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Sierra Vista is located at the base of the Huachuca Mountains - one of Arizona's "Sky Islands", about 70 miles South East of Tucson.

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Sierra Vista abuts historic Fort Huachuca, and is a few miles from the nation's first Riparian National Conservation Area, the San Pedro River [26], and The Nature Conservancy's hummingbird mecca, the Ramsey Canyon Preserve [27]. Other sites close by include French Joe Canyon [23], Sierra Vista Environmental Operations Park [25], Carr Canyon [28], Beatty's Orchard [29], Miller Canyon [30], Coronado National Memorial [31], and Parker Canyon Lake [32].

Ramsey Canyon Christmas Bird Count (CBC)

The 2007 Ramsey Canyon Christmas Bird Count (RCCBC) was held on Saturday, December 29. The tentative species total for 2007 is 160 species with a few groups left to report! Stay tuned for details! The results are summarized below.

The next RCCBC is scheduled for Saturday, December 27, 2008. Mark your calendars for next year!

CBC FORMS:  Download the Checklist ( PDF, DOC ) of bird species, the Party Hours/Miles Form ( PDF, DOC ), and the the official CBC Rare Bird Form to print for use during the bird count or to make an on-line report.   In order to find out what birds are typically seen during the count, please also consult the Species List for the Ramsey Canyon Christmas Bird Count.

Visit the National Audubon Society CBC web site for comprehensive information about the Christmas Bird Count, including history, objectives, and results. You can also find Christmas Bird Counts in Arizona, find a CBC Count Circle in Arizona or get involved in other counts outside Arizona.

The Count Circle

Shown below is a clickable Google Map of the count circle covering portions of Sierra Vista (upper left), Huachuca Mountains (lower left), San Pedro River (right), and Palominas (lower right).

RCCBC Area

2007 Ramsey Canyon Christmas Bird Count Results

Once again we had another very successful RCCBC. We recorded 160 species which ties our all time high recorded in 2000 and 82 participants which is a new record for participants. Overall bird numbers, however, were lower (12,664). This is largely the result of very low numbers of grassland sparrows and icterids. The numbers of ravens recorded in our winter counts also appears to be steadily declining. Duck numbers, however, continue a slow but steady rise and we did record a number of unusual species including Elegant Trogon, Cordilleran Flycatcher, Greater Pewee, Zone-tailed Hawk and Swainson's Thrush, to list the rarest.

For all of the details of the RCCBC, please visit the CBC website at http://www.audubon.org/bird/cbc/.

The next RCCBC is scheduled for Saturday, December 27, 2008. Mark your calendars for next year!

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Vermilion Flycatcher Image Last updated: 5 February 2008 by REW.