I'm guessing the friendly man with the Swarovski binocs was Eric Moore, owner of the Lookout. He's probably on this email list and could confirm that guess.?
-Matt Hinton
On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 3:57?PM David Sackett via <dhsackett= [email protected]> wrote:
Yesterday, Apr 5, I was hiking on the West Watson Lake path, and encountered a tall birder with a cheerful expression and a pair of Swarovski glasses.? He tried to point out a Green Heron he had spotted in the weeds but I couldn't pick it out.? The bird flew out of view and my guide continued north.? I followed the bird south and circled around to get closer,? I eventually spotted it and got a couple of good pictures.? (see attached).
I am attaching a picture in hope it will reach the gentleman who helped me.??
If this note is inappropriate, I apologize.
Thank you ?dhsackett
On Sunday, October 8, 2023 at 11:34:03 AM MST, Sue Drown < suedrown@...> wrote:
I seem to be acting as forwarder lately. This message comes from Ryan Crouse who believes he heard a Gray Hawk at the wildlife pond in Watson Woods just now. He would welcome a confirmation, of course.
-- Sue Drown Prescott
|
Yesterday, Apr 5, I was hiking on the West Watson Lake path, and encountered a tall birder with a cheerful expression and a pair of Swarovski glasses.? He tried to point out a Green Heron he had spotted in the weeds but I couldn't pick it out.? The bird flew out of view and my guide continued north.? I followed the bird south and circled around to get closer,? I eventually spotted it and got a couple of good pictures.? (see attached).
I am attaching a picture in hope it will reach the gentleman who helped me.??
If this note is inappropriate, I apologize.
Thank you ?dhsackett
On Sunday, October 8, 2023 at 11:34:03 AM MST, Sue Drown <suedrown@...> wrote:
I seem to be acting as forwarder lately. This message comes from Ryan Crouse who believes he heard a Gray Hawk at the wildlife pond in Watson Woods just now. He would welcome a confirmation, of course.
-- Sue Drown Prescott
|
The Mew Gull continues this afternoon at Willow, often drifting on the water near some Ring-billeds.? Again, too distant for photos, but three of us studied it through the scope.? All features seem to match with a 2nd winter Mew Gull.? And, based on the new obs, I have to make a correction -- the gull does seem to have a dark spot or band close to the tip of its yellow bill ---- this also fits with 2nd?year winter Mew.? It seems to be the same size as a Coot.
If it stays in the same area:? After parking at south shore, take the main trail to the right, then down to the water's edge. Scope necessary.
|
This morning at about 10:45am I saw what I believe is a Mew Gull sitting in the middle of Willow Lake.? I had parked at South Shore and was scoping the lake from the water's edge.? I got fairly good views through my scope, but was only able to get blurry photos due to the large distance (see attached samples). I was able to use nearby coots and buffleheads to see it was comparable to their size.? The first thing that caught my attention was the pronounced white crescent that separated?the gray back from the black tail. The bill was yellow with a small marking (not black) that I couldn't fully make out. The black tail had small white markings.? When I looked down for a moment at about 11:05am, the gull was gone when I looked back up.? I believe there is a very good chance it is still there.
|
 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?   ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Thank you, Sue. Good spot! Does this look like it could be the Harlan¡¯s you saw there today? -Heather Hofling?
|
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
On Dec 10, 2023, at 4:05?PM, Sue Drown <suedrown@...> wrote:
A classic dark morph. At Watson Lake, in trees just below the overlook this afternoon, and also in the tree where the Red-shouldered Hawk has been reported.? That bird is also still in that area.?
Sue D -- Sue Drown Prescottri
|
A classic dark morph. At Watson Lake, in trees just below the overlook this afternoon, and also in the tree where the Red-shouldered Hawk has been reported.? That bird is also still in that area.?
Sue D -- Sue Drown Prescott
|
Doug and Diane Iverson Went to the correct spot? from about 10:15-11:00. very quiet and no warbler.
On Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 1:51?PM Matthew Hinton < mhinton73@...> wrote: Hello all,
I went out to find the warbler over my lunch break, about 12:30. Went to the spot previously identified, but could not find it.? Hopefully somebody else can pick it up later today or tomorrow.
