Two days of high winds made me want to see what blew in (a reported Black Skimmer in Durango, CO got everyone hot 'n' bothered). A quick tour of Sedona Wastewater turned up a great find: a flock of 23 Marbled Godwits! Last Verde Valley record I'm aware of is 1997. I'm quickly getting over not finding Franklin's Gulls!
5/1 UPDATE: My friends John and Tom cruised what we call the "M Lakes" near Flagstaff, having the same suspicion that the winds might have blown in migrants. They scored hard: a total of 36 Marbled Godwits, 55 American Avocets, 26 Semipalmated Plovers, 18 Long-billed Dowitchers, 11 White-faced Ibis, and 4 species of gull, including 21 Franklin's. Another friend, Roger, who compiles a lot of the area data, says flocks of godwits have been seen the past two years.
We're having a really rare shorebird year. Check out the details at the Northern Arizona Sightings Forum.
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