

Juniper Titmouse

Count 2

Kenny Nichols

species 35.

Violet-green Swallow

Count 2

Liam Huber

species 36.

Bushtit

Count 2

James Petersen

species 37.

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Count 2

Wendy Schackwitz

species 38.

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher

Count 2

Jim James

species 39.

Lark Sparrow

Count 2

Wreatha Carner

species 40.

Bullock's Oriole

Count 2

Renata Golden

species 41.

Brewer's Blackbird

Count 2

Patty Newland

species 42.

Yellow Warbler

Count 2

James Petersen

species 43.

Black-throated Gray Warbler

Count 2

Nancy Overholtz

species 44.

Summer Tanager

Count 2

Noreen Weeden

species 45.

Northern Cardinal

Count 2

Terri Kurtz

species 46.

Blue Grosbeak

Count 2

Ricardo Cruz

species 47.

Mallard

Count 1

Patty Mueller

species 48.

Montezuma Quail

Count 1

Karl Frank

species 49.

Wild Turkey

Count 1

Stacey Carnochan

species 50.

Band-tailed Pigeon

Count 1

Jerry bird

species 51.

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Count 1

Laura Gaudette

species 52.

Common Ground Dove

Count 1

Brian Dolton

species 53.

Greater Roadrunner

Count 1

Tony Sullivan

species 54.

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Count 1

Shane Sherwood

species 55.

Common Nighthawk

Count 1

Nick Dorian

species 56.

Common Poorwill

Count 1

Mary Beth Albrechtsen

species 57.

Mexican Whip-poor-will

Count 1

Christine Jenkins

species 58.

White-throated Swift

Count 1

Therese & Ed Cacek

species 59.

Rivoli's Hummingbird

Count 1

James Petersen

species 60.

Blue-throated Mountain-gem

Count 1

James Petersen

species 61.

Lucifer Hummingbird

Count 1

Clive Harris

species 62.

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Count 1

Narca Moore

species 63.

Anna's Hummingbird

Count 1

Leroy Parker

species 64.

Costa's Hummingbird

Count 1

Greg Mihalik

species 65.

Calliope Hummingbird

Count 1

Kirsten Larson

species 66.

Rufous Hummingbird

Count 1

Amy Beaulac Harris

species 67.

Allen's Hummingbird

Count 1

Kendall Watkins

species 68.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Count 1

Stacey Carnochan

species 69.

Broad-billed Hummingbird

Count 1

Narca Moore

species 70.

White-eared Hummingbird

Count 1

Tom Forwood JR

species 71.

Violet-crowned Hummingbird

Count 1

Ad Konings

species 72.

Berylline Hummingbird

Count 1

Eric Hough

species 73.

Wilson's Snipe

Count 1

Catherine Sandell

species 74.

Willet

Count 1

Tom Driscoll

species 75.

Snowy Egret

Count 1

Norman Lincoln

species 76.

Green Heron

Count 1

John Groves

species 77.

Great Egret

Count 1

Jeanelle Richardson

species 78.

Osprey

Count 1

Mike Grubb

species 79.

Northern Harrier

Count 1

Jeff Miller

species 80.

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Count 1

Jeff Miller

species 81.

Cooper's Hawk

Count 1

Noah Eckman

species 82.

American Goshawk

Count 1

Santi Tabares

species 83.

Common Black Hawk

Count 1

J.R. Rigby

species 84.

Gray Hawk

Count 1

DOUGLAS NORQUIST

species 85.

Broad-winged Hawk

Count 1

Nicole Richardson

species 86.

Zone-tailed Hawk

Count 1

Robert Gearhart

species 87.

Red-tailed Hawk

Count 1

Gordon Lam

species 88.

Ferruginous Hawk

Count 1

Gamini Ratnavira

species 89.

Flammulated Owl

Count 1

DOUGLAS NORQUIST

species 90.

Whiskered Screech-Owl

Count 1

Laura Gaudette

species 91.

Western Screech-Owl

Count 1

Jay Taylor

species 92.

Elf Owl

Count 1

Kathryn Dick

species 93.

Elegant Trogon

Count 1

Harold Eyster

species 94.

Belted Kingfisher

Count 1

Woody Kuehn

species 95.

