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Bird Spotlights (30)

• Cardinal, Northern (Cardinalis cardinalis)
• Dove, Inca (Columbina inca)
• Dove, Mourning (Zenaida macroura)
• Dove, White-Winged (Zenaida asiatica)
• Finch, House (Carpodacus mexicanus)
• Flicker, Northern (Gilded) (Colaptes auratus)
• Gnatcatcher, Black-Tailed (Polioptila melanura)
• Grackle, Great-Tailed (Quiscalus mexicanus)
• Hawk, Harris' (Parabuteo unicinctus)
• Hawk, Red-Tailed (Buteo jamaicensis)
• Hummingbird, Black-Chinned (Archilochus alexandri)
• Hummingbird, Costa's (Calypte costae)
• Kestrel, American (Falco sparverius)
• Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
• Mockingbird, Northern (Mimus polyglottos)
• Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
• Phoebe, Say's (Sayornis saya)
• Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus)
• Quail, Gambel's (Callipepla gambelii)
• Roadrunner, Greater (Geococcyx californianus)
• Sparrow, Black-Throated (Amphispiza bilineata)
• Sparrow, House (Passer domesticus)
• Sparrow, White-Crowned (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
• Starling, European (Sturnus vulgaris)
• Thrasher, Curve-Billed (Toxostoma longirostre)
• Towhee, Canyon (Pipilo fuscus)
• Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps)
• Vulture, Turkey (Cathartes aura)
• Woodpecker, Gila (Melanerpes uropygialis)
• Wren, Cactus (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)

Our birds add song to Tucson's desert areas. Many species of birds live year-round or migrate into our area. For example, most Mourning Doves live here year-round, whereas the White-winged Dove migrates into Tucson from Mexico during the spring and summer to take advantage of the blooming and fruiting of the Saguaro.