NEW MEXICO 
RV), and Eunice 24-26 Apr (ph. PM); late was 
one at Boone’s Draw 9 May (JP, jO). A singing 
Black-chinned Sparrow in the Datil Mts. 25 
May QH) provided a local first. Nicely docu- 
mented was a Baird’s Sparrow near Hermanas 
14 Mar (ph. CGL). Single red Fox Sparrows 
were in Cienega Canyon, Sandia Mts. 8 Mar 
(JP) and Corrales 5 Apr (DK). West and late 
were single Swamp Sparrows in Guadalupe 
Canyon 9 May (CR, NM-C, SOW) and Zuni’s 
Blackrock L.12 May QT). A Harris’s Sparrow at 
Farmington in Mar was last seen 2 May (ph. 
TR), and one at Eunice was last seen 24 Apr 
(ph. PM); a Golden-crowned at La Cieneguil- 
la, Santa Fe 25 Apr QPB) was the lone report. 
Unprecedented numbers of Rose-breasted 
Grosbeaks flooded the state 24 Apr-29 May, 
with often multiple reports from some three 
dozen sites, including w. to McKinley, Cibola, 
Catron, Grant, and Hidalgo; remarkably early 
was an imm. male at Waldrop Park 28-29 Mar 
(RH, ph. MC). A male Northern Cardinal and a 
male Pyrrhuloxia were singing at a tank in the 
Little Hatchet Mts. 29 May (SOW); both were 
historically absent from that range. Very early 
was a male Lazuli Bunting at Silver City 30 Mar 
(E. Halbedel, /Ide DB); both Lazuli and Indigo 
were widespread and numerous from late Apr 
through May. Four Varied Buntings were in 
Guadalupe Canyon 9 May (CR, NM-C, SOW), 
and at least 2 were in Slaughter Canyon, Carls- 
bad Caverns N.P. 23-29 May (m.ob.). A male 
Painted Bunting was n. to Los Alamos 4-5 May 
(J. Pyle). The only Dickcissels were early sin- 
gles at Oasis S.E 9 May (DK) and N.R.T. 15 
May (DK). Migrant Bobolinks are irregular in 
New Mexico, so noteworthy this season were 5 
males, one each at Ramah 11 May (]T), La 
Cieneguilla 7 May QPB), Manzano 10 May (ph. 
CW et al), Santa Rosa 8 May (DK), and N.R.T. 
14 May (JP, ph. JO). Two Common Crackles 
were w. to the Datil Mts. 4 & 10 May QH). 
Bronzed Cowbirds were found at multiple lo- 
cales n. to Buckhorn, Albuquerque, Fort Sum- 
ner, and Portales; females identifiable to the e. 
subspecies were at Albuquerque 30-31 May 
(ph. J. Joseph, WH), Carrizozo 19 May (ph. 
JO), and B.L.N.WR. 21 May (ph. JIS). Early 
was an ad. male Hooded Oriole at Silver City 
19 Mar (ph. C. Adler); noteworthy for Torrance 
was one near Mountainair 8-10 May (ph. D. 
Jones), and another was n. to Bosque 24 Apr 
(DL). An early Bullock’s Oriole was visiting 
hummingbird feeders at Carlsbad 29 Mar 
(SW). Also early was a male Baltimore Oriole 
singing at Radium Springs 22 Mar (MS, JZ); an- 
other male was singing at R.S. 25 May (]P, 
WW), while undetailed was a male near Cliff 
16 May (fide RS). Purple Finch is casual in 
New Mexico, so noteworthy were a young male 
singing at Glorieta 9 Mar (ph. JPB) and an ad. 
male singing at Waldrop Park 28 Mar (RH). 
Initialed observers: Jonathan P. Batkin, Matt 
Baumann, David Beatty, James M. Black, Ce- 
lestyn Brozek, William Cavaliere, David 
Cleary, Mitch Coker, Alan Craig, Robert 
Doster, John Douglas, Bernard Foy, Gary 
Froehlich, David Griffin, Joan Hardie, David 
Hawksworth, Charles Hayes, Nancy Hetrick, 
Michael Hilchey, William Howe, Richard 
Hoyer, David Krueper, Julian Lee, David 
Ligon, Carroll D. Littlefield, Carl G. Lund- 
blad, Martin MacRoberts, Larry Malone, Cur- 
tis Marantz, Pat McCasland, Narca Moore- 
Craig, James Nelson-Moore, Jerry Oldenettel, 
John Parmeter, Nicholas Pederson, Timothy 
Reeves, Christopher Rustay, Jeffrey I. 
Sanchez, Marcy Scott, John W. Shipman, 
Roland Shook, Dale Stahlecker, John Trochet, 
Raymond VanBuskirk, Hira Walker, Richard 
Webster, Steve West, S. 0. Williams, William 
Wittman, Cole Wolf, James Zabriskie, Barry 
Zimmer. 
Sartor 0. Williams III 
Division of Birds, Museum of Southwestern Biology 
University of New Mexico 
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131 
(sunbittern@earthlink.net) 
Arizona | 
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Mark M. Stevenson (Non-passerines) 
Gary H. Rosenberg (Passerines) 
W arm and dry were again the watch- 
words for Arizona, with the south- 
eastern section returning to short- 
term drought status and much of the rest of 
the state dry. An unusually strong storm 21- 
22 May gave an indication of what shorebirds 
may be passing over undetected, as they were 
forced down at Willcox. Least Tern appeared 
destined to be added as a nesting species in 
the state. Among rarities, a second Sinaloa 
Wren was found, while the first individual 
built nests, a Blue Mockingbird lingered, and 
Rufous-capped Warblers nested. 
Abbreviations: A.B.C. (Arizona Bird Commit- 
tee), B.T.A. (Boyce Thompson Arboretum), 
B.W.D. (Bill Williams Delta, L. Havasu), 
G.W.R. (Gilbert Water Ranch), H.R.P. (Has- 
sayampa River Preserve), L.C.R.V. (lower Col- 
orado R. valley), Sweetwater (Sweetwater 
Wetlands, Tucson), Whitewater (Whitewater 
Draw Wildlife Area). 
WATERFOWL THROUGH CRANES 
During the breeding bird atlas work, Canada 
Geese were found nesting at a few locations 
away from the White Mts. For the 2nd con- 
secutive year, Canada Geese nested in the 
Prescott area, with ads. and downy young 
seen 13 Apr at Willow L. (MN). Four or five 
pairs with numerous young were at Many 
Farms L. 28 May (DS). A Canada Goose was 
late at Gila Bend 24-31 May (PEL, BC). A 
drake Eurasian Wigeon at n. L. Havasu 22 
May (PEL, BC) was quite late for Arizona. 
Cinnamon Teal nest in small numbers in 
Yuma, so a pair with young at Aztec 17 May-h 
(HD, PEL, BC) was notable. Casual in the 
L.C.R.V after mid-Apr, 4 Ring-necked Ducks 
were at Cibola 21 May (PEL). On the late 
side, 5 Greater Scaup were at Buenos Aires 
N.W.R. 23 Apr (R. Palmer, R. Freeman), and 
3 were at B.W.D. 25 Apr QY et al). A Surf 
Scoter at B.W.D. 24-26 Apr (JY et al.) was a 
month late there. A Common Goldeneye at 
Becker L. 16 Apr (EH) and a Hooded Mer- 
ganser at Pinetop 8 May (A. & R Martin) were 
equally late. Red-breasted Merganser is a ca- 
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