tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59455587835025708352024-02-18T19:05:45.353-08:00Phainopepla FablesBirding in the Lower Colorado River ValleyLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395998386365614876noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945558783502570835.post-45434500735043656762013-01-23T23:26:00.000-08:002013-01-23T23:26:39.397-08:00Phainopepla Fables has moved!I'm very pleased to announce that Phainopepla Fables is moving to its very own domain, <a href="http://www.phainopeplafables.com/">phainopeplafables.com</a>!<br />
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All the old content will stay up here, because no one likes a broken link. But check out the new website for new content, easier access to the best stuff, and a snazzier look (now with a real Phainopepla!).Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395998386365614876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945558783502570835.post-38005891731072578772013-01-21T14:08:00.000-08:002013-01-21T14:18:01.886-08:00Christmas Birding Trip: Bill Williams to YumaThis post is a bit belated, but December 15 was my first Christmas Bird Count of the season, the Yuma/Martinez Lake count. Centered on Imperial Dam, the count circle is equal parts Yuma County, AZ and Imperial County, AZ. Since Yuma is a good three hour drive, I thought it might be wise to camp down there so I could be fresh for bird counting first thing in the morning! Naturally, that meant a day of birding my way south.<br />
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My first stop was a brief one at the Bill Williams Delta, where our first winter storm of the season had brought overcast skies and drizzle. I was hoping to see the recently reported Long-tailed Duck, but it continued to elude me. I left before long without seeing much of interest. A quick stop at Parker Oasis was similarly quiet. I buzzed through the northern Parker Valley, stopping briefly to watch dancing Sandhill Cranes, check out the continuing Harlan's Hawk, and count a field full of Killdeer.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flocks of hundreds of Killdeer can sometimes be seen in the Parker Valley in winter</td></tr>
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Flipping to the California side, my next stop was Palo Verde Diversion Dam. The wind was blowing so hard I didn't think I'd be able to bird outside of the car, but a quick scan with binoculars produced a <b>Black Scoter</b> on the water. A review species in Arizona and a good bird in Riverside County, especially on the Colorado River, I had to figure out a way to get my scope on the bird without being blown into the lake myself. I repositioned the car so that it would block the wind, which worked out nicely, and I was able to get good looks and some terrible photos of this rarity.<br />
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Unfortunately it didn't move to the Arizona side, but it did fulfill the Prophecy of Three. David and I have noticed that Black Scoters in Arizona occur in threes. Either they turn up in a flock of three, or three separate individuals are found in an area in a season. This is Black Scoter #3 for the LCRV this winter.<br />
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My next stop on my way south was Cibola NWR. I had hoped to check a few spots, but strong winds kept me out of landbirding spots like CVCA and Nature Trail. It seemed like a good idea to just start with the Goose Loop nature drive and see what was out on the fields.<br />
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Before long, I came to a field of recently cut corn, covered in Sandhill Cranes and Canada Geese. I pulled over here and started counting: 1000 Sandhill Cranes (including one banded bird I was able to get a resight on) as well as several hundred Canada Geese. I sat in the car, scanned the flock, took photos and sound recordings.<br />
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I got a few recordings of the foraging flocks. At first the soundscape was dominated by the lovely rattling crane calls and honking of incoming geese. <br />
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Soon, as the sun began to sink, more flocks of geese started to join the throng. Then Mallards came in. Since I happened to be running a BirdLog checklist, I counted every flock as it came in and BirdLog added it to the totals. By the time I left an hour later, I had counted about 800 Canada Geese and 2,285 Mallards, along with 110 American Wigeon and 30 Northern Pintails mixed in with the Mallards. You can view the eBird checklist <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12289503">here</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was a sea of green heads once these guys joined in</td></tr>
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Just before I left, I took another sound recording. In this one, Canada Geese are a much more significant part of the soundscape, and the quacking of Mallards is audible in the background. A faint buzzing noise is the cumulative sound of 800 Canada Geese making soft calls while foraging.<br />
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That was all the birding I could fit in for the day, so from there I went straight to Imperial Dam and headed to Ferguson Road, which took me to the shore of Ferguson Lake. There I found the perfect campsite by the lake, where I sat with a beer under dark skies (no stars, all clouds), did a one-species eBird checklist (American Coots in the dark), and contemplated the day.<br />
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I woke well before dawn the next morning to start the CBC with a bit of owling. Although I couldn't get any Western Screech-Owls or Common Poorwills to call, I did count four countercalling Great Horned Owls. I stood over the marsh at the south end of the lake as the light started to bleed onto the eastern horizon and noted several Least Bitterns and a few Soras calling. As the sky grew lighter, more birds started chiming in: Marsh Wrens, Song Sparrows, a few Common Yellowthroats. A chupping Hermit Thrush and a few chattering Ruby-crowned Kinglets.<br />
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A hike up the nearby wash was surprisingly birdy. One of the first birds I heard was an Ash-throated Flycatcher, a very uncommon wintering bird in the area. It turned out to be a good day for them, and over the course of the day I recorded nine of these critters. Some of the other notable birds among the flocks in the wash were two Green-tailed Towhees and a Bewick's Wren.<br />
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The rest of the morning was spent scanning Ferguson Lake between intermittent bouts of drizzle. Despite fair numbers of birds like Western and Clark's Grebes, Double-crested Cormorants, and American Wigeon, I wasn't able to turn up anything unusual on the water.<br />
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After the afternoon lunch at Phil Swing Park with the rest of the bird counters, I spent some time wandering around desert washes, then headed toward Bard to look for rarities. During this time I realized I wasn't finding any sparrows! In areas where I've previously seen hundreds of sparrows in winter, I was seeing one or two White-crowned Sparrows at best. No Black-throated Sparrows, and only a handful of Savannah. The habitat seemed grassy enough, so I'm at a loss to explain the absence of sparrows and other grass-eating birds.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the highlights of my afternoon, a chilled tarantula</td></tr>
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As the sun started to drop, I buzzed over to Betty's Kitchen to look for the previously reported Thick-billed Kingbird, which would be a Yuma County bird. Before long I heard a call I didn't recognize, like a big squeaky Lesser Goldfinch. I tracked it down, and sure enough, it was the kingbird! It posed for photos and great looks before moving further into the cottonwoods. I walked around the restoration area, tromping through the mud while trying to pick out different species at this incredibly birdy spot. Not a bad end to a nice day of birding!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first Yuma County Thick-billed Kingbird. Success!</td></tr>
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Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395998386365614876noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945558783502570835.post-50532410084062699922013-01-18T17:34:00.000-08:002013-01-18T17:36:29.199-08:00Area megas: Ivory Gull and Common Crane!It's been a wild week for the Colorado River below the Grand Canyon.<br />
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Two days ago (January 16), the news came in that an <b>Ivory Gull</b> had been photographed along the Colorado River somewhere near Willow Beach, but it had a broken wing and the report was a few weeks old. I held out hope that it might be loafing at Willow Beach eating fish scraps, but in fact it was several miles below Willow Beach, on a small (likely ephemeral) sand bar, and it was photographed December 30--nothing encouraging about its continued survival or any likelihood of ever refinding it.<br />
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Still, this is an amazing first state record if accepted by the <a href="http://abc.azfo.org/">ABC</a>! It's so fortunate that the observers, who I gather were not birders, thought to photograph the bird and send them to Andrew Core. Check out the stunning photos <a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2012/html11/Ivory_Gull_willowbch_Suter_30_December_2012.html">here</a>!<br />
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Three days ago (January 15), Norman Parrish visited Overton WMA near the north end of the Overton Arm of Lake Mead and photographed a <b>Common Crane</b>! Carl Lundblad got the word out, and it was seen two days later by Rick Fridell, who posted early that it was indeed a Common Crane and still present. David and I debated for about 30 seconds before deciding to go for it! The drive only took about three and a half hours one way, completely reasonable for a lifer for both of us and first NV state record if accepted by the <a href="http://www.gbbo.org/nbrc/index.htm">NBRC</a>.<br />
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Often in birding we spend a lot of time looking at dull-but-exciting birds like Nutting's Flycatchers. The Common Crane combined local rarity with a high degree of sexiness, so much so that we watched it for about an hour and a half and only left because we realized it was getting late and we still had to drive three and a half hours home.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of David's shots of this beautiful MEGA</td></tr>
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After seeing the bird, we stopped to get gas and celebratory hot chocolate and I mentioned the bird to the attendant inside. She was excited about it, and immediately said she'd take her son out to see it, since he loves birds and it sounded interesting. Cool!<br />
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Unfortunately there was a bit of a damper on the experience. When we arrived, a photographer was on the field, walking toward the cranes. The birds were clearly agitated, but she continued moving forward, slowly, in increments. Once it became clear that she was pushing the birds beyond reason, I started calling for her to back off, but she didn't hear me. Finally, she did hear David, and quickly turned and started walking back. At that point, though, she was about 20 meters from the birds, and the sudden movement caused them to flush. There was no reason for her to get that close to the birds. I don't quote the <a href="http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html">ABA Code of Ethics</a> often, but it is worth a read once in a while.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This should not happen--and take note that this was taken with a 300mm lens (David's photo)</td></tr>
