Date: 6/3/25 9:11 am From: John Williams <john...> Subject: [AZNMbirds] Roadrunners mating, Empids
A brief moment in time… I sat on my car bumper watering the dogs, when I looked up and saw something odd about 200 feet away. Two tails on a large body. Bins up… whoa, mating Roadrunners… Camera up and 30 photos over the next 13 second. The male had a lizard in its beak, oh what females find attractive. Didn’t see if she got it.
Also noted two empids, one clearly a Willow, the other I’m leaning towards Hammond’s. Wilson’s Warblers still around, as are fledgling Lucy’s Warblers chasing parents.
An immature Double-crested Cormorant continues to show several times a week. Ducks are down to Ruddy, Mallard and a drake Mexican. Sunday there was a drake Blue-winged Teal. A brood of 10 Mallard Ducklings is growing quickly as they approach 4 weeks old.
Hesperia SPP Purple Martins are nesting in, and north of the park. I’ve located one occupied nest cavity in a saguaro that has been used at least 4 years in a row. Today I saw 8 birds.
