Hi, All:
For landmarks re: Harris's Sparrow, you'll walk past a few ponds, there was a very conspicuous porcupine in a tall cottonwood on the left (may still be there), and then ~100 yards beyond that, you'll see a few short (3-foot) logs on the right of the trail and what appeared to be a short (3-foot), decomposing section of a retaining wall log on the left. The sparrow was foraging on the left by that log and even perched momentarily on the log. The sound of it scratching among the dried leaves was clearly audible. Good luck!? ?...? ?Mark
On Thu, Nov 24, 2022 at 7:42 AM Sue Drown < suedrown@...> wrote: Forwarding a post from Walt Anderson (yesterday, somehow blocked) :
Mark & Micah Riegner found a HARRIS'S SPARROW along the trail that goes east along Willow Creek?from the old quarry/dog park trailhead.? Coordinates are : 34.60254, -112.44415.? Apparently, this bird was quite approachable.?
Happy Thanksgiving!?
Susan Drown Prescott, AZ
"The future will be better tomorrow" - Dan Quayle
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Sue Drown
Prescott
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Forwarding a post from Walt Anderson (yesterday, somehow blocked) :
Mark & Micah Riegner found a HARRIS'S SPARROW along the trail that goes east along Willow Creek?from the old quarry/dog park trailhead.? Coordinates are : 34.60254, -112.44415.? Apparently, this bird was quite approachable.?
Happy Thanksgiving!?
Susan Drown Prescott, AZ
"The future will be better tomorrow" - Dan Quayle -- Sue Drown Prescott
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Common Loon at Willow Lake
Seen from east side, general area of dam.? Barring on wings, gray bill, white partial collar.? Bill appears larger than Pacific's and border on throat between light and dark is not distinct.? Unfortunately no ducks near it for size comparison.? Laura Rhoden
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I drove out to the exact spot where this bird has been spotted, photographed and seen carrying nesting material in years past.? Saw MIKIs three separate times.? Once there were 2 adults - second time joined by an apparent immature (first year?) bird and lastly saw two soaring way, way, way high up.
Go to Jordon Meadows in Camp Verde and turn on Pheasant Run Circle.? On the right side heading east are huge copses of pines and Cottonwoods.? This is where an adult was photographed years past and seen carrying nesting material. ?
I walked Pheasant Run Circle and saw the birds all three times on this road. Another birder drove right out and acquired the same three birds. ?
There used to be an expert who birded this area regularly and has since moved.? Nobody really goes out there so for all we know, these birds have been nesting there since I saw them in 2017.
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There were 8 Willets at the south end of Watson lake this morning along with one Long-billed Dowitcher. Steve Burk
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Kentucky Warbler; Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
The male Kentucky Warbler reported yesterday sang along Granite Creek/White Spar early this morning.
The Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher was relocated at Aspen Springs today in the aspen stand east of the campsites near where the power lines cross over Copper Basin Rd,? It vocalized only a few times.
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A male Kentucky Warbler sang while it preened and foraged in low dense deciduous growth along Granite Creek from 1020 until 1050.? The site is in south Prescott on the west side of White Spar Highway (AZ89) just north of Haisley Rd.?
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Willow Lake South shore
A fairly quick stop late this afternoon turned up one lone Cattle Egret in breeding plumage in the reddish grasses on your left as you walk toward the lake and a nice displaying male Bronzed Cowbird in that lone little cottonwood, close to the water, that's half bare and half green.? No shorebirds.?
-- Sue Drown Prescott
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A nice male, viewed toward the west in a large shrub across the fence from the viewing platform at Sedona Wetlands. The entire Prescott Audubon field trip group are viewing it right now!?
-- Sue Drown Prescott
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There were 3 (possibly 4) Caspian Terns flying over Watson Lake this morning. Steve Burk
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Empids and Broad-winged Hawks
Seeing lots of empids in the Verde Valley this Spring - like an irruption of Gray, Hammond's and Dusky.? I had 8 today on a field trip and Chip Norton had as many.? Yesterday, I had a good number at Oak Creek Estates. ?
