We’ve also apparently been visited by a pair of ducks, which is odd. Since my recently deceased son raised ducks, we think it’s a sign from him, lol. They hang out in my daughter’s yard half a mile away from us and then show up randomly on our block too. Still scratching my head over that one.
I’m also in southeast Arizona, very rural. We have all the birds you mention — oodles of doves, quail, house finches, black throated sparrows, etc. The orioles — hooded and Bullock’s — and woodpeckers — gila and ladderback — are busy raising their young. I feed a couple of roadrunners each day; they’re a hoot. The most exotic bird I’ve seen is a gorgeous blue grosbeak. And the hummingbirds, of course!
My wife and I visited that area a few years back and spent a week on a ranch-we both loved it! You folks have some beautiful nature out there!