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	<title>The Firefly Forest &#187; Arizona Birds</title>
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		<title>Elegant Trogon</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/12/23/elegant-trogon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elegant or Coppery-tailed Trogons (Trogon elegans) are colorful, tropical and sub-tropical birds found from extreme southeastern Arizona down through Mexico and Central America to Costa Rica. The Elegant Trogons found here in Arizona are the northern subspecies T. elegans canescens.
Elegant Trogons are typically non-migratory, but most of them in southeastern Arizona migrate south for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Wren</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/08/12/house-wren/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/08/12/house-wren/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon) are small, plain wrens found throughout most of the Americas in wooded thickets and in areas of dense, shrubby vegetation from southern Canada to the southern tip of South America. House Wrens are not only widespread, they are also quite common, and I have observed them in many places here in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gilded Flicker</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/07/17/gilded-flicker/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/07/17/gilded-flicker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gilded Flickers (Colaptes chrysoides) are large woodpeckers found in desert areas in southern Arizona, southeastern California, and in northwestern Mexico. In June of 2008, I observed this adult male Gilded Flicker below and his family in my Tucson, Arizona yard.

The Gilded Flickers had nested in a cavity in a nearby Saguaro, and after their young [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harris&#039;s Hawk</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/06/27/harriss-hawk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harris&#039;s Hawks, Harris&#039; Hawks, or Bay-winged Hawks (Parabuteo unicinctus) are found in arid desert scrub and in scrubby open areas from the southwestern United States southward down to Chile and Argentina in South America. Harris&#039;s Hawks are common here in Tucson, Arizona, and the ones shown here are members of a family group living near [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Long-billed Dowitcher</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/06/20/long-billed-dowitcher/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/06/20/long-billed-dowitcher/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Long-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus scolopaceus) are plump, long-billed, migratory sandpipers that breed in the high Arctic of northeastern Siberia, northern and western Alaska, and northwestern Canada and winter from the southern United States down to Costa Rica in Central America. In wetland areas here in southeastern Arizona, Long-billed Dowitchers are common late spring and early fall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birds At My Tucson, AZ Feeders</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/05/06/birds-at-my-tucson-az-feeders/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/05/06/birds-at-my-tucson-az-feeders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 19:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listed below are the birds that I have seen at my bird feeders here in Tucson, Arizona, followed by the food that they prefer.

