Dataset: MABA-MABA
Search Criteria: USA OR United States OR U.S.A. OR United States of America; excluding cultivated/captive occurrences

Page 16, records 1501-1600 of 3884

Madrean Archipelago Biodiversity Assessment Observations


MABA:MABA
Pecari tajacu (Linnaeus, 1758)
N.J. Czaplewski   2008-03-23
United States, Arizona, Gila, Mescal Mountains, El Capitan Canyon, N of Winkelman., 33.1666700 -110.8000000, 1189m

MABA:MABA
Aspidoscelis tigris (Baird and Girard, 1852)
N.J. Czaplewski   1994-08-11
United States, Arizona, Graham, 19 mi SE of Safford; between Dry Mountain and Whitlock Mountains, 32.6972200 -109.4550000, 1100m

MABA:MABA
Buteo jamaicensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)
N.J. Czaplewski   1994-08-11
United States, Arizona, Graham, 19 mi SE of Safford; between Dry Mountain and Whitlock Mountains, 32.6972200 -109.4550000, 1100m

MABA:MABA
Callipepla gambelii (Gambel, 1843)
N.J. Czaplewski   1994-08-11
United States, Arizona, Graham, 19 mi SE of Safford; between Dry Mountain and Whitlock Mountains, 32.6972200 -109.4550000, 1100m

MABA:MABA
Callisaurus draconoides Blainville, 1835
N.J. Czaplewski   1994-08-11
United States, Arizona, Graham, 19 mi SE of Safford; between Dry Mountain and Whitlock Mountains, 32.6972200 -109.4550000, 1100m

MABA:MABA
Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758)
N.J. Czaplewski   1994-08-11
United States, Arizona, Graham, 19 mi SE of Safford; between Dry Mountain and Whitlock Mountains, 32.6972200 -109.4550000, 1100m

MABA:MABA
N.J. Czaplewski   1994-08-11
United States, Arizona, Graham, 19 mi SE of Safford; between Dry Mountain and Whitlock Mountains, 32.6972200 -109.4550000, 1100m

MABA:MABA
Cophosaurus texanus Troschel, 1852
N.J. Czaplewski   1994-08-11
United States, Arizona, Graham, 19 mi SE of Safford; between Dry Mountain and Whitlock Mountains, 32.6972200 -109.4550000, 1100m

MABA:MABA
Crotaphytus collaris (Say in James, 1823)
N.J. Czaplewski   1994-08-11
United States, Arizona, Graham, 19 mi SE of Safford; between Dry Mountain and Whitlock Mountains, 32.6972200 -109.4550000, 1100m

MABA:MABA
Neotoma albigula Hartley, 1894
N.J. Czaplewski   1994-08-11
United States, Arizona, Graham, 19 mi SE of Safford; between Dry Mountain and Whitlock Mountains, 32.6972200 -109.4550000, 1100m

MABA:MABA
Sceloporus magister Hallowell, 1854
N.J. Czaplewski   1994-08-11
United States, Arizona, Graham, 19 mi SE of Safford; between Dry Mountain and Whitlock Mountains, 32.6972200 -109.4550000, 1100m

MABA:MABA
N.J. Czaplewski   2011-12-11
United States, Arizona, Graham, along Haeckel Road S of Highway 70 E of Safford, 32.6008300 -109.5105600, 1010m

MABA:MABA
Falco columbarius Linnaeus, 1758
N.J. Czaplewski   2011-12-11
United States, Arizona, Graham, along Haeckel Road S of Highway 70 E of Safford, 32.6008300 -109.5105600, 1010m

MABA:MABA
Falco mexicanus Schlegel, 1850
N.J. Czaplewski   2011-12-11
United States, Arizona, Graham, along Haeckel Road S of Highway 70 E of Safford, 32.7016700 -109.5075000, 1000m

MABA:MABA
Falco columbarius Linnaeus, 1758
N.J. Czaplewski   2011-12-10
United States, Arizona, Graham, along Haeckel Road S of Hot Well Dunes BLM recreation area, 32.5013900 -109.4277800, 1030m

