Yuma
- South of Town
Nov 4,
2001 9:00-11:15AM
Overcast, warm,
and some light rain!
Checked out a couple of spots
south of town, and talked with the owner of a backyard bird preserve.
Click on
thumbnail pictures for full-sized shots.
Abert's Towhee |
I checked
the golf course for the Zone-tailed Hawk, but only Turkey Vultures
were there this morning. So I headed south on Ave A, and visited with
Mrs. Pat Callahan, who has created a private botanical garden and
backyard bird sanctuary. While talking with her, I watched
and snapped some photos of her avian visitors. This Abert's
Towhee was but one of many. |
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Several Lark
Sparrows were perched on the grapefruit trees, and let me approach
quite closely. In the same trees were numerous House
Finches. Mrs. Callahan puts out feed and water every
morning, so the quail, sparrows, and house sparrows are
plentiful. Costa's and Anna's Hummingbirds were
feeding on the blooming Fairy Dusters. |
Lark Sparrow
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White-crowned Sparrow |
White-crowned
sparrows and Abert's Towhees made themselves comfortable in the
brush piles, as did a House Wren. A pair of Ruby-crowned
Kinglets and several Yellow-rumped Warblers chased down insects in
the acacias.
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Other yard
birds were the Northern Mockingbird and several kinds of
doves. After leaving the Callahan's I looped back to town
via Co. 18th and 1st Ave. American Pipits were feeding in
newly planted field, and a Lesser Goldfinch was consorting with
House Finches in one of the orchards.
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Northern Mockingbird |
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Ferruginous Hawk
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This Ferruginous Hawk was hunting from one of the power poles, and
just south of town a Prairie Falcon streaked by. The
overcast skies and rain were a treat for our area, so it was with
great reluctance that I headed home.
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YUMA
4 Nov 2001
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| 1 |
Great
Egret |
| 2 |
Cattle
Egret |
| 3 |
White-faced
Ibis |
| 4 |
Killdeer |
| 5 |
Turkey
Vulture |
| 6 |
Northern
Harrier |
| 7 |
Red-Tailed
Hawk |
| 8 |
Ferruginous
Hawk |
| 9 |
American
Kestrel |
| 10 |
Prairie
Falcon |
| 11 |
Gambel's
Quail |
| 12 |
Mourning
Dove |
| 13 |
Rock
Dove |
| 14 |
Common
Ground Dove |
| 15 |
Inca
Dove |
| 16 |
Greater
Roadrunner |
| 17 |
Anna's
Hummingbird |
| 18 |
Costa's
Hummingbird |
| 19 |
Northern
Flicker |
| 20 |
Gila
Woodpecker |
| 21 |
Say's
Phoebe |
| 22 |
Verdin |
| 23 |
House
Wren |
| 24 |
Ruby-Crowned
Kinglet |
| 25 |
Loggerhead
Shrike |
| 26 |
Northern
Mockingbird |
| 27 |
American
Pipit |
| 28 |
European
Starling |
| 29 |
Yellow-rumped
Warbler |
| 30 |
Western
Meadowlark |
| 31 |
Brown-headed
Cowbird |
| 32 |
Great-tailed
Grackle |
| 33 |
House
Sparrow |
| 34 |
House
Finch |
| 35 |
Lesser
Goldfinch |
| 36 |
Lark
Sparrow |
| 37 |
White-crowned
Sparrow |
| 38 |
Abert's
Towhee |
| 39 |
Brewer's
Sparrow |
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