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Fortunately, at least, the birds did not go far, just a few fields away. More information about this bird is <a href="http://digest.sialia.com/?rm=message;id=588275">here</a>. Many thanks to Norman Parrish for finding the bird, to Carl Lundblad for getting the word out and nudging us to go, and to Rick Fridell for confirming that it was present Friday morning!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395998386365614876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945558783502570835.post-1906884753664883592012-12-13T14:39:00.003-08:002012-12-13T14:40:06.124-08:002012 AZFO Meeting SummaryThis fall, <a href="http://azfo.org/">Arizona Field Ornithologists</a> held their sixth annual meeting right here in Lake Havasu City. The meeting was a great success, honoring Gale Monson with talks memorializing him and his work, discussion of the lower Colorado River Valley where he spent many years, and recognition of past and present recipients of AZFO's <a href="http://www.azfo.org/grants/grants.html">Gale Monson Research Grants</a>. Two days of field trips resulted in an array of unusual sightings.<br />
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Read all about the meeting and field trips <a href="http://www.azfo.org/annual_meetings/2012/meeting_2012summary.html">here</a>!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395998386365614876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945558783502570835.post-59881705196330237282012-12-12T08:33:00.000-08:002012-12-12T08:33:29.515-08:00CBC SeasonIt's <a href="http://birds.audubon.org/get-involved-christmas-bird-count">CBC</a> season again! A time of year when birders organize their efforts and agree to spend a day counting every bird in some small corner of the world, then celebrate together at a greasy local restaurant. I missed the CBCs entirely last year, but this year I'm glad to be participating in at least two, the Yuma/Martinez Lake count and the South End of the Salton Sea. I'm all about Imperial County, CA in my CBCs. My December plans are up in the air, so who knows, maybe there will be more for me...<br />
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If you're not sure about the CBC schedule this year, have a look at <a href="http://www.azfo.org/CBC/cbc2012_2013.html">Arizona counts</a> or <a href="http://www.natureali.org/cbcs.htm">California counts</a>.<br />
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Have you seen eBird's recommendations for entering your CBC data into eBird? Read about it <a href="http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/ebirding-your-christmas-bird-counts">here</a>!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395998386365614876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945558783502570835.post-57761190656047888512012-12-04T11:59:00.002-08:002012-12-06T14:21:07.009-08:00Birding Planet Ranch RoadWith the recent return of the <a href="http://phainopepla.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-nuttings-flycatcher-is-back.html">Nutting's Flycatcher</a>, the <a href="http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/arizona/billwill.html">Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge</a> and Planet Ranch Road in particular are once again getting attention from the birding world.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Map of the western portion of the refuge</td></tr>
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On the map above, note the location of the visitor center, a good place to stop in for information. It's also a good place to scan the Bill Williams Delta, also known as the Bill Williams Arm of Lake Havasu. Just down the road east of the headquarters, marked in both directions by brown binoculars signs, is the entrance to Planet Ranch Road.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sonoran desert and cottonwood/willow/mesquite riparian come together on the Bill Williams River. This photo was taken just after the gate on Planet Ranch Rd.</td></tr>
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Some caveats. Note that asking a GPS to point you to Planet Ranch Road is not likely to be useful--I've heard stories of people turning up in random locations in Parker, and also being pointed to the other end of Planet Ranch Road, a long drive through the desert to a section of the river that is privately owned and not accessible. The road once ran all the way from Lake Havasu to Planet Ranch, but was washed out in floods several years ago. Many maps still show it as it was, but it now ends in a gate at the red triangle shown on the map above.<br />
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A person walking along the edge of the forest anywhere along Planet Ranch Road is likely to encounter flagging, some of which marks trails entering the forest. I can't stress enough the importance of staying off these trails. Researchers create and use them for a variety of projects on the refuge. The flagging comes in many colors depending on the project, year, and type of trail. The trails crisscross and backtrack, some lead into ponds or river channels, and many are disused and being reclaimed by the forest. Sometimes the flagging just ends. Navigating these trails requires a knowledge of the flagging systems, a detailed and updated map, and a good handheld GPS unit and compass (not to mention a willingness to crouch, squeeze, climb, bellycrawl, wade, and be scratched up). Recently, hikers entered the trail system at Mosquito Flats, and eventually became hopelessly lost. They managed to find a spot with cell reception and called the Sheriff's department. The Sheriff's department flagged their way along the trails, got lost, but eventually (miraculously) found the hikers on the other side of the river, dehydrated but otherwise okay. Don't try to hike the trails.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's a trail in there somewhere</td></tr>
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Sorry for the doom and gloom, but I had to get that out of the way. So, what is the best way to bird Planet Ranch Road? The road winds through desert hills, cutting through interesting rock formations and running by washes and canyons. All of this makes for great exploring, and the dense mesquite edge of the riparian interface can always be good birding. In my opinion, the best place to bird along the road is Mosquito Flats. Of course, this happens to be where the Nutting's Flycatcher is. This is the only place where the riparian abuts the road, and the mesquite edge even crosses the road. Birds to be found here regularly include species of cottonwood/willow riparian, mesquite bosques, and Sonoran desert. Rarities that have been found here include Northern Parula, Black-and-white Warbler, Hutton's Vireo, Painted Bunting, Gray Vireo, Winter Wren, and Broad-billed Hummingbird.<br />
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Birding along the road, you may run across a binoculars sign underneath a double power pole, indicating a nature trail. More than once I've overheard people saying "Hey, this isn't a trail!" It is just a short trail that cuts through the thick mesquite and reaches into the forest, where it ends at one of those research trails I mentioned. Still, even though it is short, it's worth checking out.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out this short jaunt into the forest</td></tr>
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So, how about a hike? I mentioned that the road ends in a gate, but the track continues for miles, ending around the Cougar Point area. Park at the gate, make sure to pack some water, and explore. In places the forest is very dense, but in other spots the river channels are very open, and an adventurous hiker can wander to a variety of areas. Generally, the track is the most direct way to access the best habitat (there are usually tire tracks to follow from ATVs used by the refuge). Be aware that this hike requires a chilly wade from about December through May, when the river is flowing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The end of the road</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Biologists wading in the river</td></tr>
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After a little more than a mile, the road crosses the river and forks. The left fork runs through some very nice riparian habitat and passes through the old Kohen Ranch. There isn't much left of the ranch except for overgrown Bermuda grass fields being invaded by mesquite. The refuge is working on mesquite restoration in the area, and the resulting brushy mesquite bosque is wonderful habitat for sparrows in the winter. If you can find the right fork running alongside the river, it passes into more open habitat with some spectacular scenery. It ends after another mile or so around Cougar Point.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The river crossing just before Kohen Ranch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bermuda grass fields at Kohen Ranch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scenery between Kohen Ranch and Cougar Point</td></tr>
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What season is best to bird the area? I recommend late April or early May, when many of the breeders have returned but spring migrants are common, sometimes in large numbers. Summer can be great birding, with a good variety of breeding species, some of which are amazingly abundant (especially Song Sparrow, Yellow Warbler, and Yellow-breasted Chat). Black Rails and Elf Owls are some of the more sought-after breeders. Black Rails will call at night and, sometimes, all day. Listen for them at Mosquito Flats. Elf Owls are common in the area--go out on a spring night and keep an ear out, and you will be sure to hear them. Just remember that they are at the edge of their range here, so please don't disturb them or play tapes. Remember that summers are hot in the desert, so it's best to be out early and back to the car by 10-11. Fall is more subdued than spring, but can carry surprises of its own, such as the <a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2012/html9/Northern_Saw-whet_Owl_%28Aegolius_acadicus%29_BillWill_Hough_28_October_2012.html">Northern Saw-Whet Owl</a> found at Kohen Ranch this fall. Winter is more hit-or-miss, with some stretches seemingly birdless until you happen upon a flock, which will typically include many Yellow-rumped Warblers and Ruby-crowned Kinglets. No matter which time of year you visit, be sure to bring plenty of water. Allow plenty of time for exploration and enjoy this beautiful and unique area!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395998386365614876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945558783502570835.post-49000727101432955932012-12-02T18:04:00.000-08:002012-12-02T18:29:05.838-08:00ANOTHER Lesser Black-backed GullNovember 30th, after a lovely day rediscovering the now-returned <a href="http://phainopepla.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-nuttings-flycatcher-is-back.html">Nutting's Flycatcher</a>, hiking in the Bill Williams, and finding my La Paz County Winter Wren, I thought I had used up all my birding karma for a little while. Still, when I pulled into the refuge headquarters to scan the Bill Williams Delta, a not insignificant part of me was hoping that the <a href="http://phainopepla.blogspot.com/2012/11/lesser-black-backed-gull-lake-havasu.html">Lesser Black-backed Gull</a> would show up (click the link for more on LBBG identification). So while I was sitting in the car starting a <a href="http://www.birdseyebirding.com/index.php/2012-09-27-00-35-10">BirdLog</a> checklist and I happened to put my binoculars on a brown gull that looked awfully white-rumped, I wasted no time grabbing camera and scope, jumping out of the car and setting up to scan. I quickly got the scope on a brown gull, but was disappointed to see just another California Gull. Used to disappointment after three solid days doing nothing but looking for that LBBG, I sighed and scanned on. Then immediately got on another brown gull, this one with a white rump and white-based tail with a contrasting black band. The Lesser Black-backed Gull!!<br />
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To say that I was excited to see this bird would be something of an understatement. Not that it wasn't fun birding around Havasu for three days and finding some other rarities and all, but I kind of ran myself ragged looking for that bird in Lake Havasu City. I chased and missed the first state record, as well, a bird near <a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/lbbg1.html">Phoenix</a> in 2006. So after snapping some photos, I laughed and danced a jig and I'm sure some refuge visitors wondered what was going on with the lunatic with the scope and camera.<br />