MABA:MABA
Antrozous pallidus (LeConte, 1856)
N.J. Czaplewski   2010-01-10
United States, Arizona, Graham, Bear Valley Flats area, Red Knolls, 32.9583300 -109.9416700, 860m

MABA:MABA
Thomomys bottae (Eydoux and Gervais, 1836)
N.J. Czaplewski   2010-01-10
United States, Arizona, Graham, Bear Valley Flats area, Red Knolls, 32.9583300 -109.9416700, 860m

MABA:MABA
Bubo virginianus (Gmelin, 1788)
N.J. Czaplewski   2011-12-10
United States, Arizona, Graham, Hot Well Dunes BLM recreation area off Haeckel Road, SE of Safford, 32.5225000 -109.4319400, 1040m

MABA:MABA
Canis latrans Say, 1823
N.J. Czaplewski   2011-12-10
United States, Arizona, Graham, Hot Well Dunes BLM recreation area off Haeckel Road, SE of Safford, 32.5211100 -109.4322200, 1040m

MABA:MABA
N.J. Czaplewski   2011-12-10
United States, Arizona, Graham, Hot Well Dunes BLM recreation area off Haeckel Road, SE of Safford, 32.5211100 -109.4322200, 1040m

MABA:MABA
N.J. Czaplewski   2011-12-10
United States, Arizona, Graham, Hot Well Dunes BLM recreation area off Haeckel Road, SE of Safford, 32.5211100 -109.4322200, 1040m

MABA:MABA
Neotoma albigula Hartley, 1894
N.J. Czaplewski   2011-12-11
United States, Arizona, Graham, Hot Well Dunes BLM recreation area off Haeckel Road, SE of Safford, 32.5211100 -109.4322200, 1040m

MABA:MABA
Sylvilagus audubonii (Baird, 1858)
N.J. Czaplewski   2011-12-10
United States, Arizona, Graham, Hot Well Dunes BLM recreation area off Haeckel Road, SE of Safford, 32.5211100 -109.4322200, 1040m

MABA:MABA
Procyon lotor (Linnaeus, 1758)
N.J. Czaplewski   2005-10-17
United States, Arizona, Graham, NE base of Pinaleño Mountains, Arizona Game and Fish's Cluff Ranch, 32.8144400 -109.8483300, 965m

MABA:MABA
Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Schreber, 1775)
N.J. Czaplewski   2005-10-17
United States, Arizona, Graham, NE base of Pinaleño Mountains, Arizona Game and Fish's Cluff Ranch, 32.8144400 -109.8483300, 965m

MABA:MABA
Ammospermophilus harrisii (Audubon and Bachman, 1854)
N.J. Czaplewski   1994-08-10
United States, Arizona, Graham, near old 111 Ranch, 25 km SE of Safford, 32.7250000 -109.4794400, 1020m

MABA:MABA
Callipepla gambelii (Gambel, 1843)
N.J. Czaplewski   1994-08-10
United States, Arizona, Graham, near old 111 Ranch, 25 km SE of Safford, 32.7250000 -109.4794400, 1020m

MABA:MABA
N.J. Czaplewski   1994-08-10
United States, Arizona, Graham, near old 111 Ranch, 25 km SE of Safford, 32.7250000 -109.4794400, 1020m

MABA:MABA
Odocoileus hemionus (Rafinesque, 1817)
N.J. Czaplewski   2010-01-14
United States, Arizona, Graham, Pinaleño Mountains, along Highway 266 on W slope near Bonita, 32.5997200 -109.8838900, 1620m

MABA:MABA
Ammospermophilus harrisii (Audubon and Bachman, 1854)
N.J. Czaplewski   2010-01-13
United States, Arizona, Graham, ravine at E base of Dry Mountain, W of Whitlock Mountains, 32.7002800 -109.4577800, 1070m

MABA:MABA
Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771)
N.J. Czaplewski   2010-01-13
United States, Arizona, Graham, ravine at E base of Dry Mountain, W of Whitlock Mountains, 32.6919400 -109.4583300, 1090m

