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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.

I appreciate the notifications! Please change my email address from mamab@... to ritawuehrmann@.... Thanks! Rita 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

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

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

Butterfly Springs is almost dry. Nuthatch, White crowned sparrows and other birds were drinking water from seeps on dam by the road.

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

Small all-dark Swift flying with many swallows. Seen in this area the past couple of days.

Posting on behalf of Sue Noonan, who was at the PAS Fain Park birdwalk this a.m. and wanted to share that the group found and photographed a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker there. Looks like an adult female. Nice! Susan Drown Prescott, AZ Books: Helping introverts avoid conversation since 1454. -- Sue Drown Prescott

Foraging like Painted Redstart, tail flaring, but bright orange and yellow, Between hairpin turn and junction with #737, flat part of trail in mixed flock of BUSH, BRTI, one TOWA.

Since it's shorebird season, an update on access to the Prescott WTP, aka the recharge ponds, near the airport is in order. Although the City had promised to allow pedestrian access through a pedestrian gate (just to the left of the main gate) from dawn to dusk, 7 days a week, that is NOT what's happening. The pedestrian gate is locked for now. Birders can park just outside the new main gate in a designated dirt parking strip on the right. When the vehicle gate is open, pedestrian access is allowed. That is usually during working hours, from early morning to mid/early afternoon, M-F only. As always, stay on the berms and respect the maintenance vehicles and staff. If you wish, I encourage you to contact the City --the City Parks Dept, the Public Works Dept, and perhaps your City council folks to respectfully request that they unlock the pedestrian gate to allow birders access in the late afternoon and on weekends, as promised. Today the water is drying up in Pond 3 (SE pond), with several Least Sands, a Solitary Sandpiper, a Wilson's Phalarope, and a Greater Yellowlegs, along with Killdeer & a couple of Ibis. The water is drying up, though, and the water is still too deep in the other ponds. But it's always changing! Susan Drown Prescott, AZ "Live ...like someone left the gate open." --the Dog -- Sue Drown Prescott

I heard a bird late this morning (but never saw it) that I think may have been a Kentucky warbler. I wasn't confident of the id. in the field, so I am not submitting this to eBird. But I pass this info along for you to do with as you wish. I was not far from the stairs that go down into Watson Woods from the Sun dog parking lot. Previous sightings of KY warblers in Watson Woods have been in mid- to late May. Steve Burk

This morning April 24th: Solitary Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher White-faced Ibis Black-necked Stilt Ring-billed Gull Franklins Gull Willet Snowy Egret and a few Yellow-headed Blackbirds

Reported yesterday afternoon on eBird, found this AM west of wildlife pond, near south end of pond. Currently in a mid height cottonwood on east side of Granite Creek

FOS, for me. A male Vermillion close to the Willow Lake Dog Park trailhead. I believe this species was seen in the Willow Lake area yesterday as well. Susan Drown Prescott, AZ You can't change people's minds if you don't think they have one. -- Sue Drown Prescott