-Matt Hinton seen this morning 850 to 915 ish - female/young, bold eye ring, gray head, thin wing bars, yellow throat/breast/belly, white undertail coverts, end of tail dipped in black, right where carl found it yesterday - peavine trail north from parking lot, just past electric lines is a bench on right. bird was about 30 feet beyond bench on left. very active. ronnie reed & tom debardeleben got pictures.
rich & nanette armstrong
Here is a posting of Dr. Carl Tomoff's?great?sighting of a Magnolia Warbler along the Peavine trail yesterday.? Carl requested we post this.? Good birding!
? "I watched this warbler foraging among dense deciduous foliage 10-20m away along the Peavine Trail southeast of Watson Lake from 0845-0905. When I heard a call note I didn¡¯t recognize, I stopped near a trailside bench just north of the major powerline corridor crossing the creek. I used 10x42 binoculars. The sun was behind me. At times the bird was fully exposed. I saw a white eye ring, two thin wing bars, lower belly to undertail coverts and under tail feathers halfway to the dark terminal band. Its lower belly, chest, and throat were yellow. Its yellow flank had thin black streaks. Its head and wings appeared grayish. About 0920 I alerted a group of birders who were also able to observe it. This is my first sighting of Magnolia Warbler in Yavapai County."
Steve & Sue
--
Rich Armstrong 928-282-3675
|
Hello all,
I went out to find the warbler over my lunch break, about 12:30. Went to the spot previously identified, but could not find it.? Hopefully somebody else can pick it up later today or tomorrow.
-Matt Hinton
seen this morning 850 to 915 ish - female/young, bold eye ring, gray head, thin wing bars, yellow throat/breast/belly, white undertail coverts, end of tail dipped in black, right where carl found it yesterday - peavine trail north from parking lot, just past electric lines is a bench on right. bird was about 30 feet beyond bench on left. very active. ronnie reed & tom debardeleben got pictures.
rich & nanette armstrong
Here is a posting of Dr. Carl Tomoff's?great?sighting of a Magnolia Warbler along the Peavine trail yesterday.? Carl requested we post this.? Good birding!
? "I watched this warbler foraging among dense deciduous foliage 10-20m away along the Peavine Trail southeast of Watson Lake from 0845-0905. When I heard a call note I didn¡¯t recognize, I stopped near a trailside bench just north of the major powerline corridor crossing the creek. I used 10x42 binoculars. The sun was behind me. At times the bird was fully exposed. I saw a white eye ring, two thin wing bars, lower belly to undertail coverts and under tail feathers halfway to the dark terminal band. Its lower belly, chest, and throat were yellow. Its yellow flank had thin black streaks. Its head and wings appeared grayish. About 0920 I alerted a group of birders who were also able to observe it. This is my first sighting of Magnolia Warbler in Yavapai County."
Steve & Sue
--
Rich Armstrong 928-282-3675
|
seen this morning 850 to 915 ish - female/young, bold eye ring, gray head, thin wing bars, yellow throat/breast/belly, white undertail coverts, end of tail dipped in black, right where carl found it yesterday - peavine trail north from parking lot, just past electric lines is a bench on right. bird was about 30 feet beyond bench on left. very active. ronnie reed & tom debardeleben got pictures.
rich & nanette armstrong
Here is a posting of Dr. Carl Tomoff's?great?sighting of a Magnolia Warbler along the Peavine trail yesterday.? Carl requested we post this.? Good birding!
? "I watched this warbler foraging among dense deciduous foliage 10-20m away along the Peavine Trail southeast of Watson Lake from 0845-0905. When I heard a call note I didn¡¯t recognize, I stopped near a trailside bench just north of the major powerline corridor crossing the creek. I used 10x42 binoculars. The sun was behind me. At times the bird was fully exposed. I saw a white eye ring, two thin wing bars, lower belly to undertail coverts and under tail feathers halfway to the dark terminal band. Its lower belly, chest, and throat were yellow. Its yellow flank had thin black streaks. Its head and wings appeared grayish. About 0920 I alerted a group of birders who were also able to observe it. This is my first sighting of Magnolia Warbler in Yavapai County."
Steve & Sue
-- Rich Armstrong 928-282-3675
|
It's me as messenger, again... reports?are that the Magnolia Warbler, first found by Carl Tomoff, is again along the Peavine in Watson Woods this morning.? It seems to like the shady area with the bench just beyond the powerline marsh.?
Susan Drown Prescott, AZ
?To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday. - J. Burroughs
-- Sue Drown Prescott
|
Here is a posting of Dr. Carl Tomoff's?great?sighting of a Magnolia Warbler along the Peavine trail yesterday.? Carl requested we post this.? Good birding!
