Arizona and New Mexico Birds

[BIRDWG05] RBA Tucson, AZ - 25 May 2012

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:26:58 -0500

Hello Birders,

This update of Tucson Audubon Society's Rare Bird Alert for Southeast
Arizona was made on May 25, 2012; the next update will be made on June 1.
Phone your reports to 520-629-0510 X 3, or email to rarebirdalert AT
tucsonaudubon.org.

SEVERAL IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS follow the sightings, including information
on temporary closures and rules for

[BIRDWG05] Chiricahua Mountains, AZ 5/25 & 26/2012

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:14:26 -0500

Very windy - heard many birds - saw few

May 25, 2012
- Rustler Park restroom area
Olive Warblers - great views
Yellow-eyed Juncos
Pygmy Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
American Robin
Common Raven

- Rustler/Barfoot Junction
Olive Warblers
Yellow-eyed Juncos
Hepatic Tanager
Pygmy Nuthatch

Barfoot Park
Yellow-eyed Juncos
Stellar's Jay

Also received report from Rick Taylor of Short-tailed Hawk, Red-faced Warbler and Mexican Chickadee. (Not full list

Re: [BIRDWG05] se AZ: Willcox - HUDSONIAN GODWIT

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:56:07 -0500

>From the Tucson Audubon Society's RBA (520-629-0510 X 3 or rarebirdalert AT
tucsonaudubon.org):

David Dunford and Barb & Lou Winterfield called to report that the
Hudsonian Godwit continues today (last report is 1pm on 5/25).

thanks to David & Barb for the updates-

Andrew Core
SEAZ RBA Compiler - Tucson, AZ

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[BIRDWG05] Fw: today at the Melrose trap

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:21:54 -0500

Sorry about the last post. Hope this one goes through correctly. From Jerry Oldenettel today (5/25).

Good Birding,
Matt Baumann
Albuquerque, NM

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[BIRDWG05] Fw: NM: today at the Melrose trap

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:14:47 -0500

>From Jerry Oldenettel today (5/25).

Good Birding,
Matt Baumann
Albuquerque, NM

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[BIRDWG05] NM: Bernalillo County Acorn Woodpecker

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:13:36 -0500

Howdy all,

This morning I had a yard first Acorn Woodpecker come to my little
pond in the mountains east of Albuquerque.

The "Birds of the Sandia and Manzano Mountains" checklist shows Acorn
Woodpecker as only occasional up here so it was a surprising visitor.

If any of you county listers want to brave the

[BIRDWG05] S AZ: NW Tucson Varied Bunting

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:10:29 -0500

Just had a little excitement when a Varied Bunting showed up at my house
at the extreme north end of the Tucson Mountains this morning (5/25).
He stayed in the area for about 5 minutes, and gave us great looks from
as close as 8 feet away. Unfortunately

[BIRDWG05] Plain-capped Starthroat in Stump Canyon, Huachuca Mts.

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:57:08 -0500

Greetings,
About an hour ago (5/25/12) I had a PLAIN-CAPPED STARTHROAT here in my yard
in lower Stump Canyon on the southeast side of the Huachuca Mts. It looks
like these nasty south winds have blown Bob Behrstock's Starthroat up to my
place so Tony and Joe better keep an eye out!

Pete Sockness
Hereford,

Re: [BIRDWG05] se AZ: Willcox - HUDSONIAN GODWIT

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:23:24 -0500

>From the Tucson Audubon Society's RBA (520-629-0510 X 3 or rarebirdalert AT
tucsonaudubon.org):

Barbara Bickel called to report that the Hudsonian Godwit continues this
morning (5/25) at 8:10am at Lake Cochise.

Thanks Barbara!

