Date: 4/13/25 4:19 pm From: John Williams <john...> Subject: [AZNMbirds] Week in review, Arthur Pack Regional Park
The season is rapidly shifting. Ducks are becoming transitory occurrences with Buffleheads, Blue-winged Teal and a hen Canvasback dropping in during the week. None stayed over. A Lesser Scaup has been lingering on the 13th hole pond. Also a flock of seven American Wigeon.
Northern Shovelers are numbering under 20; I hit a high count of 165 in Feb.
Shorebirds have been limited to Killdeer, which have already hatched a couple nests, and Least Sandpipers. A nice drop in was a Lesser Yellowlegs yesterday.
This morning there was a small number of Bank Swallows joining the Northern Rough-ings and Trees over the 9th pond. Now it is the Violet-greens that are scarce.
Today I lucked into 8 sparrow species: Chipping, White-crowned, Song, Lark, Savannah, Brewers, Rufous-winged, and Lincoln’s plus Aberts and Green-tailed Towhees
One or two Bell’s Vireos are setting up shop, a Plumbeous has been around three times in Ten days.
Lucy’s Warblers are not singing as much as last week. Found two Orange-crowned in the same scrubby mesquite.
Today and yesterday I think I saw every plumage phase that the Yellow-rumped Warblers have west of the Rockies.
Phainopeplas are gathering.
Last Monday I had to wait until evening. There was a nice flight of bats, and 5 Lesser Nighthawks at dusk.
Unusual observation was a flight of eight Black-crowned Night-herons squawking as they headed SW. Hadn’t seen more than four in the last 5 months.
First Western Diamondback this morning.
John R Williams
