Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires NWR https://www.fws.gov/refuge/buenos_aires/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buenos_Aires_National_Wildlife_Refuge Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge provides habitat for threatened and endangered plants and animals. The Refuge is home to 58 mammal species. Among the larger species are mule deer, white-tailed deer, pronghorn, javelina and puma. There are also more than 325 different bird species and 53 species of reptiles and amphibians. Most of the Buenos Aires NWR is open for visiting and research. Guided access is also available through Friends of Buenos Aires NWR programs.

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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Birds Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge How to Use Your Checklist This list is in accordance with the 7th edition (1998) A.O.U. checklist and the 49fh Supplement (July 2008). This guide is arranged by habitat to help locate some of the more than 330 species of birds recorded on the refuge. Key R - Resident, may be found year round. W - Winter Visitor (may include early fall and/or late spring) M - Migration, spring and/or fall S - Summer, may be migrating through the refuge. ✦ - Only a few records • - Breeding records for refuge Italics =Threatened or Endangered Status Arivaca Cienega (AC) A 1-1/4mile loop meanders through a seasonal wetland and groves of mesquite and hackberry trees. Arivaca Creek (Ck) A 1-1/4 mile loop follows the seasonal stream under mesquite trees and majestic cottonwoods. Mustang Trail leaves the Creek Trail for a steep hike up El Cerro. Brown Canyon (BC) The canyon is open by guided walk only. Call for a schedule or to make reservations. Semidesert Grasslands (Gr) Most of the refuge is an extensive grassland with mesquite trees. Many southwestern birds can be sighted near the headquarters visitor center. (HQ). Wetlands (Wt) In wet years, shorebirds and waterfowl may be seen in the grasslands at dirt tanks, natural wetlands, and the Aguirre Lake area. Join a Tour or Take a Class Call 520/823-4251 x 116 for tour and program information or reservations for Brown Canyon walks and workshops. Free guided bird walks start at 8:00 am at Arivaca Cienega, November through April; no reservations needed. AC Ck BC Gr HQ Wt Ducks, Geese, and Swans Black-bel. Whistling-Duck • S S S Gr. White-fronted Goose ✦ M Snow Goose ✦ W M Canada Goose ✦ W W Wood Duck ✦ W W Gadwall W W Eurasian Wigeon ✦ W W American Wigeon W W Mallard • R R Blue-winged Teal M M Cinnamon Teal • R R Northern Shoveler W W Northern Pintail W W Garganey ✦ M Green-winged Teal W W Canvasback ✦ W Redhead W W Ring-necked Duck W W Lesser Scaup W M Surf Scoter ✦ M Long-tailed Duck ✦ W Bufflehead W W Common Goldeneye ✦ W AC Ck Plovers Semipalmated Plover Killdeer • R R Stilts and Avocets Black-necked Stilt M American Avocet Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies Spotted Sandpiper M Solitary Sandpiper M Greater Yellowlegs W Willet M Lesser Yellowlegs Long-billed Curlew Marbled Godwit ✦ Western Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Wh.-rumped Sandpiper ✦ Baird’s Sandpiper ✦ Pectoral Sandpiper ✦ Long-billed Dowitcher Wilson’s Snipe W M Wilson’s Phalarope Red-necked Phalarope ✦ Red Phalarope ✦ Gulls and Terns Sabine’s Gull ✦ Bonaparte’s Gull ✦ Heermann’s Gull ✦ Ring-billed Gull W Least Tern ✦ M Black Tern ✦ Forster’s Tern ✦ Pigeons and Doves Rock Pigeon R Band-tailed Pigeon S Eurasian Collared-Dove R White-winged Dove • W S Mourning Dove • R R Inca Dove R R Common Ground-Dove • R R Ruddy Ground-Dove ✦ W W Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis Yellow-billed Cuckoo • S S Greater Roadrunner • R R Groove-billed Ani ✦ M Barn Owls Barn Owl • R R Typical Owls Western Screech-Owl • R R Whiskered Screech-Owl • S Great Horned Owl • R R Northern Pygmy-Owl ✦ Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl •✦ Elf Owl • S Burrowing Owl Long-eared Owl •✦ Short-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl ✦ W Goatsuckers Lesser Nighthawk • S S Common Nighthawk • S S Common Poorwill • S S Buff-collared Nightjar • S Whip-poor-will • Swifts Vaux’s Swift M M White-throated Swift • S S BC Gr HQ Wt M R R M M M M W M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M W M M M S S R S S S S R R R R W W S S R S S S S R R R R M S R R R R R R S R R R R S R R S M M W W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M M M M S W W M  