? "I watched this warbler foraging among dense deciduous foliage 10-20m away along the Peavine Trail southeast of Watson Lake from 0845-0905. When I heard a call note I didn¡¯t recognize, I stopped near a trailside bench just north of the major powerline corridor crossing the creek. I used 10x42 binoculars. The sun was behind me. At times the bird was fully exposed. I saw a white eye ring, two thin wing bars, lower belly to undertail coverts and under tail feathers halfway to the dark terminal band. Its lower belly, chest, and throat were yellow. Its yellow flank had thin black streaks. Its head and wings appeared grayish. About 0920 I alerted a group of birders who were also able to observe it. This is my first sighting of Magnolia Warbler in Yavapai County."
Steve & Sue
|
Locked
Re: New Access Protocol for the Prescott WTP
 Better than no entrance¡ ¡°Writing is the best way to talk without being interrupted.¡± Jules Renard?
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
On Oct 18, 2023, at 11:25 AM, Sue Drown <suedrown@...> wrote:
? The Prescott City Public Works?Dept has issued new procedures for birders wanting access to the Recharge Ponds (WTP) on Melville Rd near the airport.? See attached.? If this smells just the slightest bit bureaucratic, well, it is.? The good news is that your passcard will allow you access dawn-dusk, 7 days?a week through that pedestrian?gate in the fence just to the left of the main/electronic gate.? ?
I understand that you must call to make an appointment to sign the waiver and get your passcard.? The # is in the attached.? Apparently, you need to go to the Public Wooks?area at 1505 Sundog Ranch Rd. for your appointment.? This may change; I have not tried it yet.?
Good luck and good birding -?
-- Sue Drown Prescott
<WW-003 AWRF LIMITED PUBLIC ACCESS.pdf>
|
Locked
Re: New Access Protocol for the Prescott WTP
Thanks, Sue, for making this happen.Certainly good for those who want to go through the process. Like you said, though, very wonky and not good for Verdy Valley folks.
Doug? (Know why French eat snails? They don't like fast food.)
On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 11:25?AM Sue Drown < suedrown@...> wrote: The Prescott City Public Works?Dept has issued new procedures for birders wanting access to the Recharge Ponds (WTP) on Melville Rd near the airport.? See attached.? If this smells just the slightest bit bureaucratic, well, it is.? The good news is that your passcard will allow you access dawn-dusk, 7 days?a week through that pedestrian?gate in the fence just to the left of the main/electronic gate.? ?
I understand that you must call to make an appointment to sign the waiver and get your passcard.? The # is in the attached.? Apparently, you need to go to the Public Wooks?area at 1505 Sundog Ranch Rd. for your appointment.? This may change; I have not tried it yet.?
Good luck and good birding -?
--
Sue Drown
Prescott
|
Locked
New Access Protocol for the Prescott WTP
The Prescott City Public Works?Dept has issued new procedures for birders wanting access to the Recharge Ponds (WTP) on Melville Rd near the airport.? See attached.? If this smells just the slightest bit bureaucratic, well, it is.? The good news is that your passcard will allow you access dawn-dusk, 7 days?a week through that pedestrian?gate in the fence just to the left of the main/electronic gate.? ?
I understand that you must call to make an appointment to sign the waiver and get your passcard.? The # is in the attached.? Apparently, you need to go to the Public Wooks?area at 1505 Sundog Ranch Rd. for your appointment.? This may change; I have not tried it yet.?
Good luck and good birding -?
-- Sue Drown Prescott
|
I seem to be acting as forwarder lately. This message comes from Ryan Crouse who believes he heard a Gray Hawk at the wildlife pond in Watson Woods just now. He would welcome a confirmation, of course.
-- Sue Drown Prescott
|
Locked
Red-breasted Nuthatch seen and photographed at Butterfly Springs Mingus Mountaim
Butterfly Springs is almost dry. Nuthatch, White crowned sparrows and other birds were drinking water from seeps on dam by the road.? 
|
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
On Oct 3, 2023, at 9:00 AM, Sue Drown <suedrown@...> wrote:
? Forwarding this message from the Iverson's. A? flock of about a dozen American White Pelicans have landed in the middle of Willow Lake, visible from the usual South shore observation point.
-- Sue Drown Prescott
|
Forwarding this message from the Iverson's. A? flock of about a dozen American White Pelicans have landed in the middle of Willow Lake, visible from the usual South shore observation point.
-- Sue Drown Prescott
|
|
|
.JPG)
.JPG)
Heather Hofling
Sue Drown