Gambel&#039;s Quail (Callipepla gambelii) &#8211; seed
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) &#8211; other birds
Cooper&#039;s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) &#8211; other birds
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) &#8211; seed
White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) &#8211; seed
*Ringed Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia risoria) &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pygmy Nuthatch</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/04/16/pygmy-nuthatch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pygmy Nuthatches (Sitta pygmaea) are found in pine forests in western North America from Canada down to central Mexico. These small nuthatches are especially fond of Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) forests, where their high-pitched peeping calls are a common sound. We spotted this Pygmy Nuthatch below and several others in the Ponderosa Pines at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bird Fight!  Battling Male Yellow Warblers</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/04/15/bird-fight-battling-male-yellow-warblers/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/04/15/bird-fight-battling-male-yellow-warblers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yellow Warblers (Dendroica petechia) can be found throughout most of the Americas, from Alaska down to the northern half of South America. Here in southeastern Arizona, Yellow Warblers are common summer residents in riparian woodlands with tall trees. They begin breeding here in April after the trees have leafed out and insects are plentiful.
During the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Western Bluebirds</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/03/30/western-bluebirds/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/03/30/western-bluebirds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Western Bluebirds (Sialia mexicana) are found in western North America, and these colorful birds are year-round residents throughout much of the northern half of Arizona and mostly winter visitors in the southeastern and northwestern parts of the state. In southeastern Arizona, Western Bluebirds are uncommon summer residents in open pine forests in the mountains and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gould&#039;s Wild Turkeys</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/01/19/goulds-wild-turkeys/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/01/19/goulds-wild-turkeys/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 07:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gould&#039;s Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo mexicana) are a subspecies of Wild Turkey found in Arizona, New Mexico, and Northern Mexico. These large birds are currently rare, year-round residents in the mountains of southeastern Arizona, but they are locally more common in a few areas of prime turkey habitat (mature, open pine and oak forests with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Purple Martins</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2007/11/29/purple-martins/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2007/11/29/purple-martins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here in southeastern Arizona, Purple Martins (Progne subis hesperia) are common summer residents in desert areas with plenty of Saguaros (Carnegiea gigantea) with woodpecker holes for them to nest in. Most Purple Martins will arrive here in mid-May and depart southward by the end of September. They will begin breeding here in July with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Belted Kingfisher</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2007/09/13/belted-kingfisher/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2007/09/13/belted-kingfisher/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 06:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Belted Kingfishers (Megaceryle alcyon, formerly Ceryle alcyon) are fairly common transients and winter residents at lakes and ponds here in southeastern Arizona. These kingfishers begin showing up here in mid-August, and they will depart northward in early April. We spotted this lone, wintering male Belted Kingfisher near a golf course pond/water hazard at the Tucson [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ladder-backed Woodpecker</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2007/09/11/ladder-backed-woodpecker/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2007/09/11/ladder-backed-woodpecker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 06:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ladder-backed Woodpeckers (Picoides scalaris) are fairly common, year-round residents here in southeastern Arizona, especially in areas of desertscrub with larger mesquite trees and in riparian areas like mesquite bosques. These small woodpeckers are also less commonly found in oak woodlands here. Ladder-backed Woodpeckers range from the southwestern U.S. and Mexico down to Nicaragua.
Around midday on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cockatiel</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2007/09/06/cockatiel/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2007/09/06/cockatiel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 02:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus) are native to Australia, but these small parrots are popular as pets in many other countries. Based on the number of escaped Cockatiels that I&#039;ve seen out in the wild, quite a few Cockatiel owners don&#039;t keep their bird&#039;s wings clipped. I see and/or hear several escaped Cockatiels a year here in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brown Creeper</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2007/09/04/brown-creeper/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2007/09/04/brown-creeper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although they are somewhat inconspicuous because of their small size, drab coloration, and tree bark-like camouflage, Brown Creepers (Certhia americana) are actually fairly common, year-round residents in wooded mountain areas here in southeastern Arizona. Because they prefer forested areas, Brown Creepers are only rare to occasionally uncommon transients and winter residents in lower elevation desert [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Varied Buntings in Agua Caliente Canyon</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2007/08/19/varied-buntings-in-agua-caliente-canyon/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2007/08/19/varied-buntings-in-agua-caliente-canyon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 06:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Varied Buntings (Passerina versicolor) are uncommon summer residents (mid-May to mid-September) here in southeastern Arizona. They are generally uncommon here because they are unevenly distributed and rather localized, but in those specific areas where they are found, these birds are often quite common. Varied Buntings are primarily a Mexican species, but they can also be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black-headed Grosbeaks</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2007/05/17/black-headed-grosbeaks/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2007/05/17/black-headed-grosbeaks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 20:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here in southeastern Arizona, Black-headed Grosbeaks (Pheucticus melanocephalus) are common summer residents in oak-pine woodlands and riparian canyons in the mountains, especially along the woodland edges and in other openings in the forest. Black-headed Grosbeaks are also common transients in a wide variety of habitats here, and I regularly see them at my Tucson, Arizona [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dusky-capped Flycatcher</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2007/05/16/dusky-capped-flycatcher/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2007/05/16/dusky-capped-flycatcher/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2007 16:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dusky-capped Flycatchers (Myiarchus tuberculifer) are common here in southeastern Arizona in oak-pine woodlands and riparian canyons in the mountains from April until sometime in September. Here in the United States, Dusky-capped Flycatchers are usually only found in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. I observed this Dusky-capped Flycatcher in Madera Canyon, Arizona in May of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hepatic Tanager</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2007/05/12/hepatic-tanager/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2007/05/12/hepatic-tanager/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2007 06:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here in southeastern Arizona, Hepatic Tanagers (Piranga flava) are common summer residents in oak-pine woodlands and riparian canyons in the mountains. Hepatic Tanagers will usually arrive here in early April and depart south for the winter sometime in October.

Hepatic Tanagers can usually be found in the treetops, where they spend much of their time singing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flame-colored Tanager</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2007/05/07/flame-colored-tanager/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2007/05/07/flame-colored-tanager/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 16:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flame-colored Tanagers (Piranga bidentata) are usually found in the treetops in mountain forests from Mexico throughout Central America to Panama, but these colorful, tropical tanagers are also accidental summer visitors to riparian mountain canyons here in southeastern Arizona. Arizona is well beyond their northern range, so there have only been a few Flame-colored Tanagers sighted [...]]]></description>
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