Total Elegant Trogons counted in 2023 Survey = 183
36 pairs, 89 males, 2 females, and 20 unknowns = 183 Elegant Trogons
Map of Results for the 2023 Elegant Trogon Survey can be seen here
See Fun photos taken by surveyors during the 2023 Elegant Trogon Surveys of SE Arizona
Information about this annual survey effor here
Details of the results of 5 Sky Island Mountain Important Bird Areas – Results for Individual routes
Atascosa Mountains (Saturday May 13, 2023) – 4 pairs, 5 males, 2 unknowns = total 15 Elegant Trogons
- Calabasas Canyon – 0
- Alamo Canyon – 0
- Pena Blanca Canyon – North End – 1 male
- Pena Blanca Canyon south end – 2 pairs, 1 male, 1 unknown
- Walker Canyon – North – 1 pair
- Walker Canyon – South – 1 pair, 1 male, 1 unknown
- Sycamore Canyon – 1 male
- Sycamore Canyon – South – 1 male
Patagonia Mountains (Saturday May 20, 2023) – 5 pairs, 17 males = total 27 Elegant Trogons
- Harshaw Ave Transect 1 – 0
- Harshaw Ave Transect #2 – 0
- Harshaw Road Transect 1 – 5 males
- Harshaw Road Transect 2 – 0
- Harshaw Rd #3 and Mowry Meadow – 1 pair
- FR4701 Road to Upper Humbolt Canyon – 1 pair, 1 male
- Endless Chain – 2 males
- Bluenose Drainage – 3 males
- Flying R and Guajalote Flats – 1 pair, 2 males
- Finley and Adams – both sides – 1 pair, 2 males
- Washington Camp – 0
- Upper Humboldt Canyon – 2 males
- Willow Springs Canyon – 0
- Corral Canyon – 1 pair
Santa Rita Mountains (Sunday Mat 21, 2023) – 11 pairs, 28 males, 9 unknowns = total of 59 Elegant Trogons
- Whitehouse to Madera Picnic Area – 1 male
- Bog Springs Campground Road – 0
- Dutch John Trail – 1 pair
- Santa Rita Lodge to Kubo – 0
- Kubo – 1 male
- Kent Springs Cabin – 0
- Bog Spring Trail – 3 males
- Kent Springs Trail – 3 males
- Sylvester Spring to Madera Spring – 1 pair, 1 male
- Chuparosa Inn – 1 male
- Lower Carrie Nation (Hopkins) – 1 pair, 1 male
- Middle Carrie Nation (Hopkins) – 2 pairs, 1 male
- Upper Carrie Nation (Hopkins) – 1 male
- Lower Josephine (lower Super Trail) – 2 males, 1 unknown
- Upper Josephine Canyon (Upper Super Trail) – 2 pairs, 3 males
- Wrightson Fork (Old Baldy Trail) – 1 male
- Secret Trail – 1 unknown
- Upper Florida – 1 male
- Temporal Gulch – 0
- Upper Temporal Gulch – 1 pair, 1 unknown
- Upper Walker Creek At AZ Trail – 2 unknown
- Agua Caliente Canyon – 1 pair, 4 males
- Cave Canyon Trail – 1pair, 2 unknowns
- Upper Gardner Canyon – 1 pair
- Josephine Canyon – 4 males, 2 unknown
Huachuca Mountains (Saturday May 27, 2023) – 10 pairs, 33 males, 1 female, 9 unknowns = 63 total Elegant Trogons
- Black Tail Canyon – 1 pair
- Lower Garden Canyon – 0
- McClure Canyon – 0
- Middle Garden Canyon – 1 male, 1 unknown
- Scheelite Canyon – 0
- Scheelite – Supplemental – 1 unknown
- Upper Garden Canyon – 1 pair, 1 male
- Sawmill to Sawmill Spring – 4 males
- Lower Huachuca Canyon – 0
- Lower Huachuca Canyon – Supplemental – 1 male
- Upper Huachuca Canyon – 1 pair, 2 males
- Huachuca Canyon – Side Route – 0
- Lower Ramsey Canyon – 0
- Middle Ramsey Canyon – 1 male
- Upper Ramsey Canyon – 1 male
- Carr Canyon – 0
- Upper Carr Canyon – 0
- Miller Canyon – 0
- Miller Canyon – supplemental – 1 male
- Lutz Canyon – 0
- Ash Canyon – 0
- Sunnyside Canyon – 1 pair, 2 males, 1 unknown
- Scotia Canyon – 4 pairs, 3 males
- Korn & Turtle Canyons – 2 males, 3 unknowns
- Collins Canyon & Merritt Canyon – 2 males, 1 female
- Lone Mountain – 2 pairs, 2 males
- Wakefield – 2 males
- Bear Canyon, Lower – 1 male
- Bear Canyon, Upper – 2 males, 2 unknown
- Ida Canyon – 4 males
- Oversite Canyon – 1 males, 1 unknown
Chiricahua Mountains (Sunday May 28, 2023) – 6 pairs, 6 males, 1 female = 19 total Elegant Trogons
- Visitor Center – 0
- Idlewilde CG – 0
- Vista Point – 0
- US Forest Service Well – 1 pair
- Box Elder – 1 female
- North Fork Bridge – 0
- Middle North Fork – 0
- Upper North Fork – 0
- Upper North Fork to Paradise Rd. – 0
- Paradise Road (Turkey Creek) – 0
- Upper SWRS – 0
- Cave Creek Summer Homes – 0
- Old Scout Camp – 0
- Herb Martyr – 0
- Ash Spring – 0
- S Fork – Skull Eyes – 0
- S Fork – Cypress Gate – 0
- S. Fork Picnic Area – 1 pair
- S Fork, 2nd stream crossing – 1pair
- S Fork, Bathtub – 1pair
- S. Fork – Log Canyon – 2 pairs
- S Fork – Cypress Canyon – 1male
- S Fork – Maple Camp – 1 male
- S Fork – The Nose – 1male
- S Fork – Twin Canyons – 0
- S Fork – Sentinel Fork – 1 male
- Rucker Canyon – 0
- West Turkey Creek – 2 males