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Soon, David had arrived from Havasu. The bird had flown to nearby Havasu Springs, so we drove over and found it loafing on a beach. David, being the real photographer between us, had taken control of his camera and got some much better shots. It was he who first wondered whether it might be a different bird. I had noticed that it seemed much whiter than in John's photos, but I didn't think much of it. Now much closer to the bird, I checked it out in the scope, and sure enough, it was messier-looking than John's bird, without those nice clean edgings on the mantle feathers. It was a single feather, though, that finally convinced us that it was a different bird. In the flight shots above, note an obvious missing primary on the left wing. One of David's photos shows that this feather isn't missing altogether, but is actually growing in, and it's more than four days along.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Narrower tertial edgings and messier scapulars and wing coverts than the Lake Havasu City bird</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Better photo showing how white the plumage is. Photo by David Vander Pluym</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White plumage streaked with brown, masked face. Photo by David Vander Pluym</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The magical photo showing the primary growing in! Photo by David Vander Pluym</td></tr>
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Exciting times here on the river!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395998386365614876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945558783502570835.post-15607194703975048052012-11-30T20:10:00.003-08:002012-12-01T07:55:44.620-08:00The Nutting's Flycatcher is back!Just after 8:00 this morning, after about 15 minutes of birding, I was walking down the road at Mosquito Flats in Bill Williams River NWR, planning out my post to the listserv about the continued absence of the <a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2011/html14/NUFL_BWRNWR_West_20_December_2011.html">Nutting's Flycatcher</a>. Of course it was at that moment that I heard that singular "WHEEP!" I didn't think I had missed it so much, but that sound brought a huge smile to my face. It's back!<br />
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The flycatcher is behaving much the same way it did <a href="http://phainopepla.blogspot.com/2012/03/nuttings-flycatcher.html">last year</a>. It called infrequently and was difficult to pin down, but once I located it foraging next to the road, it gave me some great looks. Photos and sound recordings below from this morning.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Short, stout bill, bright yellow belly, cinnamon secondaries, and a greenish back are all good field marks.</td></tr>
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The Bill Williams River NWR is about halfway between Parker and Lake Havasu City. You can get to the flycatcher from Highway 95. Take Planet Ranch Rd east from the highway (between the refuge headquarters and the Bill Williams bridge) and drive to mile marker 2, where cliffs rise on the east side of the road and riparian vegetation borders the left side. Also check out the <a href="http://tinyurl.com/lcrvrarities">map</a>.</div>
Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395998386365614876noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945558783502570835.post-26129332872439654942012-11-28T18:44:00.001-08:002012-11-28T18:45:01.010-08:00Lesser Black-backed Gull - Lake HavasuTwo days ago (26 November 2012), <a href="http://johnwestimages.com/">John West</a> photographed an odd gull on the beach at Rotary Park. He sent the photos to David Vander Pluym, who immediately identified it as a juvenile Lesser Black-backed Gull!<br />
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Above are two of John's photos of the Lesser Black-backed Gull. I have fairly limited experience with Lesser Black-backed Gull, but I do see California and Herring Gulls regularly. This bird is striking to me because the scapulars, tertials, and some of the wing coverts are solidly dark with narrow white edging. Some important ID points are the long wings, narrow white edging on the tertials not reaching the greater coverts, fairly small black bill (though it seems to be on the large side for LBBG), fairly white ground color, masked face and streaked sides, and a dark bar on the greater coverts formed by dark bases growing broader distally. In flight, it shows a black band on the tail (white bases to the outer rects) and plain dark underwing coverts.<br />
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There are two records of Lesser Black-backed Gull for Arizona. Photos of those birds are <a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/lbbg1.html">here</a> and <a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/YFGU_KathLand_2008.html">here</a>.<br />
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I've spent the past two days running around Havasu looking for this bird, without success. However, I have seen a number of other goodies just being out and about. In the Bill Williams, David and I saw the continuing two White-winged and four Surf Scoters. At Rotary Park, we saw the two Pacific Loons which John found two days ago.<br />
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Also on Thompson Bay yesterday were two Arizona Review Species, a Black Scoter and a Red-throated Loon.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Scoter on Thompson Bay, photographed 27 November</td></tr>
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Today, I did something new, and bought a day pass to Lake Havasu State Park. I think $10 is a bit steep to walk around on otherwise abundant lakeshore, but there is usually a nice gull flock there. Not so today, but I checked the small cactus garden there, where I ran into a male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at Lake Havasu SP, photographed 28 November</td></tr>
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Best of all these birds, though, was a White-winged Scoter on the California side of the lake. A county bird for me yesterday, and for David today. I'm planning to give the Lesser Black-backed Gull another day of searching. After all, the Glaucous Gull was notoriously difficult to find, and that bird was a cinch to pick out and ID even when it was over a mile away!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395998386365614876noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945558783502570835.post-46829927838607542172012-11-18T19:11:00.002-08:002012-11-18T19:36:30.422-08:00Guest Blogger: Tips for Birding Havasu<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now that we're into mid-November, things are really begin to pick up here on Lake Havasu. It's a prime time for birding the LCRV, and now is also the time for visitors to check out the area. Below, David Vander Pluym steps in as a guest blogger to provide some tips for birding Lake Havasu and other large reservoirs! <span style="font-size: small;">Also<span style="font-size: small;">, be<span style="font-size: small;"> sure to che<span style="font-size: small;">ck out <span style="font-size: small;">the links on the right side bar for useful websites for visitors.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">November and December are prime times to bird Lake Havasu
with waterfowl migration under way. With all three species of scoters as well
as a Red-throated Loon and the now regular large numbers of Greater Scaup and
smaller number of Barrow’s Goldeneyes having arrived for the winter it’s a
great time to be out and looking! One of the main questions we are asked is how
do you find these birds? Given that the majorities of birders in Arizona live
away from large reservoirs and are not used to identifying birds at such a
distance this is a very understandable question. Below I will try to offer some
tips and guidance for looking for birds on the lake.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">First and foremost, be aware that compared to sewage
treatment plants and places like Willcox, Lake Havasu is huge; you are often
trying to identify birds that are a mile away or more. To give everyone some perspectives
here are some distances starting with the Bill Williams arm. From the NWR HQ
the nearest reed island is ~.45 miles away while the distant end of the buoy line
is roughly .7 miles away. To put this in perspective Lake Cochise at its
longest point is only .4 miles long! Scanning the main body of Lake Havasu the
birds are often more distant. Scanning from the red and white lighthouse on
Pittsburgh Pt. the ferry boat that crosses the lake, at its closest point is
~1.35 miles away! At the north end the lake is still about a mile across. Added
to this even in winter heat haze can be a problem, making seeing a bird a mile
away difficult, let alone identifying one. Generally when the sun is most
intense it is best to skip the main body of the lake. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now for some tips, number one of which is to bring a good
scope. As I mentioned the distances are great and having a good scope certainly
helps. If you don’t have a great scope, that’s ok, but you should be prepared
to let some birds go as being simply too far away to identify as well as
knowing you might miss something. You can also help with some of the distances
by checking multiple locations, as some may be closer to an interesting bird
than others. For example, in the Bill
Williams arm it is often helpful to walk the CAP peninsula to get closer to
some of the distant flocks of diving ducks.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Second and equally important is patience. There can be a lot
of birds around and it can take time to go through them all. The birds often
move around a lot, feeding flocks will form, boats will flush birds, or they
may just decide another spot is better. Waiting around will give you the chance
to spot something that has finally moved out from its hidden cove. It is easy
to spend a couple hours on a good day scanning from one spot. This also can
help with changing your perspective on the size of birds. If you are used to
seeing birds up close it takes a while to relearn field marks that are useful
on distant birds. Because of the distance involved, it isn’t uncommon to think
you have come across a rare grebe because it looks huge compared to the Common
Loon behind it, only to realize it is a Pied-billed Grebe that is a quarter or
even a half mile closer than the loon!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Be sure and study up ahead of time knowing what field marks
are useful at a distance to help you spot the birds. Things like knowing that
Red-throated Loons are about the same length as a Western/Clark’s Grebe, while
a Pacific Loon is slightly bigger is the type of knowledge useful for trying to
figure out what that distant loon is. Finally knowing what birds are expected
and where can be helpful. There is now an invasive mussel in Lake Havasu and it
is particularly common in the Bill Williams Arm. Because of this, species like
Barrow’s Goldeneye and scoters are most likely there. Does this mean that you
shouldn’t look for them elsewhere? Of course not, scoters can be found below
Parker Dam or on the main body of Lake Havasu. However for time spent scanning,
I have seen far more scoters in the Bill Williams Arm than all other areas of
Lake Havasu combined. A final note on scaup, because of the mussel Greater
Scaup have increased astronomically in certain areas. They are now the expected
species in the Bill Williams Arm and around Pittsburgh Pt and it can often be
difficult to find a Lesser Scaup at these locations when they are not actively
migrating. Lesser is still the more common species around Parker Dam and in the
shallow weedy waters of the north end of Lake Havasu. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I hope these couple of tips will help out on your