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge Watchable Wildlife List In southeastern Arizona, the mix of deserts, mountains, grasslands, elevation changes, and the northern limits of many subtropical species make this geographic area one of the most biologically rich regions of the world. Some species are here because the core of their distribution is in the nearby Sonoran Desert, the Sierra Madre mountain range to the south, or the Rocky Mountains to the north. A number of birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians are here at the northern edge of their range and are found nowhere else in the U.S. Some exist only in isolated sites within this region. Located in southern Arizona, Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge was established 1985 for the reintroduction of masked bobwhite quail and for restoration of natural landscapes and their native wildlife. The refuge features several distinct groups of interdependent plants and animals, or biotic communities. These are semi-desert grassland, the cottonwood/willow riparian area, and Brown Canyon’s sycamore/walnut community with adjacent evergreen oak woodland. This rich combination of grassland, wetland, and sycamore/oak canyon supports a wide array of wildlife. Listed here are mammals, reptiles, and amphibians recorded on the refuge and where they may be found. Birds are on a separate checklist. The refuge has not been thoroughly studied, and other species and locations may be present. AC GR BC (SC) Arivaca Cienega or Creek (wetland & riparian) Grasslands (including ponds) Brown Canyon Species of special concern; status may be imperiled MAMMALS Shrews Desert Shrew Notiosorex crawfordi AC GR BC AC GR BC Bats Mexican Long-tongued Bat (SC) Choeronycteris mexicana Lesser Long-nosed Bat (endangered) Leptonycteris curosoae Cave Myotis (SC) Myotis velifer Fringed Myotis (SC) Myotis thysanodes California Myotis Myotis californicus Western Pipistrelle Pipistrellus hesperus Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus Western Red Bat Lasiurus blossevillii Western Yellow Bat Lasiurus xanthinus Pallid Bat Antrozous pallidus Brazilian Free-tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis Pocketed Free-tailed Bat Nyctinomops femorosaccus Underwood’s Mastiff Bat (SC) Eumops underwoodi Rabbits and Hares Desert Cottontail AC Sylvilagus audubonii Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus Antelope Jackrabbit Lepus alleni Rodents Harris Antelope Squirrel Ammospermophilus harrisii Southern Grasshopper Mouse AC Onychomys torridus Rock Squirrel AC Spermophilus variegatus Spotted Ground Squirrel Spermophilus spilosoma Round-tailed Ground Squirrel Spermophilus tereticaudus Botta’s Pocket Gopher AC Thomomys bottae Rock Pocket Mouse Chaetodipus intermedius Desert Pocket Mouse Chaetodipus penicillatus GR BC BC GR BC GR BC GR BC GR BC GR BC GR GR GR BC GR GR GR GR BC GR GR GR GR GR GR BC GR GR GR GR GR BC Bailey’s Pocket Mouse Chaetodipus baileyi Arizona Pocket Mouse Perognathus amplus Silky Pocket Mouse Perognathus flavus Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys spectabilis Merriam’s Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys merriami Ord’s Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys ordi Cactus Mouse Peromyscus eremicus White-footed Mouse Peromyscus leucopus Brush Mouse Peromyscus boylei Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus Mesquite Mouse Peromyscus merriami Western Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis Fulvous Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys fulvescens Arizona Cotton Rat Sigmodon arizonae Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat Sigmodon ochrognathus White-throated Wood Rat Neotoma albigula Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum Carnivores Coyote Canis latrans Mexican Wolf (endangered) Canis lupus Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus Kit Fox Vulpes macrotis Raccoon Procyon lotor Ringtail Bassariscus astutus Coati Nasua nasua Badger Taxidea taxus GR GR GR GR GR GR AC GR AC GR AC BC GR BC GR BC GR GR GR GR GR AC AC GR BC GR BC GR historic records AC GR AC GR AC GR BC AC GR BC AC AC BC BC GR Western Spotted Skunk Spilogale gracilis Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis Hooded Skunk Mephitis macroura Hog-nosed Skunk Conepatus mesoleucus Mountain Lion Felis concolor Jaguar (endangered) Panthera onca Bobcat Felis rufus Hoofed Mammals Collared Peccary (Javelina) Tayassu tajacu Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus Coues White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus couesi Pronghorn Antilocapra americana Marsupials Mexican Opossum Didelphis virginiana californica AC GR BC AC GR BC AC GR BC AC GR BC AC GR BC BC AC GR BC AC GR BC AC GR AC BC GR AC AMPHIBIANS AC Barred Tiger Salamander Ambystoma mavortium Couch’s Spadefoot AC Scaphiopus couchii Mexican Spadefoot AC Spea multiplicata Sonoran Green Toad Anaxyrus retiformis Red-spotted Toad AC Anaxyrus punctatus Great Plains Toad Anaxyrus cognatus Sonoran Desert Toad (SC) AC Ollotis alvaria Western Narrow-mouthed Toad (SC) Gastrophryne olivacea Lowland Burrowing Treefrog Smilisca fodiens Canyon Treefrog Hyla arenicolor