Apparent Brown-chested Martin (Progne tapera), Patagonia Lake State Park

This apparent Brown-chested Martin was found by Rick Wright on 3 February 2006 at Patagonia Lake State Park in Santa Cruz County. If accepted by the Arizona Bird Committee, it will be a first record for Arizona and a 3rd for North America.

Brown-chested Martin occurs in South America from Colombia to northern Argentina. The southern subspecies fusca is an austral migrant to northern South America and has occurred in North America at Monomoy Island, MA (June 12 1983) and Cape May, NJ (Nov. 6-15, 1997). There's also a hypothetical sight record published for Belle Glade FL 24 October 1991

03 February 2006 photos by Gregg Rosenberg

courtesy Rick Wright