Fortuna
Pond
& Imperial Dam areas
Nov 22,
2000
1400-1700, Sunny, 65-70
A short, pre-Thanksgiving
scouting of the Lower Colorado Valley with Don Stoecker and Henry Detwiler
46 species total
| Don, an
accomplished birder from Montana, wanted to pick up a few more
birds for his already extensive Arizona state list. We
weren't able to locate any blue-winged teal, but we did find him
an Osprey and a Brown Pelican.
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Osprey along Colorado River
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We drove up the east side of the Colorado River and stopped at
Fortuna Pond first. Not much happening there, so me moved on
to Betty's Kitchen and Mittry Lake. A lot of N. Flickers
out, but hardly any ducks at Betty's Kitchen. On the hill
overlooking Mittry Lake we spotted the Brown Pelican and our first
ducks. Also there was a small flock of Red-breasted
Mergansers. Not even any Cinnamon Teal in the canals.
(it is hunting season) Our return trip took us down
the west (California) side of the Colorado River.
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Osprey along Colorado
River
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At West Pond I found this Belted Kingfisher
perched on a snag. Further south, we found this Osprey in a
tree on the banks of the Colorado, close enough that I could get
some nice shots through my scope. And when it took off, it
headed over Arizona just for Don!
Belted Kingfisher
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| # |
Species
Name |
| 1 |
Western
Grebe |
| 2 |
Pied-Billed
Grebe |
| 3 |
Brown
Pelican |
| 4 |
Double-Crested
Cormorant |
| 5 |
Great
Blue Heron |
| 6 |
Great
Egret |
| 7 |
Snowy
Egret |
| 8 |
Northern
Pintail |
| 9 |
Ruddy
Duck |
| 10 |
Ring-Necked
Duck |
| 11 |
Redhead |
| 12 |
Red-Breasted
Merganser |
| 13 |
Lesser
Scaup |
| 14 |
Bufflehead |
| 15 |
American
Wigeon |
| 16 |
Northern
Shoveler |
| 17 |
American
Coot |
| 18 |
Virginia
Rail |
| 19 |
Common
Gallinule |
| 20 |
Ring-Billed
Gull |
| 21 |
Osprey |
| 22 |
Red-Tailed
Hawk |
| 23 |
Northern
Harrier |
| 24 |
American
Kestrel |
| 25 |
Gambel's
Quail |
| 26 |
Mourning
Dove |
| 27 |
Rock
Dove |
| 28 |
Costa's
Hummingbird |
| 29 |
Belted
Kingfisher |
| 30 |
Ladder-Backed
Woodpecker |
| 31 |
Northern
Flicker |
| 32 |
Black
Phoebe |
| 33 |
Tree
Swallow |
| 34 |
Ruby-Crowned
Kinglet |
| 35 |
Blue-Gray
Gnatcatcher |
| 36 |
Loggerhead
Shrike |
| 37 |
Northern
Mockingbird |
| 38 |
European
Starling |
| 39 |
Orange-Crowned
Warbler |
| 40 |
Yellow-Rumped
Warbler |
| 41 |
Great-Tailed
Grackle |
| 42 |
Red-Winged
Blackbird |
| 43 |
Western
Meadowlark |
| 44 |
House
Sparrow |
| 45 |
Abert's
Towhee |
| 46 |
White-Crowned
Sparrow |
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