MABA:MABA
Canis latrans Say, 1823
N.J. Czaplewski   2010-01-09
United States, Arizona, Graham, San Simon Valley, Hot Well Dunes BLM recreation area, S of the Whitlock Mountains, 32.5316700 -109.4211100, 1083m

MABA:MABA
N.J. Czaplewski   2010-01-09
United States, Arizona, Graham, San Simon Valley, Hot Well Dunes BLM recreation area, S of the Whitlock Mountains, 32.5316700 -109.4211100, 1083m

MABA:MABA
N.J. Czaplewski   2010-01-09
United States, Arizona, Graham, San Simon Valley, Hot Well Dunes BLM recreation area, S of the Whitlock Mountains, 32.5316700 -109.4211100, 1083m

MABA:MABA
Procyon lotor (Linnaeus, 1758)
N.J. Czaplewski   2010-01-09
United States, Arizona, Graham, San Simon Valley, Hot Well Dunes BLM recreation area, S of the Whitlock Mountains, 32.5316700 -109.4211100, 1083m

MABA:MABA
Sylvilagus audubonii (Baird, 1858)
N.J. Czaplewski   2010-01-09
United States, Arizona, Graham, San Simon Valley, Hot Well Dunes BLM recreation area, S of the Whitlock Mountains, 32.5316700 -109.4211100, 1083m

MABA:MABA
Vulpes macrotis Merriam, 1888
N.J. Czaplewski   2010-01-09
United States, Arizona, Graham, San Simon Valley, Hot Well Dunes BLM recreation area, S of the Whitlock Mountains, 32.5316700 -109.4211100, 1083m

MABA:MABA
Canis latrans Say, 1823
N.J. Czaplewski   2010-01-14
United States, Arizona, Graham, Sulphur Springs Valley S of Bonita, 32.5222200 -109.9733300, 1350m

MABA:MABA
N.J. Czaplewski   2010-01-14
United States, Arizona, Graham, Sulphur Springs Valley S of Bonita, 32.5222200 -109.9733300, 1350m

MABA:MABA
Melanerpes uropygialis (S. F. Baird, 1854)
N.J. Czaplewski   2005-10-17
United States, Arizona, Graham, W of Pima, Cluff Ranch Wildlife Area, NE base of Peloncillo Mountains, 32.8150000 -109.8480600, 915m

MABA:MABA
Amphispiza bilineata (Cassin, 1850)
N.J. Czaplewski   1993-12-20
United States, Arizona, Graham, Whitlock Mountains, East ravine of Dry Mountain, 32.7000000 -109.4500000, 1075m

MABA:MABA
Aquila chrysaetos (Linnaeus, 1758)
N.J. Czaplewski   1993-12-20
United States, Arizona, Graham, Whitlock Mountains, East ravine of Dry Mountain, 32.7000000 -109.4500000, 1075m

MABA:MABA
Callipepla gambelii (Gambel, 1843)
N.J. Czaplewski   1993-12-20
United States, Arizona, Graham, Whitlock Mountains, East ravine of Dry Mountain, 32.7000000 -109.4500000, 1075m

MABA:MABA
Canis latrans Say, 1823
N.J. Czaplewski   1993-12-20
United States, Arizona, Graham, Whitlock Mountains, East ravine of Dry Mountain, 32.7000000 -109.4500000, 1075m

MABA:MABA
Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
N.J. Czaplewski   1993-12-20
United States, Arizona, Graham, Whitlock Mountains, East ravine of Dry Mountain, 32.7000000 -109.4500000, 1075m

MABA:MABA
Pecari tajacu (Linnaeus, 1758)
N.J. Czaplewski   1993-12-20
United States, Arizona, Graham, Whitlock Mountains, East ravine of Dry Mountain, 32.7000000 -109.4500000, 1075m

MABA:MABA
Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758)
N.J. Czaplewski   1993-12-20
United States, Arizona, Graham, Whitlock Mountains, East ravine of Dry Mountain, 32.7000000 -109.4500000, 1075m

MABA:MABA
Bassariscus astutus (Lichtenstein, 1830)
N.J. Czaplewski   2005-10-18
United States, Arizona, Greenlee, Black Jack Canyon along AZ-NM Highway 78, 33.0244400 -109.1405600, 1400m

