{"id":1994,"date":"2016-03-22T11:56:20","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T18:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aziba.org\/?page_id=1994"},"modified":"2025-05-08T21:11:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T04:11:57","slug":"elegant-trogon-surveys-of-sky-islands-in-southeast-arizona2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aziba.org\/?page_id=1994","title":{"rendered":"2. Elegant Trogon Surveys of Sky Islands in Southeast Arizona"},"content":{"rendered":"

2025 Elegant Trogon Volunteer Surveys – Surveyor Info<\/h2>\n
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Elegant Trogon male by Julio Mulero<\/p><\/div>\n

There is an abundance of evidence, both anecdotal and scientific, that the ecological influence of tropical Mexico has grown over the last century in Southeastern Arizona. Mammals such as Javalina and White-nosed Coati have both extended their range out the tropics into southern Arizona as part of this larger ecological system expansion. The expansion continues even today with the birding community noting the recent increase in prevalence of Gray Hawks and rarities in general including the recent first ever US nesting record of Tufted Flycatcher this past spring. Elegant Trogons are also part of this story with their United States range expanding over the last century which can be tracked with mainly anecdotal evidence and isolated incidents of collecting. \u00a0To further our understanding of how many Elegant Trogons there are in the US organized surveys have been ongoing in the Chiricahuas and Huachucas led by Rick Taylor for many years and beginning in 2013 Jennie MacFarland and Tucson Audubon assisted Rick and helped expand the surveys to three more ranges. The new areas we have surveyed since 2013 are the Atascosa Highlands, Santa Rita Mountains and Patagonia Mountains.<\/p>\n

2025 Elegant Trogon Survey Dates<\/h3>\n
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Elegant Trogon pair by Budgor<\/p><\/div>\n