rough leg

Here is where I spent 8:30 to 12:45 today watching and waiting for the Rough-legged Hawk to show up. When I arrived, I pulled in to the south entrance where 2 birders were looking around. Could these be members of my infamous informational services network? “Hey guys”, I barked, “Any sign of the Rough-legged Hawk today?” ” Nope, nothing, not around here, haven’t seen a thing.” No, these guys don’t work for me. I’ll have to go find it myself. I parked up in Davis Pasture where you can look down on the area where the bird is being seen. In fact, you can see the highway mile markers 36 and 35, the exact location to look. After many false alarms, and hours later, I took a drive down this “Miracle Mile” in the hopes of catching it up on the fence. But no luck. What kills me is that I saw this bird last month without even trying, on our way to Patagonia Lake.

The Pronghorn Antelope out in the grasslands reminded me that my mammal list has: small mammal sp., Arizona Gray Squirrel, White-tailed Deer (Coues subspecies), Mule Deer, Pronghorn Antelope, Coyote, and Coati. This list will grow. Reptiles should start showing up next month. The butterfly list is stuck at Dainty Sulphur and American Snout, but will get quite lengthy over the year. The Bird List holds at 130.