Sighting of what appeared to be a light-form juvy Broad-winged Hawk over lagoon 3 at DHSP.? Also had a light-adult soaring over Willowbrook.? These, in addition to the one photographed at Wet Beaver Creek make it a nice flow of this buteo through the area.
Lisa
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A Golden-crowned Sparrow was foraging along the Willow Lake inlet, just upstream from the pedestrian/trail bridge on the Jan Alfonso trail.?
-- Sue Drown Prescott
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Looks to me more like a Broad-winged Hawk. See Sibley for light adult.
walt
On Mon, Apr 18, 2022 at 3:05 PM Lisa Grubbs < grubbs585@...> wrote: There have been on-and-off sightings of Gray Hawks this Spring as well as some last year at this time.? Alice Madar got some photos of the bird out at Wet Beaver Creek a few days ago...
There was a Common Loon this morning in central Watson Lake (photo). Tagged American White Pelican continues. Steve Burk
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There have been on-and-off sightings of Gray Hawks this Spring as well as some last year at this time.? Alice Madar got some photos of the bird out at Wet Beaver Creek a few days ago...
There was a Common Loon this morning in central Watson Lake (photo). Tagged American White Pelican continues. Steve Burk
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There was a Common Loon this morning in central Watson Lake (photo). Tagged American White Pelican continues. Steve Burk
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Watson Lake yesterday morning (in bitter wind) had Eared Grebes close to the west dock, a very tame Greater White-fronted Goose, the long-present American White Pelican right next to the shore, Blue-winged Teal, and a pair of Vermilion Flycatchers among the 54 species observed there.
Walt Anderson Prescott
On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 9:04 AM Sue Drown < suedrown@...> wrote: The best bird of the morning so far was a Bonaparte's Gull, (basic plumage} swimming on either side of the North shore boat dock ramp area, near a ring-bill. Also of interest, Yellow-headed blackbirds and a Merlin and a couple dozen nice Eared Grebes in breeding plumage.?
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Sue Drown
Prescott
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Nice collection of unusual sightings. Thanks Sue
On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 9:04 AM Sue Drown < suedrown@...> wrote: The best bird of the morning so far was a Bonaparte's Gull, (basic plumage} swimming on either side of the North shore boat dock ramp area, near a ring-bill. Also of interest, Yellow-headed blackbirds and a Merlin and a couple dozen nice Eared Grebes in breeding plumage.?
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Sue Drown
Prescott
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Watson Lake yesterday morning (in bitter wind) had Eared Grebes close to the west dock, a very tame Greater White-fronted Goose, the long-present American White Pelican right next to the shore, Blue-winged Teal, and a pair of Vermilion Flycatchers among the 54 species observed there.
Walt Anderson Prescott
On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 9:04 AM Sue Drown < suedrown@...> wrote: The best bird of the morning so far was a Bonaparte's Gull, (basic plumage} swimming on either side of the North shore boat dock ramp area, near a ring-bill. Also of interest, Yellow-headed blackbirds and a Merlin and a couple dozen nice Eared Grebes in breeding plumage.?
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Sue Drown
Prescott
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The best bird of the morning so far was a Bonaparte's Gull, (basic plumage} swimming on either side of the North shore boat dock ramp area, near a ring-bill. Also of interest, Yellow-headed blackbirds and a Merlin and a couple dozen nice Eared Grebes in breeding plumage.?
-- Sue Drown Prescott
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Harris's Hawk, Lawrence:s Goldfinch
I found the hawk this morning in Watson Woods. It? was flying straight south from the lake toward the parkway bridge, straight overhead.? The Lawrence's was in the grasses about 150 yards south of the Prescott lakes parkway bridge, viewed from the trail that angles to the west towards a group of three cottonwoods . It was a nice bright male, of course it could be anywhere in those grasses now.??
-- Sue Drown Prescott
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