October 2012 archive

Chiricahua Mountains IBA Survey Expedition

Spiney Lizard using burned tree Chiricahua Mountains

The weekend of September 7-9, 2012 the Important Bird Area crew headed to the Chiricahua Mountains to survey this famous birding area. This area became an IBA early in the program and due to this area’s good numbers of nesting Mexican Spotted Owls, this is a Global IBA, one of eight in the state. The …

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