Subject: [Tweeters] Anyone know what kind of bird the Arizona Highway
Date: Aug 14 21:22:27 2012
From: vogelfreund at comcast.net - vogelfreund at comcast.net


Hmm... Maybe the habitat has deteriorated since I was stationed at Ft. Huachuca 1969-71. They are not in the housing area, etc, but up starting at the base of Huachuca Canyon and old cemetery/officers' housing; and on up into the canyon (oak habitat). They may have been attracted to the bird feeders in said officers' housing area. A rule of thumb would be to look for Mexican Jays where Acorn Woodpeckers are found in SE Arizona. Anyway, I never considered Mexican Jays to be out of the ordinary in proper habitat, and didn't pay all that much attention to them.

Phil Hotlen
Bellingham, WA


----- Original Message -----
From: "Cromaat C" <cromaat93 at gmail.com>
To: vogelfreund at comcast.net
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 6:43:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Anyone know what kind of bird the Arizona Highway photo of the day bird is?

Thanks - never saw any down there and lived in Cochise county, especially Nicksville and Sierra Vista, but also Douglas, Bisbee, Ft Hauchuca, and Hauchaca city.


On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 1:51 AM, < vogelfreund at comcast.net > wrote:




Yeah, commonly seen in the Huachuca Mountains (Fort Huachuca, Ramsay Canyon, etc); especially the oak and oak-pine belt.

Phil Hotlen
Bellingham, WA


From: "Jeff Kozma" < jcr_5105 at charter.net >
To: "Cromaat C" < cromaat93 at gmail.com >, tweeters at u.washington.edu
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 8:04:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Anyone know what kind of bird the Arizona Highway photo of the day bird is?


Yup, that is a Mexican Jay...formerly called the Gray-breasted Jay.

Jeff Kozma

Yakima

j c r underscore 5105 at charter dot net
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----- Original Message -----
From: Cromaat C
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 12:48 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] Anyone know what kind of bird the Arizona Highway photo of the day bird is?

Hi,

I was just checking the Arizona Highways Photo of the day and they have a blue and gray bird for today (13 August) and was wondering what the bird is.

The URL is:

http://www.arizonahighways.com/photography/dailyphoto.asp

Thank you,

T. C.
cromaat93atgmaildotcom
Queen Anne, Seattle





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