Date: 4/13/25 10:09 pm From: henry detwiler (via aznmbirds Mailing List) <aznmbirds...> Subject: [AZNMbirds] SWAZ: Yuma Area Birds - April 13, 2025
Greetings Birders,
This was my best day so far of our spring migration. In the yard this morning (13 Apr 2025) were 28 species, including OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, BULLOCK'S ORIOLE, WESTERN TANAGER, GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE, BULLOCK'S ORIOLE, and NASHVILLE, ORANGE-CROWNED, and BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLERS. Five male and a couple of female LAZULI BUNTINGS added even more color.
At the Solar Ponds two alternate-plumaged COMMON LOONS were quite striking. A BANK SWALLOW was alone among the hundreds of BARN, CLIFF, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED, and TREE SWALLOWS snapping up insects. Fortunately the Bank settled on the fence for a few minutes, or it's unlikely I would have spotted it. Two RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were new for the season, and the clan of RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS continued.
At various flooded fields I added a LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 21 AMERICAN AVOCETS, and 5 WHIMBRELS. At the Ave 20E bridge, the handsome LITTLE BLUE HERON continued feeding in the reeds of the Gila River. As the cattails and bulrushes grow taller, this long-staying heron is getting harder and harder to spot!
My 2025 AZ total now stands at 299.
eBird report with photos from the Solar Pond:https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/Ipe-CjAWEjflGpz8QtWfocm9xw9?<domain...>
Good Birding!Henry D. <Detwilerhenry_detwiler...>, AZ
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