Andrew Core
SEAZ RBA Compiler - Tucson, AZ

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[BIRDWG05] White Mountains (AZ) 5/22/2012 - 5/24/2012

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:32:11 -0500

Birding in the White Mtns this past week was very difficult due to the
VERY HIGH WINDS. In the drainages of the Little Colorado and at exposed
locations in the grasslands it was almost impossible to move, let alone
bird! The unpaved forest roads were so dusty that I

[BIRDWG05] AZFO - new photos of Baltimore Oriole, Worm-eating Warbler, Hudsonian Godwit

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:37:45 -0500

Field Ornithologists,

Pam Koch contributed photos of a Flagstaff Baltimore Oriole. Also from
northern Arizona, Jason Wilder contributed photos of a Cameron Worm-eating
Warbler. Finally, I posted an action shot of the Hudsonian Godwit from
Arlene Ripley. Thanks Pam, Jason and Arlene!

Thanks to all who use the online

Re: [BIRDWG05] se AZ: Willcox - HUDSONIAN GODWIT

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:55:32 -0500

On my way to the White Mtns on Tues. I stopped at Cochise Lake between
6AM and 7AM. I saw two godwits and thought that one of them looked
"funny", with too much barring and the wrong color undersides, but I
never saw it fly. After seeing

[BIRDWG05] SEAZ: Madera Canyon NORTHERN PARULA 5/24/2012 plus

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:56:40 -0500

Florida Canyon: Bird activity was high this morning, both breeders &
migrants. However, no Rufous-capped Warblers for us.

Upper Madera Canyon - Carrie Nation Trail between the first stream crossing
and the for the Vault Mine/Agua Caliente Saddle Trail sign at 12:00pm:
Heard and saw a NORTHERN PARULA high in an oak. Brief

[BIRDWG05] NM: Mississippi Kite over Otero Canyon/Mymm Ackley

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:09:18 -0500

Hi New Mexico birders:

I was really surprised to see a Mississippi Kite flying over Albuquerque's Otero Canyon tonight (May 24th) around 7 P.M. I had driven over there hoping for a Black-throated Gray Warbler. I never did see any warblers...but I'll take the Kite...anytime! I just

[BIRDWG05] SEAZ: 24 May 2012 Willcox

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:25:51 -0500

Thursday, May 24, 2012

This morning I stopped at Willcox on my way out of state. It was a delightfully cool
55 degrees at the main pond when I arrived at 5:20am and it took some willpower
to hit the road by my self-imposed deadline of 6:00am (miles to go before I

[BIRDWG05] Tres Rios Overland Wetlands West Phoenix

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:15:22 -0500

Hello Birders,

I spent 2 hours out birding the western area of Tres Rios this evening. I
now counted 6 Burrowing Owls in the farmland just north of the preserve,
and it was a great evening for Flycatchers and Buntings inside. I counted 3
Lazuli and 5 Indigo Bunting (male and female) in the

[BIRDWG05] RFI: Pinyon Jay and Lazuli Bunting in NM

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:03:27 -0500

Hello NM Birders,

I am visiting NM starting Friday through next week and would dearly love to
find a couple of nemesis birds: pinyon jay and lazuli bunting. I understand
that pinyon jays are nesting now, and would be grateful for any info on
possible known nesting sites. I've heard that west of

[BIRDWG05] Willcox godwits

Thu, 24 May 2012 20:07:25 -0500

Hi all,

Both godwit species currently at Lake Cochise. 1 California Gull, 2
Ring-billed Gull also present. 2 lesser scaup, 1 blue-winged teal, 1
ring-necked female also possibly of note Did not find any other
rarities.

-Michael Lester
(w/ Tom and Tony Ford-Hutchinson)

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[BIRDWG05] NM RBA 5/24/2012

Thu, 24 May 2012 19:40:54 -0500

New Mexico Rare Bird Report
May 24, 2012
Compiler: Matt J. Baumann
Phone: 505-264-1052
E-mail address: (email address filtered)

This is the New Mexico Rare Bird Report for May 24, 2012, sponsored by the
New Mexico Ornithological Society.

