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Coronado National Memorial
Birds
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| (NPS Photo) | | Montezuma Quail |
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Coronado National Memorial is well known for its wide variety of birds, with different species being sighted each season of the year. More than 150 species have been recorded, including about 50 resident birds. Among those often seen in the memorial are acorn woodpecker, Mexican jay, spotted towhee, rufous-crowned sparrow, painted redstart, white-winged dove, and many species of hummingbirds. Species that occur regularly in the memorial but are not geographically widespread in the United States (or are low in numbers elsewhere) are Montezuma quail, whiskered screech owl, Lucifer hummingbird, and Arizona (Strickland’s) woodpecker.
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Did You Know?
The mountain ranges in southeast Arizona where Coronado National Memorial is located are called Sky Islands. They suddenly rise out of the flat desert landscape into the sky, like islands rising above a calm sea.
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Last Updated: August 02, 2006 at 14:28 EST |