Green Kingfisher

Count 1

Chris McCreedy - no playbacks

species 96.

Williamson's Sapsucker

Count 1

Joshua Davis

species 97.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Count 1

Carol Comeau

species 98.

Lewis's Woodpecker

Count 1

Aziza Cooper

species 99.

Acorn Woodpecker

Count 1

James Petersen

species 100.

Gila Woodpecker

Count 1

Eric Dyck

species 101.

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Count 1

Deborah Bowman

species 102.

Hairy Woodpecker

Count 1

Grigory Heaton

species 103.

Northern Flicker

Count 1

Narca Moore

species 104.

American Kestrel

Count 1

Jürgen Gadau

species 105.

Merlin

Count 1

Jesse Watson

species 106.

Peregrine Falcon

Count 1

Jesse Watson

species 107.

Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet

Count 1

Elijah Wostl

species 108.

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Count 1

Grigory Heaton

species 109.

Greater Pewee

Count 1

Gordon Lam

species 110.

Western Wood-Pewee

Count 1

Craig DeCrane

species 111.

Willow Flycatcher

Count 1

Tony Sullivan

species 112.

Hammond's Flycatcher

Count 1

Nancy Overholtz

species 113.

Gray Flycatcher

Count 1

Cindy Groff

species 114.

Dusky Flycatcher

Count 1

Terri Kurtz

species 115.

Western Flycatcher

Count 1

Jim and Brenda Carpenter

species 116.

Buff-breasted Flycatcher

Count 1

Julien Amsellem

species 117.

Black Phoebe

Count 1

Woody Kuehn

species 118.

Say's Phoebe

Count 1

Narca Moore

species 119.

Vermilion Flycatcher

Count 1

Deanna Tremblay

species 120.

Dusky-capped Flycatcher

Count 1

Ricardo Cruz

species 121.

Ash-throated Flycatcher

Count 1

Eddie Monson

species 122.

Brown-crested Flycatcher

Count 1

Eleanor Warren-Thomas

species 123.

Thick-billed Kingbird

Count 1

Mark Dorriesfield

species 124.

Western Kingbird

Count 1

Christine Jenkins

species 125.

Bell's Vireo

Count 1

DEBORAH VATH

species 126.

Hutton's Vireo

Count 1

Narca Moore

species 127.

Cassin's Vireo

Count 1

Adelia Honeywood

species 128.

Plumbeous Vireo

Count 1

Rosario Douglas

species 129.

Warbling Vireo

Count 1

Louie Dombroski

species 130.

Red-eyed Vireo

Count 1

Don Roberson

species 131.

Loggerhead Shrike

Count 1

Mike Henry

species 132.

Verdin

Count 1

Karl Frank

species 133.

Purple Martin

Count 1

Jim Carroll

species 134.

Barn Swallow

Count 1

Melissa Hafting

species 135.

Cliff Swallow

Count 1

Steve Schmit

species 136.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Count 1

James Petersen

species 137.

White-breasted Nuthatch

Count 1

Narca Moore

species 138.

Pygmy Nuthatch

Count 1

Deanna Tremblay

species 139.

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Count 1

Shasta Corvus

species 140.

Brown Creeper

Count 1

Nancy Overholtz

species 141.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Count 1

Narca Moore

species 142.

Rock Wren

Count 1

Pat Lueders

species 143.

Canyon Wren

Count 1

Caleb Strand

species 144.

House Wren

Count 1

Woody Kuehn

species 145.

Winter Wren

Count 1

Raymond VanBuskirk

species 146.

Carolina Wren

Count 1

Carlos/Giancarla Ross

species 147.

Bewick's Wren

Count 1

James Petersen

species 148.

European Starling

Count 1

Christopher Curwen

species 149.

Crissal Thrasher

Count 1

Tommie Rogers

species 150.

Eastern Bluebird

Count 1

Patty Newland

species 151.

Western Bluebird

Count 1

Marilyn Glace

species 152.

Townsend's Solitaire

Count 1

Molly LeCompte

species 153.

Swainson's Thrush

Count 1

Clive Harris

species 154.

Hermit Thrush

Count 1

Susan Hochgraf

species 155.