next visit to Lake Havasu!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">-<i>David Vander Pluym</i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now I'd be interested in hearing what kind of s<span style="font-size: small;">pecific </span>infor<span style="font-size: small;">mation and tips <span style="font-size: small;">would be most helpful to visitors and readers. Share your problems, experiences, questions, etc. in the comments!</span></span></span></span> </span>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395998386365614876noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945558783502570835.post-47538008080454098132012-11-17T08:40:00.004-08:002012-11-18T20:50:58.103-08:00News TidbitsThis morning I came across a few interesting and relevant items in a newsletter from the <a href="http://azgfd.gov/">Arizona Game and Fish Department</a>.<br />
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For one, over the next week the Bureau of Reclamation will be running an experimental high-volume release from Glen Canyon Dam. The main purpose of this is to mimic natural flood events, and redeposit sediment from the river bottom to the banks, creating beaches and sandbars. This is possible this year because of heavy flood events during the monsoon season which deposited large amounts of sediments into the Colorado from its tributaries. The higher flow will mainly affect the Grand Canyon; after passing through that area, the water will be caught and stored in Lake Mead. Although it doesn't directly affect the lower Colorado River, it's worth reading up on this effort <a href="http://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/gcdHFE/2012/">here</a>.<br />
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Another exciting bit of news is that the AZGFD has created an interactive map of Arizona showing land ownership, game management units, access and easements. Check it out at <a href="http://azaccessmap.com/">azaccessmap.com</a>.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395998386365614876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945558783502570835.post-26128642004685500532012-10-14T13:40:00.000-07:002012-11-18T20:09:02.088-08:00Big Sit 2012: Cape HavasuThis weekend, everyone is talking about the <a href="http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/bwdsite/connect/bigsit/index.php">Big Sit</a>, a national birding event hosted by Birdwatcher's Digest, which falls every year on the second Sunday in October. (This year, they added the preceding Saturday as a possible count day.) This is one of the few events in birding that is purely for fun! There's no scientific analysis of the data (unless you submit to eBird, of course), and no one is making comparisons of trends from year to year. The event is supposedly non-competitive, but of course there is some competition among the circles to try to see the most species in the country or in the state. The New Haven Bird Club, founders of the event, also pick a "<a href="http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/bwdsite/connect/bigsit/goldenbird.php">Golden Bird</a>" every year after the count, and every circle that recorded that species is entered for a chance to win $500 for a favorite conservation program.<br />
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I had been thinking that the Big Sit sounded like fun, and have also been increasingly interested in spending extended periods of time at Cape Havasu to see what may come by (for example, I spent <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11748086">five hours</a> there last week). With that motivation, I registered Cape Havasu as a circle for the Big Sit, and decided to spend my Saturday on the hill.<br />
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When people ask me what my favorite birding location in the LCRV is, I always say Cape Havasu. It is situated just right at the north end of Lake Havasu, providing views of both the deep, open water on the main body of the lake, and the marshes on the northern end. A narrow strip of mesquite, willow, and tamarisk runs along the shore, creating a corridor for landbird migrants. Small stands of marsh vegetation along the water's edge harbor rails and herons. Most of the surrounding land is desert, with rolling hills and deep washes of creosote and palo verde. Lake Havasu City is nearby to the south, and Desert Hills to the north. Also visible to the north is The Refuge, a golf course and country club. The hill on Cape Havasu is tall enough to provide views of all these habitats, making it possible to see a great diversity of birds!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Google Map showing Cape Havasu and the surrounding area. Cape Havasu is the northernmost spit of land jutting into the lake, in the center of the screen.</td></tr>
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I should note that this place has many names, and none of them are official. In eBird it is called "north end viewpoint," which is how birders usually refer to the place. David and I long called it "Lehman Hill" because it was Paul Lehman who told us about it, although I believe that Mark Stevenson discovered the spot. Some call it "Pluym Point" for David. It was Tom Johnson who, this spring, came up with the name Cape Havasu. I think this is the most appropriate name for this amazing birding spot!<br />
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The diversity of birds seen at this spot is amazing, considering it has only been regularly checked for about the past two years. I've seen nearly 200 species there. The list of rarities includes Red-throated and Pacific Loons, Neotropic Cormorant, <a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2011/html09/TRHE_Havasu_Harter_04_September_2011.html">Tricolored Heron</a> (the first for both Mohave and San Bernardino Counties), <a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2011/html11/REPH_Havasu_West_15_October_2011.html">Red Phalarope</a>, Arizona's second Little Gull, Parasitic and <a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2011/html14/LTJA_Havasu_Vander_Pluym_14_September_2011.html">Long-tailed</a> Jaegers, Purple Martin, Chestnut-collared Longspur, Prothonotary Warbler, Virginia's Warbler, <a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2011/html04/BLPW_Havasu_Vander_Pluym_18_May_2011.html">Blackpoll Warbler</a>, Clay-colored Sparrows, Bobolink, and (IMO the most unusual rarity for this location) Cassin's Sparrow. Photos and details about many of those sightings are <a href="http://phainopepla.blogspot.com/2011/09/lcrv-rarity-photos.html">here</a>.<br />
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All of these factors combine to make this my favorite birding spot in the LCRV, and an ideal location for a Big Sit!<br />
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On the morning of Saturday, Oct 13, I arrived at 4:15. It was still completely dark out. Immediately as I climbed the hill, I heard the "cree-cree" of Western Grebes, and accompanying begging calls. As it turns out, apparently, Western Grebes do not sleep. American Coots called occasionally, and before long I heard a brief call from a Pied-billed Grebe. I listened intently for Great Horned Owls, but didn't hear a hoot. I kept my digital recorder handy, and recorded several flight calls of migrating Passerines. I'm not very good at identifying flight calls, but one Savannah Sparrow flew over, giving its distinctive "chintz" call, and I got a decent recording with a nice spectrogram. Looking at spectrograms of other calls, I see a few of what I believe are Song Sparrows, and lots of unknowns.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pre-dawn on the hill. Photo by John West.</td></tr>
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For a brief period before sunrise, local birder and photographer <a href="http://www.johnwestimages.com/">John West</a> joined me in listening for the calls of the birds as they stirred. Unfortunately he had to head down to the Bill Williams for the day, so he headed off before the sun rose.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John joins me on the hill.</td></tr>
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The birds woke with the sun, and I quickly started tallying new species: Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Great-tailed Grackles, Audubon's Warblers, Abert's Towhees. Clark's Grebes calling "creeee" among the many Western Grebes. Thousands of swallows started swarming out of the marshes, mostly Tree and Barn Swallows. As they streamed past the hill, I picked out single Violet-green and Bank Swallows among them. Scanning the lake added quickly to the species tally: Eared Grebes, Gadwall, Buffleheads (my first of the season), Ruddy Ducks, a distant Forster's Tern. Gulls are early risers, and within a few minutes of sunrise I saw Ring-billed, California, a continuing Sabine's Gull, and my first Herring Gull of the season.<br />
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I turned my scope on the land as well as the water. In the nearby community of Desert Hills I could see flocks of Eurasian Collared-Doves as well as Rock Pigeons (the latter a new addition to my Cape Havasu list!) and a few Mourning Doves. A few American Kestrels were flying around the desert hills and washes, and a Prairie Falcon perched on a distant snag, stretching its wings. Orange-crowned Warblers and Lincoln's Sparrows began calling from the trees and bushes next to the water. Four hours went by in a flash, and I already had 55 species.<br />
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After several scans, I started thinking about the easier species that I was missing. Northern Rough-winged Swallow immediately came to mind. Loggerhead Shrike, Gambel's Quail, Greater Roadrunner, and Say's Phoebe were species that should be easy to see by scanning the desert. I knew I would have to keep an eye out for migrating raptors: I expected to see Turkey Vulture, Northern Harrier, Osprey, Sharp-shinned Hawk (Cooper's was surprisingly easy, with a big female calling from the nearby trees early in the morning), and Red-tailed Hawk. I hoped for Peregrine Falcon as well. I was missing Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow, Wilson's Warbler, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, and Crissal Thrasher, all species I hoped to get in the riparian vegetation around me.<br />
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At first I focused my attention on scanning the desert hills to come up with those missing species. A single Greater Roadrunner stood sentinel atop a distant hilltop. A very, very distant Say's Phoebe flew around, barely identifiable (one would visit the hill later in the day). I spotted Turkey Vultures roosting in cottonwoods, the local Osprey began terrorizing goldfish in golf course ponds on The Refuge, and I saw a Northern Harrier cruising over the marsh. Loud call notes brought my attention to the trees below me, and a flock of Gambel's White-crowned Sparrows flew in to the tamarisks--amazingly, they stayed only for about 15 minutes, and I didn't see any others all day. Twice I thought I heard a calling Wilson's Warbler, but I couldn't hear it clearly enough to count. Eventually, a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher came by, its whining calls standing out among the calls of the resident Black-tailed Gnatcatchers.<br />
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I listened carefully for new birds as I continuously scanned the skies and the water for new birds. Green-winged Teal and Northern Pintail were visible only briefly. A strange call coming from the water below me turned out to be a small group of Horned Grebes, early arrivals to the lake. A distant small flock of teal flew over the marshes, either Cinnamon or Blue-winged, but I never got identifiable looks at either species. A Lawrence's Goldfinch passed over the hill, calling its bell-like "dee-dee" as it went. A single Pine Siskin was a welcome surprise, and an American Robin calling from the nearby willows was unexpected.<br />
