Date: 4/25/24 10:37 am From: henry detwiler <henry_detwiler...> Subject: [AZNMbirds] [EXT]SWAZ: Yuma County
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Greetings Birders,
I spent yesterday morning (Apr 24) at Mittry Lake, Hidden Shores, and the Solar Pond. A WESTERN SCREECH OWL and several COMMON POORWILLS greeted me at Betty's Kitchen before the sun rose. The mosquitoes were few in number and the weather was cool--a perfect morning. YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS have returned. I soon had all the rails (BLACK, SORA, VIRGINIA'S, and RIDGWAY'S) and all the waders. Waterfowl have all but departed, with only 4 duck species found. It was nice to see a CLARK'S GREBE with chicks riding on her back. 3 VAUX'S SWIFTS were neat, as was a handsome BONAPARTE'S GULL. By the time I left the Mittry Lake area I had 76 species. At the Solar Pond, some five miles west of Wellton, 2 GREATER SCAUP continue along with the CANVASBACK. Shorebirds were represented by 11 species, including a WILLET, 26 WILSON'S PHALAROPES, and 4 newly-arrived RED-NECKED PHALAROPES. A few eBird reports with photos:https://ebird.org/checklist/S170106763https://ebird.org/checklist/S170077020https://ebird.org/checklist/S169953326 Good Birding!Henry D. DetwilerYuma, AZ Finding Birds in Southwest Arizonahttp://www.southwestbirders.com/swb_SWAZ_Book.htmFinding Birds at the Salton Sea and in Imperial County, Californiahttp://www.southwestbirders.com/swb_Imperial_County_Book.htm Home Page: https://list.arizona.edu/sympa/info/aznmbirds To unsubscribe use the Unsubscribe button on that page. To view archive: click "Archive" on that page.
