. Birds of the Papago Saguaro National Monument and the Neighboring Region, Arizona . starts nest 27 VII. A. Plumbeous gnatcatcher on nest; B. Male Gila woodpecker. 48VIII. A. Nest with five eggs of Gila woodpecker in giant cactus; B. Nesting colony of Farallon cormorant 52 4 INTRODUCTION. A few miles east of Phoenix, Arizona, between that city and thevillage of Tempe, lies the Papago Saguaro National Monument, atract of land set aside primarily to conserve certain types of desertvegetation in a region that is rapidly changing in appearancethrough increased cultivation of the soil. Some 80 mil
. Birds of the Papago Saguaro National Monument and the Neighboring Region, Arizona . starts nest 27 VII. A. Plumbeous gnatcatcher on nest; B. Male Gila woodpecker. 48VIII. A. Nest with five eggs of Gila woodpecker in giant cactus; B. Nesting colony of Farallon cormorant 52 4 INTRODUCTION. A few miles east of Phoenix, Arizona, between that city and thevillage of Tempe, lies the Papago Saguaro National Monument, atract of land set aside primarily to conserve certain types of desertvegetation in a region that is rapidly changing in appearancethrough increased cultivation of the soil. Some 80 miles fromPhoenix, to the northeast, is the Tonto National Monument, contain-ing two groups of cliff dwellings; and adjoining the latter is the PhOE ^ %L m- ., £CLAMAr/OA^i- . .\ p»oj£kr WSfee ROOSEVZL T DAM lit Pi^Sjf^OHJ GLOBE1 FORT APACHE INDIAN CARLOS INDIAN RES. $1 • 1 !GILA£talVER__|/_IND ^E,S —-^Mariiopa ^^VvjPAfAGOrl^FS L- J^ I I PAPAGO |RdSES FLORENCECASA GRANDE NATL. MON. 0* [(Christmas A S0L0M0N5VILLE L_ J. Red Rock iSilverbeJl Bowie _M <* PAPAGO,, TUCSON {Cochise IBensorv. Fig. 1.—Map showing location of the Papago Saguaro National Monument. Roosevelt Bird Reservation, encircling the shores of Roosevelt several points are linked together by the scenic highway knownas the Apache Trail,5 a road extending between Phoenix and purpose of the present publication is to direct attention tosome of the interesting features of the bird life of this region—asection which, although attracting increasing numbers of visitorseach year, has not generally been regarded as including many birdspecies among its attractions. This report is not presented as a 5 6 INTRODUCTION. complete account of the birds of this part of Arizona, but ratheras an outline, partly filled in, of one phase of the subject, treatingprimarily of the breeding species. It is based upon a trip of sixweeks duration made by the writer during the summer of 19
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