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Late in the morning, the biggest surprise of the day showed up. I was checking out warblers in a small flock below the hill, when a yellow one caught my eye--at first I thought it was an Orange-crowned Warbler, but something about it made me do a double-take. Then it popped up and I saw white wing-bars, and realized it was a Baypoll Warbler! A better look confirmed that it was a Blackpoll Warbler, a very rare bird in Arizona. I managed to get it in my scope, and it gave me good looks for about 45 seconds before dropping out of sight. The really mind-boggling thing about this sighting: it was in exactly the same place where the Blackpoll Warbler was found in the spring of 2011!! I took my point and shoot camera to the trail below, leaving the circle to try to get photos of the bird. It never showed up again. I did see a Black-throated Gray Warbler, which I couldn't refind from the hill, so I wasn't able to count that species for the Big Sit. <br />
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As the morning became afternoon, the wind started to pick up. The sun was shining, but it never got too warm, topping out around the upper 70s. The wind was chilling, with gusts eventually reaching about 13 mph. It wasn't so windy that I couldn't bird, but I did have to rescue my chair twice as it started blowing down the hill!<br />
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The wind did make listening a bit more difficult, and abundant boats and jet skis on the water had shooed away most of the water birds, so new species were suddenly much more difficult to come by. Scanning the hills for quail, I finally spotted a Sharp-shinned Hawk. I kept looking through the swallows flying by, amazed that I hadn't seen a Northern Rough-winged Swallow, but eventually a few came by. After thirteen hours on the hill, I hit the milestone of 80 species when I clearly heard the Wilson's Warbler call. I scanned the hills, golf course, towns and streets continuously, looking for Gambel's Quail, one of the most common and widespread species in this area. As the sun set and the light began fading, I gave up on the quail quest. John and Lorraine West joined me for a few minutes in watching the orange and red sunset, and the three of us enjoyed the sight of a few Lesser Nighthawks emerging from the dusky sky.<br />
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With the light gone, I settled back into my chair to listen once again for Great Horned Owls. A chorus of "WOK!"s came from the marsh across the lake, Black-crowned Night-Herons emerging to feed. A few times I heard calling Green Herons, which I had expected to see foraging along the shoreline during the day. Finally, just before I left for the night, I heard an owl call, but not the one I expected! It was the screech of a Barn Owl, species #84.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking for Great Horned Owls on the hills and snags. Photo by John West.</td></tr>
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Overall it was, I think, a very successful day! Surprisingly tired from the day's adventure, I returned home, typed up an <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11793629">eBird checklist</a>, and fell asleep. The list has been submitted to Birdwatchers Digest, and right now Cape Havasu is leading in the <a href="http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/bwdsite/connect/bigsit/2012/stats.php">rankings</a>. I hear that will change, though, as soon as a certain other Cape enters their list! I should note that the night before the Big Sit, I asked some friends to predict how many species would be counted. Amazingly, Jennifer Willcox guessed 84 species.<br />
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The Big Sit was a lot of fun, and a very different birding experience. I hope to repeat the experience next year, hopefully with fewer scheduling conflicts so that others will be able to join in the fun!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395998386365614876noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945558783502570835.post-68998685595830854142012-10-02T19:08:00.000-07:002012-11-28T18:45:35.597-08:00The Red-breasted Nuthatch Irruption Reaches the LCRVLots of folks around the continent have realized by now that it is an <a href="http://10000birds.com/why-are-red-breasted-nuthatches-irrupting.htm">irruption year</a> for Red-breasted Nuthatches. With failed seed crops across much of their range, they are showing up everywhere they aren't supposed to be. Observers are noting that there seems to be one in every patch of trees in the desert!<br />
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The first in the LCRV this fall turned up south of Blythe in Riverside County, CA, September 20. It was discovered by Jesse Swift. I figured that they must be around in appropriate habitat, so I visited <a href="http://phainopepla.blogspot.com/2011/01/ahakhav-tribal-preserve.html">'Ahakhav Tribal Preserve</a> on September 22. I briefly heard the "ink-ink" calls of a nuthatch, but no amount of searching, pishing, or owl calls could make it surface or call again, so I gave it up. Now that I've really experienced how quiet these birds can be, I'm sure that it was a Red-breasted Nuthatch. The next day, one was seen by Cyrus Moqtaderi and others at Cibola NWR, La Paz County.<br />
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Spending a week in the Bay Area, I saw Red-breasted Nuthatches in just about every tree I cared to check. When I returned home two days ago, I was ready to try again! During a stop at Rotary Park in Lake Havasu City, I saw at least one nuthatch--probably more like four.<br />
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Today was dedicated to nuthatches in La Paz County, a county where nuthatches aren't found in a typical year. After an hour and a half of searching at the Bill Williams River NWR, one of the little guys decided to call, allowing me to get a short sound recording. Later in the afternoon, one was at 'Ahakhav. I saw it while it foraged, and it never called. These irrupting birds have been so skulky and silent, I wonder how many are really out there.<br />
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The link at the top of this post shows a very interesting eBird chart for RBNU across the United States this year. Sightings are spiking now at 16% of submitted checklists--that means <i>16% of checklists </i>include Red-breasted Nuthatches!<br />
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Other good birds have been around in the past few days, too. A Prothonotary Warbler has been at Cape Havasu for the past two days, <a href="http://azbird.net/sightings/showthread.php?tid=5942">photographed</a> by John West today. An exceptionally late Brown-crested Flycatcher conveniently called right as I was recording another bird today at the Bill. Another cool sight at the Bill today was a flock of 500 Red-necked Phalaropes wheeling over the water in the Delta.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395998386365614876noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945558783502570835.post-73694513994204508892012-09-01T09:19:00.001-07:002012-11-28T18:46:02.195-08:00White Ibis in Baker, CAThe summer doldrums are a thing of the past here in the desert, and I'm doing my best to forget them until next year. Temperatures have been kindly staying below 110, monsoons have been passing through on a weekly basis, and fall migrants are steadily streaming through. The past several weeks have been spent in and around Blythe, providing a nice change of scenery with some great birding locations that receive little coverage throughout the year.<br />
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David and I were wrapping up a week of work when we got word of a White Ibis discovered yesterday morning in Baker, CA--a neighboring desert locale a few hours from the LCRV. There are only three previous records of this bird in California. This status is somewhat surprising given their <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/map/whiibi?neg=true&env.minX=&env.minY=&env.maxX=&env.maxY=&zh=false&gp=false&mr=1-12&bmo=1&emo=12&yr=1900-2012&byr=1900&eyr=2012">range</a>: White Ibis are common along the coast of the Gulf of California. Like Tricolored Heron, which shares a similar <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/map/triher?neg=true&env.minX=&env.minY=&env.maxX=&env.maxY=&zh=false&gp=false&mr=1-12&bmo=1&emo=12&yr=1900-2012&byr=1900&eyr=2012">range</a>, the ibis has turned up many more times in south-central and southeastern Arizona than in the deserts of western Arizona and eastern California. The ibis is the much rarer bird out of range, however, and does not share the heron's tendency to turn up on the Pacific coast of California.<br />
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Naturally, we rushed to get home as soon as possible. After dealing with paperwork issues that had to be resolved, we stared at Mapquest and weighed our options. Two hours and 45 minutes from Lake Havasu City, sunset at 7:15. Could we get there on time? Should we wait until the next morning? After waffling a few times, we threw scopes and snacks in the car and sped off towards Baker. Two hours later (rare birds and setting suns wait for no man), we arrived in Baker in the middle of a torrential downpour. Parked at the sewage ponds, we huddled in the car with lightning striking all around, rivers flowing down the roads, and bushes waving wildly in the wind. Soon the storm abated, the rain let up, and the sun settled in just above the mountains to the west. A flock of ibis lifted off the ponds and circled around, all White-faced. We stood in the mud watching the birds, hoping the lone white bird would appear, when the rain started again. The wind had shifted and seemed to be blowing the storm <i>back towards us</i>. This is it, I said, the sun is about to set behind the mountains and we won't have enough time to wait it out again.<br />
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Off we went, wading through the red puddles and up to the ponds, walking as quickly as we could without risking flushing the birds. Fortunately, the wind slowed and the rain stopped after a few minutes, leaving us free to scan the ponds. We checked each pond carefully but could not spot the White Ibis. As we were slogging through ankle-deep mud to check the next pond and the next, we heard voices behind us and spotted Jim Lomax and Bruce Barrett. They circled back around the ponds while I walked out to the edge to scan the temporary mudflats covering the desert. Suddenly David and I heard a piercing whistle, and looked up to see a large flock of ibis circling over the ponds, wheeling dark birds with one glowing white beacon among them. The black storm clouds lingered to the northeast, in stark contrast to the one pure white bird against the lightning-laced clouds.<br />
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We joined Jim and Bruce to watch the flock fly up, gaining altitude as it circled. They flew to the north as the rays of the sun grew dimmer behind the mountains, turned back and headed southwest of the ponds, apparently scanning the area for a better roost site. Finding nothing, they set their wings and dropped back, circling repeatedly over the ponds before settling into the trees. We were finally able to get scope views of the White Ibis (thanks to Jim!) as it struggled to gain a purchase in the dead branches with its gangly red legs. Very much satisfied, the four of us slowly and carefully retraced our muddy steps, returning to the cars just as the sun's last rays faded, and the glow of the blue moon peeked out from behind the clouds.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395998386365614876noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945558783502570835.post-29907854085181245542012-07-17T16:49:00.000-07:002012-11-18T19:40:05.053-08:00New AOU Checklist SupplementIt was about one year ago when the American Ornithologists' Union published their last supplement to the Check-List of North American Birds. If you need a refresher, you can read about that supplement <a href="http://phainopepla.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-aou-checklist-supplement.html">here</a>.<br />
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The AOU has just released this year's supplement. Here, I will summarize those changes most relevant to ABA-area birders. If you want to read the full supplement, download the PDF <a href="http://www.aou.org/auk/content/129/3/0573-0588.pdf">here</a> or read the proposals in their entirety <a href="http://www.aou.org/committees/nacc/proposals/pending.php">here</a>.<br />
