The first locality mentioned contains the rarest species seen during the reporting period. When the sightings for a locality are complete, the rarest remaining species dictates which locality is mentioned next, and so forth. At any point when 2 or more species are of the same relative rarity, taxonomic order then determines the sequence in which the localities are covered. Consequently, the order in which localities are mentioned will vary from one report to the next. Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, west of I-10 just north of Prince Rd exit unc.
Any omissions are unintentional.
The bird moved off toward a juniper-covered slope south of the road. The upper spring is at least a mile up the trail that leads up the creek from the limit of vehicular travel. A high clearance vehicle is highly recommended but not absolutely necessary. The CAP water treatment facility on Tucson Estates Parkway off Ajo Way, west of Tucson, is now closed to individual birders. Access to this site by organized birding groups could possibly occur in the future.