[BIRDWG05] Mesquite Wash CEAZ

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:32:51 -0500

Hello Birders,

Sorry for the belated report. For a while I didn't think I had anything
worthy to call in, but why not?
I went birding in the excellent Mesquite Wash oasis last Saturday. Blue
Grosbeaks, Black-Headed Grosbeaks, Western Tanagers, and Vermillion
Flycatchers were the highlights, and there also lots of neat reptiles,
amphibians, and dragonflies

[BIRDWG05] Western Kingbirds in Tempe 5-24-12

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:32:12 -0500

Western Kingbird parents were feeding 2 young in a neighbor's Mesquite tree across the alley from the northeast corner of Daley Park (ballfield) this morning ~9:30 a.m. About an hour later the young were getting hunting lessons from the powerlines just south of the nearby RR tracks. Guess

Re: [BIRDWG05] AZ: belated Blackpoll Warbler report from Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 2012-5-23 PM

Thu, 24 May 2012 15:17:10 -0500

I went out ASDM at 9 a.m. and looked for the Blackpoll Warbler near the otter enclosure for an hour. Saw Wilson's but not Blackpoll.

John Higgins, Tucson, AZ

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[BIRDWG05] NAz: Cameron WORM-EATING WARBLER

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:28:41 -0500

This morning between the hours of 8:30 and 10:00 AM I was treated to a
Worm-eating Warbler at the "Middle Seep" in Cameron, AZ. This is a wet
area at the base of the cliffs in the Little Colorado Canyon,
immediately below the Trading Post.

More details and photos here:
http://azbird.net/sightings/showthread.php?tidW17

Jason

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Re: [BIRDWG05] se AZ: Willcox - HUDSONIAN GODWIT

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:51:17 -0500

>From the Tucson Audubon Society's RBA (520-629-0510 X 3 or rarebirdalert AT
tucsonaudubon.org):

Richard Fray called to report that the Hudsonian Godwit continues this
morning (5/24) at 8:30am at Lake Cochise

Thanks Richard!

Andrew Core
SEAZ RBA Compiler - Tucson, AZ

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[BIRDWG05] AZ: belated Blackpoll Warbler report from Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 2012-5-23 PM

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:43:54 -0500

Hi All,

I just got a call from Gavin Bieber who is up on Mt. Lemmon with clients today. One of these clients, Brian Demuth showed Gavin photos of a spring male Blackpoll Warbler that were taken at the ASDM yesterday afternoon (2012-5-23). The location information was imprecise, but

[BIRDWG05] !!Birds and Beers!! Albuquerque, NM

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:29:25 -0500

!!BIRDS and BEERS!!
Get ready for our next Birds and Beers! event for those interested in
birds and birding in the Albuquerque area! This is an informal, social
event ? an opportunity for people to gather and talk about birds, share
photos, have fun, and enjoy good food and beer.

Re: [BIRDWG05] se AZ: Willcox - HUDSONIAN GODWIT

Thu, 24 May 2012 07:41:16 -0500

From the Tucson Audubon Society's RBA (520-629-0510 X 3 or rarebirdalert AT tucsonaudubon.org):

Stuart Healy called to report that the Hudsonian Godwit continues this morning (5/24) at 5:30am at Lake Cochise.

Thanks Stuart!

-
Andrew Core
Tucson, AZ
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[BIRDWG05] Mammoth WWTP

Thu, 24 May 2012 06:13:51 -0500

5/24/12

Late yesterday afternoon I stopped by the Mammoth sewage ponds. Six WILSON'S PHALAROPES were on hand as well as a sprinkling of ducks, including 13 CINNAMON TEAL and a single male NORTHERN PINTAIL.

Doug Jenness

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[BIRDWG05] AZ: Cochise Cty -- St. David/Benson

Wed, 23 May 2012 22:15:04 -0500

St. David/Hwy 80/Goldenbell Rd: a single MISSISSIPPI KITE flying near
Golden Bell Rd., the same area that most of the kites were seen last year.
This is the same date and spot that I had my FOY kite sighting last year.