MABA:MABA
Pecari tajacu (Linnaeus, 1758)
N.J. Czaplewski   2005-10-18
United States, Arizona, Greenlee, Black Jack Canyon along AZ-NM Highway 78, 33.0244400 -109.1405600, 1400m

MABA:MABA
N.J. Czaplewski   1981-07-19
United States, Arizona, Pima, ~1 mi. S of I-10 on Hwy. 83, S of Mountain View, 31.9833300 -110.6833300, 1080m

MABA:MABA
Crotalus scutulatus (Kennicott, 1861)
N.J. Czaplewski   1981-07-19
United States, Arizona, Pima, ~10 mi. N of Sonoita, 31.8000000 -110.7000000, 1520m

MABA:MABA
Callipepla gambelii (Gambel, 1843)
N.J. Czaplewski   1985-08-09
United States, Arizona, Pima, ~5 mi. S of Sahuarita on E side of Santa Cruz River, 31.8333300 -110.9500000, 880m

MABA:MABA
Columbina passerina (Linnaeus, 1758)
N.J. Czaplewski   1985-08-09
United States, Arizona, Pima, ~5 mi. S of Sahuarita on E side of Santa Cruz River, 31.8333300 -110.9500000, 880m

MABA:MABA
Accipiter cooperii (Bonaparte, 1828)
N.J. Czaplewski   2001-01-06
United States, Arizona, Pima, 4.5 mi E of Vail, Ciénega Creek, 32.0144400 -110.6200000, 1030m

MABA:MABA
Accipiter cooperii (Bonaparte, 1828)
N.J. Czaplewski   1994-08-18
United States, Arizona, Pima, 4.5 mi E of Vail, Ciénega Creek, 32.0144400 -110.6200000, 1030m

MABA:MABA
Agosia chrysogaster Girard, 1856
N.J. Czaplewski   1994-08-18
United States, Arizona, Pima, 4.5 mi E of Vail, Ciénega Creek, 32.0144400 -110.6200000, 1030m

MABA:MABA
Antrozous pallidus (LeConte, 1856)
N.J. Czaplewski   2002-02-08
United States, Arizona, Pima, 4.5 mi E of Vail, Ciénega Creek, 32.0144400 -110.6200000, 1030m

MABA:MABA
Antrozous pallidus (LeConte, 1856)
N.J. Czaplewski   2001-01-06
United States, Arizona, Pima, 4.5 mi E of Vail, Ciénega Creek, 32.0144400 -110.6200000, 1030m

MABA:MABA
Ardea herodias Linnaeus, 1758
N.J. Czaplewski   1994-08-18
United States, Arizona, Pima, 4.5 mi E of Vail, Ciénega Creek, 32.0144400 -110.6200000, 1030m

MABA:MABA
Buteo nitidus (Latham, 1790)
N.J. Czaplewski   2002-09-11
United States, Arizona, Pima, 4.5 mi E of Vail, Ciénega Creek, 32.0144400 -110.6200000, 1030m

MABA:MABA
Certhia americana Bonaparte, 1838
N.J. Czaplewski   2001-01-06
United States, Arizona, Pima, 4.5 mi E of Vail, Ciénega Creek, 32.0144400 -110.6200000, 1030m

MABA:MABA
W.D. Peachey   1994-08-18
United States, Arizona, Pima, 4.5 mi E of Vail, Ciénega Creek, 32.0144400 -110.6200000, 1030m

MABA:MABA
N.J. Czaplewski   2002-09-11
United States, Arizona, Pima, 4.5 mi E of Vail, Ciénega Creek, 32.0144400 -110.6200000, 1030m

MABA:MABA
Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758
N.J. Czaplewski   2001-01-06
United States, Arizona, Pima, 4.5 mi E of Vail, Ciénega Creek, 32.0144400 -110.6200000, 1030m

MABA:MABA
Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758
N.J. Czaplewski   1994-08-18
United States, Arizona, Pima, 4.5 mi E of Vail, Ciénega Creek, 32.0144400 -110.6200000, 1030m

