Greetings Birders,
Suzanne and I have had a three-day run of good migration days here in our Yuma backyard. Today was the best of them, with 46 species seen. Migration is much better this spring than in 2025, and as has been the trend, many of the migrants are arriving earlier in the month. The rarest bird to visit was a handsome male Calliope Hummingbird, but other birds we were happy to get were: Cassin's and Plumbeous Vireos, Yellow-breasted Chat, Western Tanager, and Blue Grosbeak. On 9 April we had at least 12 colorful Lazuli Buntings in the yard. We've played host to 9 species of warblers, including an early male Hermit Warbler.
The yard list for 2026 is now up to 79 species.
eBird reports with photos:https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/ZPuTC93vqouxNov92cofVTqdkgv?<domain...>
Good Birding!Henry D. <Detwilerhenry_detwiler...>, AZ
Finding Birds in Southwest Arizonahttps://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/s1QvC0Aj5Nf4g6KZmsDhXT95G9L?<domain...> Birds at the Salton Sea and in Imperial County, https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/pCCYCg7WAOINwVrpGT2irT4Lt3U?<domain...>
