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Yes, and there was a flock of about 50 Am White Pelicans over Pinion Oaks at around 10 AM today.?
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-------- Original message -------- From: Sue Burk <burkstsu@...> Date: 4/20/21 10:06 AM (GMT-07:00) Subject: Re: [YavapaiBirds] American White Pelicans
I have been notified from Nancy Jo Silacci that the pelicans have taken off from Willow Lake. Sue Burk ? ? I am forwarding a report from Bonnie Pranter of 75 Amer. White Pelicans that have landed on Willow Lake this morning.? They are floating around in two groups, seen from the west shore but probably visible from several of the Willow Lake viewpoints.? A rhino is not just a rhino: it is a load-bearing strand in an elaborate ecological web.? -S. Anderson
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Sue Drown
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I have been notified from Nancy Jo Silacci that the pelicans have taken off from Willow Lake. Sue Burk ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Sue Drown Sent: Tuesday, 20 April, 2021 7:36 AM To: Yavapai Bird Alert < [email protected]> Subject: [YavapaiBirds] American White Pelicans ? I am forwarding a report from Bonnie Pranter of 75 Amer. White Pelicans that have landed on Willow Lake this morning.? They are floating around in two groups, seen from the west shore but probably visible from several of the Willow Lake viewpoints.? A rhino is not just a rhino: it is a load-bearing strand in an elaborate ecological web.? -S. Anderson
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On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 7:36 AM, Sue Drown <suedrown@...> wrote: I am forwarding a report from Bonnie Pranter of 75 Amer. White Pelicans that have landed on Willow Lake this morning.? They are floating around in two groups, seen from the west shore but probably visible from several of the Willow Lake viewpoints.?
Susan Drown Prescott, AZ ? A rhino is not just a rhino: it is a load-bearing strand in an elaborate ecological web .? -S. Anderson -- Sue Drown Prescott
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I am forwarding a report from Bonnie Pranter of 75 Amer. White Pelicans that have landed on Willow Lake this morning.? They are floating around in two groups, seen from the west shore but probably visible from several of the Willow Lake viewpoints.?
Susan Drown Prescott, AZ ? A rhino is not just a rhino: it is a load-bearing strand in an elaborate ecological web.? -S. Anderson -- Sue Drown Prescott
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Great, Karen. I've had a couple in the Dells over the years. One good thing to watch for is the tendency to cock the tail up while hovering (see Sibley).
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Walt
About 4:15 p.m., I saw two female hummingbirds come to one of my feeders. One was an Anna's but the other was definitely smaller, with some streaking on the lower, central throat and rufous flanks.? Green back.? I believe it was a Calliope Hummingbird. Karen O'Neil
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On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 4:28 PM, Jim O'Neil <jandkoneil@...> wrote: About 4:15 p.m., I saw two female hummingbirds come to one of my feeders. One was an Anna's but the other was definitely smaller, with some streaking on the lower, central throat and rufous flanks.? Green back.? I believe it was a Calliope Hummingbird. Karen O'Neil
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About 4:15 p.m., I saw two female hummingbirds come to one of my feeders. One was an Anna's but the other was definitely smaller, with some streaking on the lower, central throat and rufous flanks.? Green back.? I believe it was a Calliope Hummingbird. Karen O'Neil
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On Friday, April 9, 2021, Sue Drown < suedrown@...> wrote: New arrivals at the lake, at least for me, are five breeding plumage American Avocet and two Franklin's Gulls. Right now these birds are in the northern half of the lake between the boat dock and the zoo area.
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New arrivals at the lake, at least for me, are five breeding plumage American Avocet and two Franklin's Gulls. Right now these birds are in the northern half of the lake between the boat dock and the zoo area.
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?3 Goldeneye are visible from the Watson Lake overlook this afternoon, despite the wind.? I believe the two females are Common Goldeneye, but they are diving quite a bit.??
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There was a male Barrow's Goldeneye in the central part of Watson Lake this morning at ~10am --- out from the main boat dock.? It was actively diving with several Lesser Scaup and a female Goldeneye that I was not sure of the i.d.
It has a very pronounced, crescent shaped white region between the eye and bill, as opposed to the more rounded white spot of a Common Goldeneye.? Also, the back/wings have more black than a COGO.? See attached photos.
Steve Burk
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The lone American White Pelican (N09) is the only one I saw this morning on Willow Lake, after ~40 pelicans came and went yesterday (see attached photo).? Be aware, however, that the tags that are very prominent in this photo often can disappear for long periods of time beneath the wing feathers.? I originally notified the research group in Utah about pelican N09 on Oct.19. Steve
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Diane and I saw the same 40 pelicans, by count, and when they flew off the lake, two remained. Don't know if one was our resident. All on our ebird report for the lake.
Thanks, Steve. I saw the loner yesterday. May not be lonely any longer!?
An Osprey scared up the mass of shovelers yesterday.
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On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 10:31 AM Steve Burk < burkstsu@...> wrote: This morning I photographed (from the northside) a group of about 40 American White Pelicans clustered tightly together on the southwest shore of Willow Lake.? Since this is a favorite location of pelican N09 who spent the winter in Prescott, I assume he/she is among this group.? In fact, N09 may be the reason they landed there. Now it will be interesting to see if N09 migrates onward with them.? I'll post a photo on eBird. Steve Burk
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Thanks, Steve. I saw the loner yesterday. May not be lonely any longer!?
An Osprey scared up the mass of shovelers yesterday.
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On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 10:31 AM Steve Burk < burkstsu@...> wrote: This morning I photographed (from the northside) a group of about 40 American White Pelicans clustered tightly together on the southwest shore of Willow Lake.? Since this is a favorite location of pelican N09 who spent the winter in Prescott, I assume he/she is among this group.? In fact, N09 may be the reason they landed there. Now it will be interesting to see if N09 migrates onward with them.? I'll post a photo on eBird. Steve Burk
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This morning I photographed (from the northside) a group of about 40 American White Pelicans clustered tightly together on the southwest shore of Willow Lake.? Since this is a favorite location of pelican N09 who spent the winter in Prescott, I assume he/she is among this group.? In fact, N09 may be the reason they landed there. Now it will be interesting to see if N09 migrates onward with them.? I'll post a photo on eBird. Steve Burk
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The Sandhill Cranes landed in the southwestern corner of Willow Lake at 12:45 according to Steve Burk.
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Sandhill Cranes at Willow? Lake this morning.? Viewed from south shore, cottonwood grove.? Cranes were foraging in a tight group to the west-southwest.? They stood upright when an adult Bald Eagle flew over, but then returned to feeding.? First saw at 11:25, still there at 12:05 when I left.
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Just an update to say that the American Tree Sparrow is still at Badger Springs Wash. This morning, it was in the regularly reported spot, just up the wash from the trailhead, where someone has marked the point in the wash with two crossed sticks.
Sue Drown -- Sue Drown Prescott
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I was at Willow Lake this afternoon. The Sandhill Cranes were very visible foraging to the east of Cottonwood Peninsula along the current west shore of the main lake.
Along the trail/road that goes south of the peninsula, there was a porcupine perched in a tree on the west side of the trail. A photographer there said there are actually three porcupines.
Brian Nordstrom
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? Cranes were reported to eBird yesterday. The Four subject birds just landed on the west end of the lake.
Bryan Patrick
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Bryan Patrick