MABA:MABA
N.J. Czaplewski   1994-08-18
United States, Arizona, Pima, 4.5 mi E of Vail, Ciénega Creek, 32.0144400 -110.6200000, 1030m

MABA:MABA
N.J. Czaplewski   1997-02-18
United States, Arizona, Pima, 4.5 mi E of Vail, Ciénega Creek, 32.0144400 -110.6200000, 1030m

MABA:MABA
N.J. Czaplewski   2001-01-06
United States, Arizona, Pima, 4.5 mi E of Vail, Ciénega Creek, 32.0144400 -110.6200000, 1030m

MABA:MABA
Lynx rufus (Schreber, 1777)
N.J. Czaplewski   1994-08-18
United States, Arizona, Pima, 4.5 mi E of Vail, Ciénega Creek, 32.0144400 -110.6200000, 1030m

MABA:MABA
Myotis velifer (J. A. Allen, 1890)
N.J. Czaplewski   2002-09-11
United States, Arizona, Pima, 4.5 mi E of Vail, Ciénega Creek, 32.0144400 -110.6200000, 1030m

MABA:MABA
Neotoma albigula Hartley, 1894
N.J. Czaplewski   2001-01-06
United States, Arizona, Pima, 4.5 mi E of Vail, Ciénega Creek, 32.0144400 -110.6200000, 1030m

MABA:MABA
Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann, 1780)
N.J. Czaplewski   1994-08-18
United States, Arizona, Pima, 4.5 mi E of Vail, Ciénega Creek, 32.0144400 -110.6200000, 1030m

MABA:MABA
W.D. Peachey   1994-08-18
United States, Arizona, Pima, 4.5 mi E of Vail, Ciénega Creek, 32.0144400 -110.6200000, 1030m

MABA:MABA
Pecari tajacu (Linnaeus, 1758)
N.J. Czaplewski   1994-08-18
United States, Arizona, Pima, 4.5 mi E of Vail, Ciénega Creek, 32.0144400 -110.6200000, 1030m

MABA:MABA
Pecari tajacu (Linnaeus, 1758)
N.J. Czaplewski   2001-01-06
United States, Arizona, Pima, 4.5 mi E of Vail, Ciénega Creek, 32.0144400 -110.6200000, 1030m

MABA:MABA
Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771)
N.J. Czaplewski   1994-08-18
United States, Arizona, Pima, 4.5 mi E of Vail, Ciénega Creek, 32.0144400 -110.6200000, 1030m

MABA:MABA
Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758)
N.J. Czaplewski   2001-01-06
United States, Arizona, Pima, 4.5 mi E of Vail, Ciénega Creek, 32.0144400 -110.6200000, 1030m

MABA:MABA
Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758)
N.J. Czaplewski   1994-08-18
United States, Arizona, Pima, 4.5 mi E of Vail, Ciénega Creek, 32.0144400 -110.6200000, 1030m

MABA:MABA
Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771)
N.J. Czaplewski   1997-02-18
United States, Arizona, Pima, along Ciénega Creek E of Vail, 31.9972200 -110.5905600, 1063m

MABA:MABA
Accipiter striatus Vieillot, 1808
N.J. Czaplewski   1987-03-13
United States, Arizona, Pima, along road from Arivaca to Highway 286 across Buenos Aires National Widlife Refuge., 31.6166700 -111.4000000, 1070m

MABA:MABA
Baeolophus wollweberi (Bonaparte, 1850)
N.J. Czaplewski   1987-03-13
United States, Arizona, Pima, along road from Arivaca to Highway 286 across Buenos Aires National Widlife Refuge., 31.6166700 -111.4000000, 1070m

MABA:MABA
Buteo jamaicensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)
N.J. Czaplewski   1987-03-13
United States, Arizona, Pima, along road from Arivaca to Highway 286 across Buenos Aires National Widlife Refuge., 31.6166700 -111.4000000, 1070m

MABA:MABA
Callipepla gambelii (Gambel, 1843)
N.J. Czaplewski   1987-03-13
United States, Arizona, Pima, along road from Arivaca to Highway 286 across Buenos Aires National Widlife Refuge., 31.6166700 -111.4000000, 1070m