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Two of these changes stand out, at least to me. First is the split of Xantus's Murrelet, giving us Scripps's and Guadalupe Murrelets. More fascinating to me is the taxonomic reshuffling of Falcons, Parrots, and Passerines with the findings that the three orders are relatively closely related!<br />
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More on these and other important changes: <br />
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<b>1. Species Added</b><br />
<b> </b>Bryan's Shearwater has been added to the AOU list as this species has been newly described from an old specimen (other specimens have since been identified as this species). It is considered accidental in Hawaii and not recorded from the ABA area, but this one is too interesting to leave out.<br />
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<b>2. Splits and Lumps</b><br />
<b> </b>- Galapagos Shearwater has been split from Audubon's Shearwater (but has never been recorded in the ABA area).<br />
- Gray Hawk has been split, but the break between Gray and Gray-lined
Hawks is in Costa Rica, so the change doesn't affect the status of the
birds in the U.S.<br />
- Xantus's Murrelet has been split into Scripps's Murrelet and
Guadalupe Murrelet. Scripps's is the more northerly-breeding and
generally the more commonly seen off the U.S. Pacific states. Guadalupe
is the more southerly-breeding, and though it does wander as far north as Washington (casually), it is found well offshore after breeding.<br />
- Calliope Hummingbird is no longer in the monotypic genus <i>Stellula</i>, but is now included in <i>Selasphorus</i>. This is an obvious relationship and a welcome change!<br />
- Sage Sparrow is no longer in the genus <i>Amphispiza</i> with Five-striped and Black-throated Sparrows, but in its own genus, <i>Artemisospiza</i>.<br />
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<b>3. Name Changes</b><br />
- The genus <i>Caprimulgus</i> has been split so that ABA-area nightjars are now in the genus <i>Antrostomus</i><br />
<i>- </i>House, Cassin's, and Purple Finches have been moved out of the Old World genus <i>Carpodacus</i> and into their very own <i>Haemorhous</i>. More fun to spell, not so fun to pronounce?<i> </i><br />
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<b>4. Taxonomic Reshuffling</b><br />
- The linear sequence of hummingbirds and wrens are changed<br />
- Research has shown that Falcons, Parrots and Passerines are sister groups, so the three orders (Falconiformes, Psittaciformes, and Passeriformes) are now grouped together in linear sequence.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395998386365614876noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945558783502570835.post-51235361567739852362012-07-01T22:05:00.001-07:002012-11-28T18:46:31.734-08:00Early Fall BirdingIt feels a little weird to call it "fall birding" on July 1st, but with temperatures spiking over 115 recently*, it is much more pleasant to think of fall than summer. Besides, as I have written <a href="http://phainopepla.blogspot.com/2011/03/first-spring-migrants.html">before</a>, something is always moving in the LCRV, and a few species begin to migrate south by mid-June, which is when the last of the spring migrants pass us by.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">*Temperature range for today's outing: low 66; high 110</span> </span></i><br />
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Today's birding trip with David to the Blythe area had many purposes. Primary among those was just to get out birding, as I haven't had much chance lately. Then there were the cuckoos, the shady forest birds known to be inhabiting the restoration sites in the Blythe area, representing potential ticks in La Paz and Riverside Counties. Not to mention, of course, that they are all-around cool birds. Finally, as always, there were migrants to track, and potential vagrants to find! <br />
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Today started where every good birding trip starts, 3:00 a.m.* The plan was roughly to work out way south through western sites, then back north through eastern sites. <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11077008">We started</a> at Palo Verde Ecological Reserve (<a href="http://www.lcrmscp.gov/conservation/palo_verde.html">PVER</a>), one of the Bureau of Reclamation's excellent riparian restoration sites. It is particularly interesting being located in California, since most restoration sites (as well as remaining riparian habitat) fall in Arizona. Along with <a href="http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=641">Picacho State Recreation Area</a>, PVER has some of the best landbird habitat along the California side of the lower Colorado River.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>*I do not stand by this statement.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dawn at PVER. Tiny Bigfoot at the edge of the trees in the distance is a cuckoo researcher.</td></tr>
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Breeding season at PVER. Park in the parking area and you will be greeted by the cacophony of calls typical of an active Red-winged Blackbird colony. Birds are abundant here, although most are blackbirds, cowbirds, and doves. Several countersinging Blue Grosbeaks provided an easy Riverside County tick for me, but we were there for the cuckoos. Sauntering along the road pictured above, it was not long before we heard the series of knocking calls typical of Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Success! Icing on the cake were flyby Long-billed Curlews and a single Whimbrel, and a female Indigo Bunting on our way out.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Today's INBU at PVER looked much like this one, but less thoughtful.</td></tr>
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After a <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11076981">quick stop</a> to check on a small heron colony and ogle fledgling Great Egrets, we were off to our <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11081360">next cuckoo stop</a>, <a href="http://www.lcrmscp.gov/conservation/cibola_valley.html">Cibola Valley Conservation Area</a>! I was glad to explore a plot I surveyed in 2011 that seemed great for cuckoos. It took a bit of walking, but we finally heard a slow knocking, quickly answered by another bird hidden in the willows. While walking out, we heard another bird knocking to itself.<br />
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Our next stop was at a most intriguing place, a <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11081400">Birding Site Without a Name</a> in Imperial County, CA. This is one of the earliest restoration plots along the river, and its character is very different from its younger siblings. Dead and half-alive cottonwoods stand along the levee road adjacent to the river for the long stretch of this site, while healthier, bigger cottonwoods share the other side of the road with a mixture of Eucalyptus, Athel tamarisk, mesquite, and palo verde. The site is narrow but long, with farm fields on the other side. David and I birded this area once before, but approached from the farm field side and found it difficult and unsatisfying to bird. Today, we discovered the access from the Levee Rd near CVCA, and were excited to see this habitat was not only very nice for migrating birds, but also very easy to bird.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Palo Verde--Old Restoration Site"</td></tr>
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The site is reminiscent of Parker Oasis on a grander scale. I can imagine this spot being very good birding in winter or fall, but it could really have some amazing birding in spring, when birds gravitate to trees along the river as they work their way north. Today, it was hot by the time we reached this spot, and birds had gotten quiet. Still, I was surprised to pick up two Imperial County birds, Brown-crested Flycatcher and Lucy's Warbler!<br />
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Now on to fall migration. La Paz County doesn't have a lot of shorebirding spots, but what it has is quality. No mediocre sewage treatment plants around here. The three main sites are the Parker Valley (pretty good), the Bill Williams Delta (great, as long as there are veg mats for the birds to loaf on), and Hart Mine Marsh (solid gold!). Once the day had gotten too hot for landbirding, we cranked up the AC and rode on to <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11081418">Hart Mine Marsh</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hart Mine Marsh, home to shorebirds, herons, rails and many other marsh fowl</td></tr>
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Most of our notable birds <a href="http://www.lcrmscp.gov/conservation/hart_mine_marsh.html">here</a> turned out to be ducks, which are likely oversummering birds. In addition to the expected Mallards and Ruddy Ducks, there were Gadwall, Cinnamon Teal, a Northern Shoveler, and a Redhead. Fall migrants were numerous: an avocet, a Greater Yellowlegs, 2 Willets, 3 Marbled Godwits, a Least Sandpiper, and 2 Caspian Terns. Two Snowy Plovers were good to see, although we don't know whether these were early migrants or potential (failed?) breeders. This was my first real taste of fall migration this season! Still, the highlight here was an unusual short-tailed bird that crossed the road in front of us...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo of a (different) bobcat by David Vander Pluym</td></tr>
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After this fine morning it was time to head home, but since the Parker Valley lies between Blythe and Lake Havasu City, there was still more birding to do. Several flooded fields in the area hosted gobs of Cattle Egrets and White-faced Ibis along with a few Long-billed Curlews and Marbled Godwits. We made a <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11081827">thorough check</a> of the Twelvemile Slough Rookery, which includes nesting Cattle and Snowy Egrets and White-faced Ibis. None of these are common nesting birds in the LCRV, and this may be the only active nesting location for Cattle Egret and White-faced Ibis. All the more exciting to come here and count 950 Cattle Egret and 50 White-faced Ibis nests! The Cattle Egrets were particularly exciting, most nests holding two near-fledging chicks at varying stages of awkwardness.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cattle Egret awaiting its next meal</td></tr>
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Next, our requisite <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11081868">shorebirding stop</a> in the Parker Strip: Emerald Cove sewage ponds. The habitat looks nice, but there was not a lot around today. One surprise was a pure-looking drake Mexican Duck that stood out from all the other brown male Mallards in eclipse plumage. Not only was he darker overall, but the clincher was his tail: medium brown, not white.<br />
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Finally, we had to make <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11082016">one last stop</a> at the Bill Williams Delta, premier Arizona birding location for Just About Everything. Of course, it's not such a happening place in early July, but we did see two Black and three Caspian Terns and three Eared Grebes as well as the continuing Neotropic Cormorant. As I said earlier, it is a very attractive place to shorebirds when there are vast veg mats for the birds to loaf and gather on. Even before the summer bloom of these mats, though, we found shorebirds trying to use the available space: 40 Marbled Godwits were crammed onto a small spit of rocks jutting into the water, and the Caspian Terns were repeatedly trying to land among them (without success)!<br />