Cedar Waxwing

Count 1

Jesse Watson

species 156.

Olive Warbler

Count 1

Brady Schwab

species 157.

House Sparrow

Count 1

Jim James

species 158.

Evening Grosbeak

Count 1

Richard Cannings

species 159.

Lawrence's Goldfinch

Count 1

Tracy Rackauskas

species 160.

Grasshopper Sparrow

Count 1

Wreatha Carner

species 161.

Clay-colored Sparrow

Count 1

Danny Tipton

species 162.

Black-chinned Sparrow

Count 1

Paul Lagasi

species 163.

Brewer's Sparrow

Count 1

Georgia Decker

species 164.

Black-throated Sparrow

Count 1

Gordon Lam

species 165.

Yellow-eyed Junco

Count 1

James Petersen

species 166.

White-crowned Sparrow

Count 1

Terry Pollock

species 167.

Vesper Sparrow

Count 1

Jacklyn Canterbury

species 168.

Song Sparrow

Count 1

Terri Kurtz

species 169.

Lincoln's Sparrow

Count 1

Stacey Carnochan

species 170.

Canyon Towhee

Count 1

Michelle Dent

species 171.

Rufous-crowned Sparrow

Count 1

Jim James

species 172.

Green-tailed Towhee

Count 1

Louie Dombroski

species 173.

Spotted Towhee

Count 1

Woody Kuehn

species 174.

Yellow-breasted Chat

Count 1

Tony Sullivan

species 175.

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Count 1

Martha Prumers

species 176.

Western Meadowlark

Count 1

Anonymous eBirder

species 177.

Hooded Oriole

Count 1

Marc Turk

species 178.

Scott's Oriole

Count 1

Robert Gearhart

species 179.

Red-winged Blackbird

Count 1

Anonymous eBirder

species 180.

Bronzed Cowbird

Count 1

Quinn F.

species 181.

Brown-headed Cowbird

Count 1

Steven Mlodinow

species 182.

Great-tailed Grackle

Count 1

David Pearson

species 183.

Northern Waterthrush

Count 1

Jeff Miller

species 184.

Black-and-white Warbler

Count 1

James Loy

species 185.

Orange-crowned Warbler

Count 1

Daniel Richards

species 186.

Lucy's Warbler

Count 1

Ed Newbold

species 187.

Nashville Warbler

Count 1

James Petersen

species 188.

Virginia's Warbler

Count 1

Noah Eckman

species 189.

MacGillivray's Warbler

Count 1

Patrick Collins

species 190.

Kentucky Warbler

Count 1

Narca Moore

species 191.

Common Yellowthroat

Count 1

Barry Antler

species 192.

American Redstart

Count 1

Caleb Strand

species 193.

Northern Parula

Count 1

Chris McCreedy - no playbacks

species 194.

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Count 1

Deborah Bowman

species 195.

Pine Warbler

Count 1

Rick Taylor

species 196.

Yellow-throated Warbler

Count 1

Patrick Temple

species 197.

Grace's Warbler

Count 1

Terry Pollock

species 198.

Townsend's Warbler

Count 1

Michael Palmer

species 199.

Hermit Warbler

Count 1

Noreen Weeden

species 200.

Wilson's Warbler

Count 1

Deborah Bowman

species 201.

Red-faced Warbler

Count 1

Narca Moore

species 202.

Painted Redstart

Count 1

Jim James

species 203.

Slate-throated Redstart

Count 1

John Yerger

species 204.

Hepatic Tanager

Count 1

Mike Good

species 205.

Western Tanager

Count 1

Kirsten Larson

species 206.

Flame-colored Tanager

Count 1

Anonymous eBirder

species 207.

Pyrrhuloxia

Count 1

Gamini Ratnavira

species 208.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Count 1

David Sidle

species 209.

Black-headed Grosbeak

Count 1

James Petersen

species 210.

Lazuli Bunting

Count 1

Kirsten Larson

species 211.

Indigo Bunting

Count 1

John Jaenike

species 212.

Painted Bunting

Count 1

James Petersen

species 213.

Killdeer

Count X

Aziza Cooper

species 214.

Great Blue Heron

Count X

Patrick Temple

species 215.