Benson STP: the only notable sighting was a single BLACK-NECKED STILT at
south

[BIRDWG05] SEAZ: South Fork of Cave Creek: NORTHERN PARULA

Wed, 23 May 2012 21:28:12 -0500

Yesterday (May 23, 2012)
I found and photographed a singing male NORTHERN PARULA at the bridge in the
South Fork of Cave Creek Canyon (Chiricahua Mountains). It was foraging in the
ash trees and sycamores along the creek. Also present here was a Virginia's
Warbler and a pair of Sulphur-bellied Flycatchers. Other highlights over

[BIRDWG05] SEAZ: American White Pelican-- Patagonia Lake

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:55:14 -0500

Hi all,

An American White Pelican was floating on the east end of Patagonia Lake
from ~130pm through at least 240pm. Digi-binned picture will be added to
my eBird checklist later today. Also present on the east end among the more
common species were 20 Black-necked Stilt, a male Blue-winged Teal, and a
single

[BIRDWG05] Pinale ños IBA Survey a Success!

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:27:18 -0500

This past weekend a group of Arizona Important Bird Area (IBA) staff and
volunteers with the Tucson Audubon Society conducted 6 transect surveys in
the Pinaleño Mountains (Mount Graham). I am attempting to get this area
approved as a new IBA this fall and there is very little information about
the birds available in

[BIRDWG05] Cave Canyon - Elegant Trogon, Sulphur-bellied Flycatchers

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:04:22 -0500

This morning, Barbara Johnson and I birded the first two miles of Cave
Canyon on the east slope of the Santa Rita Mts. (AZ) as part of the IBA
monitoring program. We got most of the canyon covered before the winds
picked up and the birding was good, despite

[BIRDWG05] SE AZ: Huachuca Mountains, Miller Canyon Spotted Owl 5-23-12

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:17:35 -0500

A single Spotted Owl seen this morning near the Tombstone Water area.

Charles W. Melton
Hereford, AZ

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Re: [BIRDWG05] se AZ: Willcox - HUDSONIAN GODWIT

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:04:50 -0500

>From the Tucson Audubon Society's RBA (520-629-0510 X 3 or rarebirdalert AT
tucsonaudubon.org):

John Higgins reports both godwits present, and White-rumped Sandpiper and Red-necked Phalaropes. He could not find the Snowy Plover. No Franklin's Gull.

Thanks to John for the update.

Mark Stevenson
Tucson, AZ

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[BIRDWG05] SEAZ: Willcox Hudsonian Godwit

Wed, 23 May 2012 11:08:51 -0500

Present @ 9:00 am.

Arlene Ripley

Dragoon Mts foothills, west
Cochise County, AZ

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[BIRDWG05] Madera Canyon White-eared Hummingbird May 22 2012

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:07:43 -0500

A female White-eared Hummingbird was seen in Madera Canyon at the Chuparosa B & B on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 7:10 and again at 7:17 PM.
Luis Calvo
Madera Canyon, AZ

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Re: [BIRDWG05] se AZ: Willcox - HUDSONIAN GODWIT

Wed, 23 May 2012 08:14:30 -0500

>From the Tucson Audubon Society's RBA (520-629-0510 X 3 or rarebirdalert AT
tucsonaudubon.org):

Larry Norris reports that the HUDSONIAN GODWIT continues today at Lake
Cochise by the Twin Lakes Golf Course (5/23 at 6am). It was hanging out on
the west shore by itself.

Thanks Larry!

Andrew Core
SEAZ RBA Compiler - Tucson, AZ

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[BIRDWG05] SE AZ: Fires close Parker Canyon Lake and Coronado Nat'l Memorial

Wed, 23 May 2012 05:49:10 -0500

http://azstarnet.com/news/local/wildfire/2808020a-d0c7-56f0-b725-001643daa110.html

Mark Stevenson
Tucson, AZ

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Re: [BIRDWG05] AZFO - new photos of Hudsonian Godwit and more

Wed, 23 May 2012 05:35:13 -0500

New photos of the godwit and the White-rumped Sandpipers have been
contributed by Chris Benesh and added to their respective pages.

