AZ-Red+Mountain+Park


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Maricopa County
=Red Mountain Park= 7745 East Brown Road Mesa, Arizona 85207 Red Mountain Park web site Red Mountain Park map

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Red Mountain Park
Coordinates: 33.4342175, -111.6692448 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips for birding Red Mountain Park
Red Mountain Park offers birders a nice place on the east side of the valley to view Bendire's Thrashers. These small Curve-billed Thrasher look-a-likes can be found here reliably throughout the year in this Mesa park that has great habitat for a variety of different bird species. Creosote desert makes up a lot of Red Mountain Park, which also has mesquite and paloverde trees throughout the park. Hints of this desert habitat can be found in the park and there is a large wild desert area that borders the east side of the park. This big desert area has creosote flats with scattered mesquite and paloverde chains. The habitat is excellent for Bendire's Thrashers and other desert birds alike. Besides the desert habitat, this park also has a fairly large lake which is surrounded by good cottonwood and willow habitat in spots. The lake even has a "riparian island" full of cottonwood and willow trees. It would be a great place to check during migration as well as winter for wintering waterfowl. The park has signs in a lot of places stating it's a wildlife habitat area and asking not to disturb the habitat and vegetation. True to the sign, the habitat is amazing and will be satisfying for the birds. Whether coming here to search for Bendire's Thrashers or to bird in general, this park and it's habitats will provide good birding potential. From Birding in Maricopa County



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