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Today was filled with some wild temperature extremes (44 degrees difference!), great birds, exciting migration, good food (burritos from Ruperto's in Parker), good company, and all you expect from a birding trip. When all is said and done, I just have to say it was good to get outside.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395998386365614876noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945558783502570835.post-77017423043408356612012-06-12T21:44:00.002-07:002012-11-18T19:43:08.770-08:00Important Bird Areas in eBirdIf you visit <a href="http://ebird.org/">ebird.org</a> today, you may notice a new <a href="http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/ibas-now-available-in-ebird-output-tools">article</a> on Important Bird Areas (IBAs) now being a part of eBird's output tools. Is it really that big a deal? What does this mean for birding in western Arizona?<br />
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Well, if you ever use eBird's <a href="http://phainopepla.blogspot.com/2011/02/keeping-notes-and-ebird.html">output tools</a> to learn about the status and distribution of birds in the area, this is big news! I often use the bar charts to look at seasonal status of birds. Formerly, eBird offered the options of data over the entire state, entire county (or counties), or for a specific hotspot (or multiple hotspots). If I wanted to look at bar charts for the Bill Williams River NWR, I could look at a bar chart for Mohave and La Paz counties, or I could select all the Bill Williams hotspots from a list. Now, this new IBA feature defines the IBA by a polygon, and incorporates all locations within that area into the output tools. This means it is now simple to look at bar charts (or other output tools) for IBAs such as the Bill Williams that incorporate <i>all</i> checklists within that area, whether they were entered into hotspots or as personal locations.<br />
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Go see for yourself!<br />
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<a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/GuideMe?step=saveChoices&getLocations=ibas&parentState=US-AZ&bMonth=01&bYear=1900&eMonth=12&eYear=2012&reportType=location&ibas=US-AZ_1240&continue.x=72&continue.y=4">Bill Williams River NWR</a><br />
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In general, spring migration has been fairly slow along the Bill Williams River this spring. I've had most of the expected species (including my FOS Hermit Warbler yesterday), but numbers have been fairly low. My high count of Wilson's Warbler for a survey, for example, is only 15. Western Flycatchers have been moving through in small numbers, as well. With reports of dozens of migrants around Yuma and Blythe, we've been eagerly anticipating some real numbers coming through. With overcast skies yesterday and anticipation of a temperature drop, there was hope for a good day of birding soon (predicted by radar this morning by <a href="http://wordsaboutbirds.com/2012/04/26/migration-in-the-southwest-on-4-26-2012/">Tim Schreckengost</a>).<br />
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This morning, David and I met Tom Johnson for a morning of birding on Lake Havasu. We started at the north end viewpoint (which Tom has renamed Cape Havasu, a name I find very fitting), but the wind was gusting so hard it was difficult to stand on top of the hill, let alone set up a scope! We estimated the swarms of Tree Swallows (2000) and headed to Rotary Park, hoping it would be more sheltered. There wasn't much on the beach at the park, but the wind turned to rain so we were able to amble around the park and look at (soggy) migrant Passerines. It was a good thing we did, as there were <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10550337">plenty of birds</a> to see, including an estimated 60 Wilson's Warblers.<br />
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With some signs of movement in Lake Havasu City, we decided to head down to the Bill Williams Delta to look for waterbirds. The Delta was slow, but we did have some lingering Greater Scaup and the continuing male Surf Scoter. Before long, the rain stopped, and we felt inspired to continue further south.<br />
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After the customary stop at Ruperto's in Parker, we arrived at <a href="http://phainopepla.blogspot.com/2011/01/ahakhav-tribal-preserve.html">'Ahakhav Tribal Preserve</a>. We checked out the park area, typically the best spot at the preserve for migrants, and were not disappointed. A good variety of migrants was present, including about 11 Empids and eight species of warblers (about 60 were Wilson's and 15 were Nashville). As we were walking out of the park I stopped to look at a hummingbird, and immediately called David and Tom to check it out, as I knew from its buffy underparts that it was something good. At first I thought it was a Broad-tailed Hummingbird, but was not disappointed when I realized it was a Calliope Hummingbird! A county bird for David and I, which Rosenberg et al. list as rare and irregular in the LCRV. Naturally, it flew away as soon as I called out "Calliope", and was not cooperative in allowing more good looks. Eventually, while it was skulking in a big mesquite, David got a look at it sitting next to another small hummingbird--amazingly, it was another Calliope! We all got looks at both birds, and 'Ahakhav lived up to its reputation as a magnet for rare birds. Check out the <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10557257">eBird list</a> for our full bird count.<br />
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On our way north, we passed by Parker Oasis, and at first were thinking of passing it by. David decided to stop briefly just to see if there were birds around, and good thing he did! As soon as we pulled in, we saw dozens of warblers flying between trees. After 45 minutes picking through warblers and other migrants, we estimated there were 150 Audubon's Warblers and 100 Wilson's Warblers in this small patch of habitat! Six species of flycatcher and of swallows, nine species of warbler and others. No rarities, but it was an exhilarating stop with migration in full swing! Check out the eBird list <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10557344">here</a>.<br />
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We then birded our way north along the California side, not running into any more huge numbers but finding decent numbers of migrants at <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10557029">Quail Hollow</a> and good shorebird habitat (but low diversity) at Emerald Cove.<br />
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With this weekend's upcoming <a href="http://www.azfo.org/events/custom/eventslist.html">AZFO Expedition</a> to the Big Sandy Wash and several more weeks of surveying in the Bill Williams ahead of us, I'm excited to see what will happen next!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395998386365614876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945558783502570835.post-6248316202819318292012-03-31T07:26:00.001-07:002012-11-18T20:38:58.857-08:00Have You Seen BirdCast?At first I started using<a href="http://ebird.org/"> eBird</a> because I liked the idea of my everyday sightings being <a href="http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/hurlbert_plos_2012">useful</a> for science. I quickly grew to love how simply it organized all my sightings and lists. Eventually, I learned how to <a href="http://phainopepla.blogspot.com/2011/02/keeping-notes-and-ebird.html">use the data</a> myself, by looking at bar charts and maps. More recently, I've been amazed by the <a href="http://ebird.org/content/ebird/about/occurrence-maps">animated occurrence maps</a> made from eBird data.<br />
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Now the folks at eBird have teamed up with NOAA and others to create <a href="http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/birdcast-alert">BirdCast</a>. Using predicted weather patterns along with records of past weather patterns and eBird data from past years, Cornell is now posting a weekly report of predicted migration patterns, as well as a followup summarizing what actually occurred.<br />
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Check out <a href="http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/bcf20120330">this week's</a> BirdCast report. Reading over the section for the West, I learned to keep an eye out for the first Vaux's Swifts this week. Also, the Lawrence's Goldfinches we have been seeing in recent weeks may begin to head west toward the core of their breeding range; hopefully, some of them will stick around to breed here!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395998386365614876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945558783502570835.post-62078710519626648452012-03-17T18:24:00.001-07:002012-11-28T18:47:02.806-08:00A Spectacle of SwallowsThe field season has kicked off once again, and I spent the past ten days with the 2012 Great Basin Bird Observatory (GBBO) crew around Blythe and Yuma (Cibola and Imperial NWRs). The beginning of the field season is the most difficult work, clearing trails and scouting plots to ensure that surveys go smoothly.<br />
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During this first tour, the crew spent several nights camping at Fishers Landing on Martinez Lake. The campground itself was nothing to write home about, but the birding in the area was pretty good. One thing we noticed at our campsite was that streams of hundreds of Tree Swallows would pass overhead each evening. This was no surprise to any of us who had spent a spring along the Colorado River before, as migrating streams of swallows are a common sight out here. <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10167551">One evening</a>, though, we went up to an overlook point to scan the lake and we were impressed by the number of swallows streaming over the water, swirling over the marsh, and gathering in flocks high over the lake. Eventually, all the swallows gained elevation and streamed into the masses high in the sky. Numbers increased rapidly, from a few thousand to more than 20,000 as we stood and watched, estimating numbers repeatedly. The ball of swallows moved through the sky with the liquidity of smoke, merging and splitting, climbing and shifting as the light dimmed. Eventually, a few hundred birds broke off from the flock, diving almost straight down toward the marsh before breaking at the last moment and settling into the cattails, preparing to roost for the night. As more and more birds joined in the plummet to the marsh, they appeared as whirling vortices to the naked eye, like twisting pillars of smoke. Soon the clouds of swallows had drained to nothing, and as darkness fell, and two Black Rails began calling from the marsh, we headed back to the campsite.<br />
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The <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10179456">next night</a>, having heard from us the spectacle we'd seen, most of the crew took the walk to the viewpoint. The swallows were out again, streaming over the water and building in flocks over the marsh. Eventually the flock built to an estimated 50,000 birds, more than twice the size of the previous evening's flock, and twice as spectacular!<br />