Swainson's Hawk

Count X

Jonathan Collins

species 216.

Barn Owl

Count X

Gene Cardiff

species 217.

Prairie Falcon

Count X

Linda Warschauer

species 218.

Cactus Wren

Count X

Anonymous eBirder

species 219.

American Dipper

Count X

David Krueper

species 220.

Curve-billed Thrasher

Count X

Mari Conrad

species 221.

Northern Mockingbird

Count X

Anonymous eBirder

species 222.

Phainopepla

Count X

Anonymous eBirder

species 223.

American Goldfinch

Count X

Cliff Amos

species 224.

Worm-eating Warbler

Count X

Robert Clarke

species 225.

Louisiana Waterthrush

Count X

Craig Tufts

species 226.

Hooded Warbler

Count X

Gene Cardiff

Additional taxa

new world sparrow sp.

Count 12

Jennifer Pekkinen

Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird

Count 6

Eric Hough

Selasphorus sp.

Count 4

Richard H

swallow sp.

Count 4

Kathy Duret

finch sp.

Count 4

Aziza Cooper

Mallard/Mexican Duck

Count 2

Jim Moore

hummingbird sp.

Count 2

Grigory Heaton

vireo sp.

Count 2

Rich Chambers

Dark-eyed/Yellow-eyed Junco

Count 2

Carol Comeau

pigeon/dove sp.

Count 1

Jane Sender

Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk

Count 1

Michael Emenaker

Accipiter sp.

Count 1

Nicole Richardson

Buteo sp.

Count 1

Sarah Dzielski

hawk sp.

Count 1

Alex Lamoreaux

owl sp.

Count 1

Paul Grabe

Dryobates sp.

Count 1

Andrew Core

Northern/Gilded Flicker

Count 1

Anonymous eBirder

woodpecker sp.

Count 1

DOUGLAS NORQUIST

falcon sp.

Count 1

Aziza Cooper

Hammond's/Dusky Flycatcher

Count 1

Greg Emmert

Gray/Dusky Flycatcher

Count 1

Nancy Overholtz

Empidonax sp.

Count 1

Aaron Polichar

Myiarchus sp.

Count 1

Santi Tabares

Cassin's/Western Kingbird

Count 1

Kathryn Dia

yellow-bellied kingbird sp.

Count 1

Carl Winstead

new world flycatcher sp.

Count 1

Meg Brown

Cassin's/Plumbeous Vireo

Count 1

Caleb Strand

solitary vireo sp.

Count 1

Jackson Mesick

raven sp.

Count 1

Sonja Mendoza

Bridled/Juniper Titmouse

Count 1

Gamini Ratnavira

gnatcatcher sp.

Count 1

Jason Hoeksema

wren sp.

Count 1

DOUGLAS NORQUIST

Catharus sp.

Count 1

Lizzie Diener

new world oriole sp.

Count 1

Dan Robinett

new world warbler sp.

Count 1

Winnifred Homer-Smith

tanager sp. (Piranga sp.)

Count 1

Richard H

Passerina sp.

Count 1

Eric Hough

passerine sp.

Count 1

tom aversa

bird sp.

Count 1

Santi Tabares

bluebird sp.

Count X

Aziza Cooper

Rose-breasted/Black-headed Grosbeak

Count X

Christina Garcia

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Observer	Date	Species
Narca Moore	16 Apr 2024	21
Ryan St. Louis	16 Apr 2024	16
Stacey Carnochan	16 Apr 2024	16
Daniel Richards	15 Apr 2024	6
Robert Gearhart	15 Apr 2024	9
Ryan St. Louis	15 Apr 2024	10
Stacey Carnochan	15 Apr 2024	10
Jim James	14 Apr 2024	11
Deborah Bowman	14 Apr 2024	13
Cindy Groff	14 Apr 2024	9

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Top eBirders sorted by number of observed species
Rank	eBirder	Total
1	Gene Cardiff	113
2	Rick Taylor	93
3	Jay Parker	90
4	Caleb Strand	86
5	Eric Hough	84
6	Jason Hoeksema	79
7	Michael Emenaker	77
7	Aziza Cooper	77
7	Richard Cannings	77
10	John Yerger	75