Mike Moore
AZFO Photo Editor

On Tue, 22 May 2012 18:12:00 -0700, Mike Moore <(email address filtered)> wrote:

>Field Ornithologists,
>
>Mark Stevenson, Laurens Halsey and Christie Van Cleve provided photos

[BIRDWG05] CAZ: Tres Rios Wetlands Access or other Valley location (No sighting)

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:19:55 -0500

I'm going to be up in west Phoenix (Buckeye) this weekend visiting friends
and am going to have some free time Sunday morning so I thought I would do a
little birding. My first thought was to go to Tres Rios, as it's pretty
close to where I'll be

[BIRDWG05] Prothonotary Warbler, Sweetwater Wetlands

Tue, 22 May 2012 22:34:36 -0500

Liz Burke and I re-found the PROTHONOTARY WARBLER this afternoon at about 6:10pm. The bird was in the same spot as previously mentioned, specifically it was flitting around low in the Tamarisk on the eastern end of the island. After a few minutes it flew into a cottonwood right over

Re: [BIRDWG05] se AZ: Willcox - HUDSONIAN GODWIT

Tue, 22 May 2012 21:38:48 -0500

Jim Logan reports the GODWIT and White-rumped Sandpiper &c still present at 6:20 PM

Mark Stevenson
Tucson, AZ

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[BIRDWG05] AZFO - new photos of Hudsonian Godwit and more

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:12:00 -0500

Field Ornithologists,

Mark Stevenson, Laurens Halsey and Christie Van Cleve provided photos of the
Willcox Hudsonian Godwit. Dave Stejskal provided photos of a Portal
Baltimore Oriole and Jeff Stemshorn and Bryan Keil photographed another
Baltimore Oriole in Superior. Tom Lawler photographed a Prothonotary
Warbler in Tucson and a Hooded Warbler

[BIRDWG05] AZ: Willcox: Please sign in

Tue, 22 May 2012 18:57:10 -0500

The Hudsonian Godwit is drawing loads of birders to Willcox. Please remember to sign in at the log book by the information kiosk just N of the lake.

As has been mentioned before, signing in let's the people who pay for maintenance of the area (City of Willcox representing taxpayers) know

[BIRDWG05] se AZ: Willcox - White-rumped Sandpipers update

Tue, 22 May 2012 18:28:48 -0500

>From the Tucson Audubon Society's RBA (520-629-0510 X 3 or rarebirdalert AT
tucsonaudubon.org):

In addition to the continuing godwits, Chris Benesh called to report that
both White-rumped Sandpipers continued at Lake Cochise this afternoon at
3:45pm. They were on a small rock island in the southwest part of the lake.

Other birds: Red-necked Phalaropes, Snowy

[BIRDWG05] AZ: Hudsonian Godwit 4pm

Tue, 22 May 2012 18:11:03 -0500

Joe Comella, Susan Swain, and Lynne Taylor just phoned to say the
Hudsonian Godwit continued at Lake Cochise along with a Marbled Godwit
for comparison.

Barbara

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[BIRDWG05] AZ: Hudsonian Godwit History Story

Tue, 22 May 2012 17:46:59 -0500

Hello Birders,

This morning, shortly after Mark, Laurens, and I found the Hudsonian Godwit, we
noticed Betty Jones arrive on the other side of the Lake. She recently
returned to the state and is someone Mark and I met on one of our recent Willcox
trips. When

[BIRDWG05] AZ: San Pedro Riparian NCA--22 May 2012

Tue, 22 May 2012 17:27:59 -0500

Hi, birders,

I joined SABO's walk <www.sabo.org> along the San Pedro River this morning,
which starts from the back of the delightful Casa de San Pedro, near
Palominas. Eleven of us ran up a group list of 51 species. The seasons march
onward, so today there were signs of nesting everywhere, and very few

[BIRDWG05] Wilcox update 5/22 @ 2:15

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:15:19 -0500

Hi all,

Hudsonian Godwit still present. Franklin's Gull, Cal Gull, Snowy Plover, Red-necked Phalarope. Only 97 degrees.

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