Birding the Painted Desert/Petrified Forest National Park (Arizona)
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- čas přidán 23. 08. 2022
- Petrified Forest National Park and the Painted Desert provide gorgeous landscapes that are home to some unique bird species such as Rock Wrens, Horned Lark, and Western Tanagers. Join Derek as he explores these habitats to look for these species and more.
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Horned Lark in cover photo by Under the same moon (Edited, CC by 2.0)
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Western Tanager and Rock Wren in cover photo, and Western Tanager, Rock Wren, and baby Say's Phoebe images are public domain.
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The painted desert is so beautiful and unique. So is the petrified forest.
The rock wren is a solid bird call to know, even their song is trippy. Had me going like "what in the cinnamon toast crunch is this noise" for about 15 minutes.
Very interesting place! I love Piranga ludovicanus, first time I see it, a marvelous bird
Congratulations on getting the rock wren! The western tanagers are so pretty.
That's cool! Congrats on the lifer!
this summer we got to see baby rock wrens leave a nest in our rock wall by our patio and follow the parents up the hill. We live on the side of a very rocky steep hill in Colo. and have built several long rock walls that the wrens love as they work all along them catching moths. We also built a large fence of dead branches that created many perching spots. Just love all their different songs.
That’s awesome!
Beautiful!
Woah. Very close to home.
Very cool! Saw my lifer Rock Wren this year as well!! (Drumheller, Alberta)
Wow, amazing area! I hadn't really thought of visiting Arizona before, but now you guys have me intrigued! The birds were all really neat too, especially the western tanager. And the rock wren is so cute! Thanks for sharing your experience with us!🙂
I visited the Painted Desert & Petrified Forest many years ago on a trip with my family. I was only 12 but I remember it and loved it ! It was great to see the birds you showed on here! I'm surprised there were much activity at all. The Says Phoebe is a beauty! Thanks for sharing Derek and bringing back some great memories for me too!!
Have you ever birded in Cape May, NJ? in the fall/winter its a very good place with many other birders
I live an hour away from Petrified Forest, and have birded there several times. You got the most common species. Birders could check out (during migration season) the cottonwood forests along the Rio Puerco, there are a couple stops right along the main Park road, to see Bullock's Oriole, several warbler species, Hermit Thrush, and surprisingly many more species; my latest Arizona lifer was Gray Vireo in a juniper near one of the cottonwood groups. The retention ponds at the north end has phalarope, Am. Avocet, Black-necked Stilts, and other shorebirds (again, best during spring migration). I've had a Great Horned Owl fly out of a lone juniper tree on a hike once...and Sage (or Sagebrush if they're called that now?) Sparrow is also fairly common. So, not a LOT of species, but enough variety to make it interesting. I was pretty excited to see the Gray Vireo as they're in decline in the Southwest.
Hey guys, can you do a few vids where you go out specifically for owls or other birds like that ?
Vids like birding in water bodies in search of waders will also be good 😊
I would love to see that as well, though I imagine it would be MUCH more difficult without some extra equipment. I remember when y'all showed the Sax-Sim Bog and the beautiful owl you found there! Still kinda wish that an elf owl had made itself known to you while you were still in its habitat though!
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What was the bird at 1:40 that you said was aptly named for the tufts of feathers on its head? No name came up on screen and you moved straight on to the horned lark... Or maybe the first bird was a horned lark?
As always, a beautiful video with amazingly well adapted birds, *superb* camouflage, and fantastic locations. Thanks!
It was the horned lark!
@@BadgerlandBirding Thankyou!
4:34 It was a Raven. Crows are uncommon in this part of the country for some reason.
How do you prepare yourself for species of birds before you go on a trip? I’m sure eBird, but do you just look at all the species that have been seen in the area you are visiting or do you ever just know a lot of the species before you even go?
I’m heading to Alaska in June so I want to start preparing to know the species I might encounter (even though it’s forever away)
It depends! For this stop we didn’t do too much research beforehand but for a bigger trip like Alaska I would recommend looking on eBird at specific hotspots you might visit, see if there’s a birding Alaska Facebook group you coin join, or even message some of the birders that live there and ask for advice. When you’re there, the Merlin App can be useful to see the bar charts for what’s expected in a certain region.
6/10 No jurassic era petrified woodpeckers