MABA:MABA
Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
N.J. Czaplewski   1987-03-13
United States, Arizona, Pima, along road from Arivaca to Highway 286 across Buenos Aires National Widlife Refuge., 31.6166700 -111.4000000, 1070m

MABA:MABA
N.J. Czaplewski   1987-03-13
United States, Arizona, Pima, along road from Arivaca to Highway 286 across Buenos Aires National Widlife Refuge., 31.6166700 -111.4000000, 1070m

MABA:MABA
N.J. Czaplewski   1987-03-13
United States, Arizona, Pima, along road from Arivaca to Highway 286 across Buenos Aires National Widlife Refuge., 31.6166700 -111.4000000, 1070m

MABA:MABA
N.J. Czaplewski   1987-03-13
United States, Arizona, Pima, along road from Arivaca to Highway 286 across Buenos Aires National Widlife Refuge., 31.6166700 -111.4000000, 1070m

MABA:MABA
Lanius ludovicianus Linnaeus, 1766
N.J. Czaplewski   1987-03-13
United States, Arizona, Pima, along road from Arivaca to Highway 286 across Buenos Aires National Widlife Refuge., 31.6166700 -111.4000000, 1070m

MABA:MABA
Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758)
N.J. Czaplewski   1987-03-13
United States, Arizona, Pima, along road from Arivaca to Highway 286 across Buenos Aires National Widlife Refuge., 31.6166700 -111.4000000, 1070m

MABA:MABA
Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766
N.J. Czaplewski   1987-03-13
United States, Arizona, Pima, along road from Arivaca to Highway 286 across Buenos Aires National Widlife Refuge., 31.6166700 -111.4000000, 1070m

MABA:MABA
Dipodomys merriami Mearns, 1890
N.J. Czaplewski   1987-03-14
United States, Arizona, Pima, Altar Valley SE of Baboquivari Peak, Santa Margarita Ranch, ca. 17 mi N of Sásabe., 31.7000000 -111.5000000, 1090m

MABA:MABA
Dipodomys spectabilis Merriam, 1890
N.J. Czaplewski   1987-03-14
United States, Arizona, Pima, Altar Valley SE of Baboquivari Peak, Santa Margarita Ranch, ca. 17 mi N of Sásabe., 31.7000000 -111.5000000, 1090m

MABA:MABA
G.R. Hickman   1987-03-13
United States, Arizona, Pima, Altar Valley SE of Baboquivari Peak, Santa Margarita Ranch, ca. 17 mi N of Sásabe., 31.7008300 -111.5041700, 1090m

MABA:MABA
N.J. Czaplewski   1985-08-11
United States, Arizona, Pima, Arivaca Ciénega., 31.5711100 -111.3297200, 1105m

MABA:MABA
Carpodacus mexicanus (Statius Muller, 1776)
N.J. Czaplewski   1987-03-13
United States, Arizona, Pima, Arivaca town and Ciénega., 31.5750000 -111.3319400, 1110m

MABA:MABA
Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758
N.J. Czaplewski   1987-03-13
United States, Arizona, Pima, Arivaca town and Ciénega., 31.5750000 -111.3319400, 1110m

MABA:MABA
Falco sparverius Linnaeus, 1758
N.J. Czaplewski   1987-03-13
United States, Arizona, Pima, Arivaca town and Ciénega., 31.5750000 -111.3319400, 1110m

MABA:MABA
Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758)
N.J. Czaplewski   1987-03-13
United States, Arizona, Pima, Arivaca town and Ciénega., 31.5750000 -111.3319400, 1110m

MABA:MABA
Pyrocephalus rubinus (Boddaert, 1783)
N.J. Czaplewski   1987-03-13
United States, Arizona, Pima, Arivaca town and Ciénega., 31.5750000 -111.3319400, 1110m

MABA:MABA
Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788)
N.J. Czaplewski   1987-03-13
United States, Arizona, Pima, Arivaca town and Ciénega., 31.5750000 -111.3319400, 1110m


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