Melody's Birding Adventures
CONTACT US: melodysbirding@cox.net
520-245-4085
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Monsoons are in full swing and our monsonal nesters are quite active.
This Five-striped Sparrow was photographed in California gulch by Pete Baum.
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So Many Birds, So Little Time
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In order to see birds, it is necessary to become part of the silence."
~Robert Lynd
Whether you are a birdwatcher or a bird nut like me, come have a Southern Arizona Adventure!
Each adventure is designed as a unique and personalized birding experience, with a schedule and pace tailored to your needs, No fifteen passenger van to crawl in and out of, plus lots of little extras a big tour company cannot offer, at about the same cost.
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A bit of musing here, not meant to ruffle feathers, but perhaps a time to reflect. As we enter into migration, we birders can get in a bit of a hurry. . . this is when we use the tapes, toot a lot and pish to get the little ones to show their beauty. As a note of inquiry. . . I wonder if by using these methods when they are looking for a place to settle down and breed, if we are moving them off prime real-estate because they believe another virile male has already settled in. Let's face it those tapes sound pretty good even to those of the breeding species.
We cater to people unable or unwilling to do the rigorous schedule of a tour group. Lunch can be provided upon request.
We now accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express.
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stay safe and stay healthy!! Hugs to all, Melody
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A list of mammals found in Arizona
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Virginia Opossum
Cinereus Shrew
Water Shrew
Dwarf Shrew
Merriam's Shrew
Desert Shrew
Mountain Cottontail
Desert Cottontail
Eastern Cottontail
Antelope Jackrabbit
Blacktailed Jackrabbit
North American Porcupine
Muskrat
American Beaver
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Mexican Fox Squirrel
Abert's Squirrel
Arizona Gray Squirrel
Red Squirrel
Gunnison's Prairie Dog
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Rock Squirrel
Round-tailed Ground Squirrel
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
Spotted Ground Squirrel
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Harris's Antelope Squirrel
White-tailed Antelope Squirrel
Least Chipmunk
Uinta Chipmunk
Gray-collared Chipmunk
Cliff Chipmunk
Colorado Chipmunk
Hopi Chipmunk
Northern Pocket Gopher
Botta's Pocket Gopher
Southern Pocket Gopher
Arizona Pocket Mouse
Little Pocket Mouse
Plains Pocket Mouse
Silky Pocket Mouse
Great Basin Pocket Mouse
Rock Pocket Mouse
Bailey's Pocket Mouse
Long-tailed Pocket Mouse
Hispid Pocket Mouse
Desert Pocket Mouse
Merriam's Kangaroo Rat
Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat
Desert Kangaroo Rat
Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat
Ord's Kangaroo Rat
Western Jumping Mouse
Mexican Woodrat
White-throated Woodrat
Stephen's Woodrat
Bushy-tailed Woodrat
Arizona Woodrat
Desert Woodrat
Brown Rat
Northern Grasshopper Mouse
Southern Grasshopper Mouse
Northern Pygmy Mouse
Fulvous Harvest Mouse
Plains Harvest Mouse
Western Harvest Mouse
House Mouse
White-footed Deermouse
North American Deermouse
Canyon Deermouse
Cactus Deermouse
Merriam's Deermouse
Pinon Deermouse
Northern Rock Deermouse
Brush Deermouse
Hispid Cotton Rat
Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat
Arizona Cotton Rat
Tawny-bellied Cotton Rat
Southern Red-backed Vole
Montane Vole
Long-tailed Vole
Western Heather Vole
Mogollon Vole
Bobcat
Puma
Jaguarundi
Jaguar
Gray Wolf (introduced)
Coyote
Kit Fox
Red Fox
Gray Fox
Black Bear
Ringtail
Northern Raccoon
White-nosed Coati
Black-footed Ferret (introduced)
Western Spotted Skunk
Western Hog-nosed Skunk
Striped Skunk
Hooded Skunk
Pronghorn
Collared Peccary
Bighorn Sheep
American Bison (introduced)
Elk
Mule Deer
White-tailed Deer
List courtesy of Dick Palmer. Data source: Mammals of North America by Kays and Wilson 2002.