Mittry
Lake & Yuma, AZ
Sep 20, 2003, sunny
- narrated
by Henry Detwiler
Nice quick trip to Mittry Lake with Suzanne; the afternoon spent at
home.
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Black Saddlebags
20 Sep 2003
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Suzanne, Gaby, and I left shortly after 6:00am for
Mittry Lake. We saw fewer warblers than last week, but did get
Nashville & plenty of Orange-crowneds. Least Bitterns were
still plentiful, and we heard several Virginia Rails & one Sora.
Black Saddlebag dragonflies were everywhere.
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Flame Skimmer
20 Sep 2003
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Flame Skimmer
At Hidden Shores RV Resort we found the Vermilion
Flycatcher and a couple of Western Meadowlarks that we missed last
week. After getting some ice cream, we found this beautiful
male Flame Skimmer behind Imperial Dam.
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At the desilting ponds we saw a Bank Swallow and a few
duck species. On the way home we ran into this small herd of
friendly male burros. Gaby even petted one!
Burros along the Colorado
River
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Burros taking a dust bath along the Colorado
River
20 Sep
2003
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Zone-tailed Hawk, 20 Sep 2003
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We got home around 11:00am, and while working in
the yard added a number of other birds: Bronzed Cowbird,
Black-chinned Hummingbird, and a first for our yard--a Zone-tailed
Hawk.
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This juvenile made his appearance known when I saw
dozens of birds erupt from our huge cottonwood tree in the back
yard. I saw a black bird that looked like a Turkey Vulture,
and then realized what it was!
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Zone-tailed Hawk
Yuma, 20 Sep 2003
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Zone-tailed Hawk
Yuma, 20 Sep 2003
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It was a juvenile, with fine barring on the wings
and tail. I called out Suzanne, and we watched it hover/hunt
over our yard for a few seconds, finding no easy prey, and then
soar off to the north.
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Sometimes it pays to stay at home. It's only the second
Zone-tailed Hawk I've seen over Yuma, so we were happy to have
seen and photographed it! |
Zone-tailed Hawk
Yuma, 20 Sep 2003
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