1. Sonoran desert tortoise
endangered, can live over 100 years, get moisture from plants they eat, they pee when threatened

2. Western Banded Gecko
can commonly be seen by house lights hunting insects

3. Whiptail lizard
Some species are entirely female, they drop their tail when threatened

4. Gila Monster
one of only 2 poisonous lizards in the world, can eat 35% of their body weight in one sitting, spend 90% of their time underground

5. Tree Lizard
found commonly in Mesquite trees, males do pushups to impress females

6. Diamondback Rattlesnake
named because of pattern on the back, bite destroys tissue and causes excessive bleeding

7. Sidewinder
gets its name from the s shaped movement

8. Mojave rattlesnake
has neurotoxin which destroys the nervous system

9. Symptoms of a Rattlesnake Bite:
One or two puncture marks, numbness, nausea, weakness and light-headedness. Difficulty breathing
Wash the bite.
Keep the bite below the heart
Take off any constricting jewelry.
Tie a loose bandage around the bite.
See a doctor within 1/2 hour if possible.

10. Stupidity=Ouch
Of the reported snakebites on humans, a large number are caused by provocation, and of those nearly all are attributed to males between 20 and 50 years of age and almost all of those men were involved with the use of alcohol!

11. Kingsnake
called the kingsnake because it eats other snakes

12. Coral snake
Red on black, friend of Jack. Red on yellow, kills a fellow. Poisonous, but they have small jaws and fangs. Can't inject much venom in humans.

13. Cactus wren
AZ state bird

14. Road runner
hunts lizards, runs fast, doesn't fly well

15. Acorn wood pecker
families can store over
100,000 acorns in one
tree

16. Anna's hummingbird
commonly found at bird feeders, male has a bright pink throat

17. Golden Eagle very aggressive, has killed other eagle
species for entering its
territory

18. Great Blue Heron
large bird commonly seen around local lakes, fly with their necks tucked in to their chest

19. Sand Hill Crane
fly with their necks outstretched; they do a mating dance with their partner

20. Burrowing owl
makes a nest underground, have very long legs for an owl

21. Elegant trogon
very rare, only
20 pairs in the U.S.

22. Elf owl
only 5 inches long, hunts moths, nests in holes in trees or telephone poles

23. Harris Hawk
hunt in cooperative groups, one female mates with several males

24. Red tailed hawk
commonly seen on telephone poles, most common hawk in the U.S.

25. Pin Tailed duck
males have a long tail, can be seen at the zoo

26. Ruddy duck
males have a blue bill during mating season

27. Canada Goose
eats vegetation, commonly found on golf courses where they are not welcome because of the amount of poop they make- yuck!

28. Loggerhead shrike
impales lizards on cactus, comes back and eats them later

29. Turkey vulture
has a bald head so it is easier to clean after eating dead stuff;
50% of their diet is
vegetation, they can
projectile vomit at
predators to make
them leave

30. California condor North America's largest bird, wingspan of 9 1/2
feet, only about 200
in the world

31. Redwinged blackbird
the more red a male has on the wings, the more attractive he is to females

32. The End