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I've seen some fantastic migration events, with the raptor migration of Veracruz topping the list: a constant stream of Broad-winged Hawks, Swainson's Hawks, Turkey Vultures and others topping 250,000 in one day! At Hazel Bazemore near Corpus Christi, TX, I've seen kettles over 10 and 20 thousand. This sight of swallows gathering at dusk was equally spectacular to me as those kettles of hawks. It occurred to me while I watched this that this surpassed any gathering of cranes in Arizona or New Mexico. Why not have a March Swallow Festival? After all, our count of 50,000 wasn't even very high--last year's high count was about one million, and that wasn't unprecedented. In early March last year, I <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S7803956">counted</a> nearly 3,200 Violet-green Swallows migrating over Rotary Park in an hour and a half. This is a regular phenomenon in this area--even researchers are beginning to look at it using <a href="http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/radar">radar</a>. I would like to see a time in the near future when wildlife enthusiasts from all over the country (the world?) come to the Lower Colorado River Valley to see the swallow migration!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395998386365614876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945558783502570835.post-84888447790674917152012-03-15T17:08:00.000-07:002012-11-28T18:47:22.738-08:00Nutting's FlycatcherBy now, the Bill Williams Nutting's Flycatcher is anything but news. In the first week or two after its discovery, it was fun to see the bird mentioned in blog posts, Facebook feeds, and websites. Now, more than five weeks later, I still enjoy being out there with people seeing it for the first time, and generally hearing from visitors. One of my favorite stories that I've heard of the bird was from Joe Kahl, a biologist on the Lower Colorado River. He was checking in to a hotel in Lake Havasu City, staying the night for some local bat research. He only heard about the Nutting's when a clerk at the hotel asked him, "Are you here for the rare bird?" It's a great thing for birders to be able to see a new species, but even better when locals learn that said bird brings in tourist dollars! More recently, the Nutting's has even been featured in the local newspaper.<br />
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<b><u>The Discovery</u></b><br />
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The discovery of this bird took a lot of luck. Since I was working on my Mohave County Big Year, David and I decided to do a day hike in the Bill Williams River riparian area on December 18. We entered at what field biologists call the Cross-River Trail, which is the only point in the riparian where you enter Mohave County almost immediately (usually it takes at least a half-hour trek). Soon after entering the forest, we found ourselves among a mixed flock of birds. David started pishing, and then we heard this weird call. We puzzled over it for a few minutes, eventually agreeing that it sounded like a <i>Myiarchus</i> flycatcher. The only <i>Myiarchus</i> around, though, is Ash-throated Flycatcher, and this didn't sound like one. We puzzled some more, until David finally said what we were both thinking: "Maybe it's a Nutting's." I should add here that Nutting's Flycatcher is always on our minds when we enter the Bill Williams riparian area, after one was recorded there in fall of 2008.<br />
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I got out my iPhone and flipped through every bird sound on it, but there was no Nutting's Flycatcher. We tried to find the bird, but it was invisible among the cottonwoods. Eventually it moved away from the trail, and we were left to wonder. We continued our hike, four hours of winding through the trail system on the river. As we arrived back at the road further west of our entry point, the mystery call came up again. Nutting's Flycatcher seemed like the best possibility. We went back to where we had heard the bird, and we did hear a single, distant call, but couldn't get through the dense mesquite to where it had called from.<br />
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So it was back home for the day, and straight to xeno-canto. It took some digging through all the songs of Nutting's Flycatcher, but eventually I came across a recording of the single, long "wheep!" I turned to David and said, "That was it. It was a Nutting's." Just to be sure, I went through the pages for other species, and Great Crested Flycatcher gave me pause. A similar call, similar quality, but it seemed disyllabic, whereas the Bill Williams bird gave a call that was rising, but distinctly monosyllabic. Clearly, though, we needed to be there the next day, better prepared for what was out there.<br />
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Armed with recordings, we arrived the next morning (December 19) to find a silent forest. It took about an hour of wandering and listening before David's sharp ears picked up a "wheep". We hurried toward the source of the call, playing "wheep"s back at it and confirming that they sounded identical. We began to get frustrated, though, when the bird didn't come in to the recordings. It was only after David and I split up, and I crouched in a thick stand of black tamarisk trunks and played the song, that I heard a short, burry response, and the bird popped up in front of me. It was a glorious thing! Right there at eye level, with a tiny bill and lemon-yellow belly, it struck me how much it looked like a Dusky-capped Flycatcher. After a moment, it flew over my head and flew toward the stream bank behind me. The significance of this hit me quickly. We understood that stream bank to be the county line, so it was possible that the bird had just flown from La Paz into Mohave County. I hurried back to the stream bank and waited with David, and after a few seconds the bird popped up in the brush on the La Paz side, giving short, burry "wheep" calls in response to the tape. I felt my heart skip a beat as the bird took wing, crossing over our heads and into a willow just on the Mohave side of the stream bank. Now we had ample time to study the bird, to take photos and recordings, and to marvel at how this Mexican species could turn up on this river again.<br />
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We eventually dragged ourselves away from the bird to get the word out. We ran into Refuge volunteers Bobby and Wayne Paintner on our way to the Headquarters, and told them of the bird. We made excited phone calls from a rare point of cell reception at the Headquarters, then visited Refuge Ecologist Kathleen Blair to tell her all about it. Over the next few days, we went out several times with friends to see the bird. At first there were surprisingly few visitors. Then calls and emails started coming in, and positive reports continued while David and I were in California from late December into early January. Planet Ranch Road has now seen hundreds of visitors, and I still find birders there every time I visit. The Nutting's was even the last new species seen by John Vanderpoel in his recent Big Year. A near-constant stream of friends has been coming to see the bird as well. As much as I enjoy seeing and finding rare birds, it is a whole other dimension of birding to be able to share something exciting with fellow birders.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395998386365614876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945558783502570835.post-61291466992452912502012-01-28T15:08:00.000-08:002012-11-18T19:46:46.175-08:00Guest Blogger: Arizona's Next TenWhile I'm occasionally adding to a blog post I'm writing about the Nutting's Flycatcher, David Vander Pluym has been working on a very interesting project: a list of the birds he thinks will be added next to Arizona's state list. Only time will tell how accurate it is, but such projects always give birders something to think about and something to study up on for the next outing in the field. Enjoy!<br />
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I’ve long been interested in vagrants and what might be the next birds to occur in an area. I’ve been<br />
meaning to put together a next 10 for Arizona and so a <a href="http://azbird.net/sightings/showthread.php?tid=5437">recent question</a> by Jason Wilder and Brain Gatlinon the Northern Arizona Birds Forum got me thinking once again and I managed to come up with a “Next 10” list. I decided not to rank them and so the only order they are in is taxonomic. I first started with a list of nearly 130 species of birds that seemed reasonably possible though some were very remote possibilities and there was a certain wishful thinking on some species. This larger list was easily whittled down to about 50 species but after that it got harder and I found it difficult to just pick 10 species. Nonetheless here is my pick of 10.<br />
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1. Surfbird – Uses the Gulf of California as a major stopover point in spring and is casual in spring in<br />
the Salton Sink. A spring migrant up the Colorado River (Yuma?) seems likely, but with records<br />
east to Texas and Florida (as well as the Black Turnstone record from Wilcox) a southeast Az<br />
record is not out of the question.<br />
2. Curlew Sandpiper – with every surrounding state boasting records this seems long overdue<br />
for the state. Most interior records are for spring, when it is also easiest to identify, but pay<br />
attention in fall as well!<br />
3. Ancient Murrelet – With records from the surrounding states and multiple records for the Salton<br />
Sink it seems a matter of time before one is recorded. Most likely in late fall but there are several late<br />
spring records for the Salton Sink (coming out of the Gulf of California?). Most suspect a record<br />
from Lake Havasu or elsewhere along the Colorado River, but this species is possible on any body<br />
of water or even in a parking lot!<br />
4. Red-billed Pigeon – Occurs as close as 150 miles south of the border and like most pigeons is a<br />
strong flyer. Movements are not well known to me, but a vagrant seems plausible. It could be<br />
overlooked and hard to document, though, if one blasts by.<br />
5. Alder Flycatcher – This one is almost certainly overlooked due to identification problems but<br />
with multiple records for the southeast deserts of California (including one from the Salton<br />
Sink) this species likely passes through Arizona. Either late spring or fall could produce this species at migrant traps across the state. Studying Willow Flycatchers and its whole range of variation in both plumage and vocalizations will help one prepare for the possibility of this species. Though vocalization recordings will be needed to confirm identification, some potential birds can be picked out by plumage. A willow flycatcher with a green back and crown, along with bold edgings to the flight feathers that strongly contrast with the rest of the wing, would be worth a closer look and perhaps enticed to call.<br />
6. Fork-tailed Flycatcher – A species that could turn up anywhere, with records from both Nevada<br />
and California. Its penchant for wandering, as well as being easily identifiable, makes it a likely candidate to occur in the state.<br />
7. Mangrove Swallow – Likely has some seasonal movements in the NW, as well as movements<br />
based on local conditions. This combined with its regular range extending nearly to the head of the Gulf of<br />
California makes it a prime candidate for occurrence. Should be looked for in large flocks of<br />
swallows moving north in spring as well as other seasons. Note that given its white rump, it may be passed off as a Violet-green Swallow.<br />
8. White-throated Thrush – Similar range in west Mexico to Rufous-backed Robin (though not as far north) with known casual dispersal into Texas gives potential for wandering into Arizona as well. To be looked for anywhere robins occur.<br />
9. Rusty Sparrow – A record seems overdue as it occurs very close to the border. Though it can be<br />
difficult to detect, learning the song and calls would be helpful in finding one.<br />
10. Tricolored Blackbird – Though there are few records for the eastern deserts of California there are now<br />
multiple fall/winter records for the Salton Sink in the large blackbird flocks there. This may be<br />
the reward for anyone willing to pick through the large blackbird flocks in Yuma or elsewhere<br />
along the Colorado River.<br />
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Given the difficulties in predicting vagrant species the next new species to occur could easily be one<br />
not mentioned above as I left off many plausible species. White-tipped Dove, for example, was just recently mentioned on the AZ/NM listserve. This species would have easily made a top 20 list of mine as it just barely didn’t make the cut (mainly as I thought a Red-billed Pigeon may be easier to document). One should study up on the identification of any of the possible species as who knows what may cross your path. Part of finding rare birds is knowing what to look for and how to pick one out from the common species (and how to document them), and of course getting out there regularly is also a major part of it.<br />
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See also articles on predicting vagrants in <i>Birding</i> May 2010 and Dec 2008 (as well as articles mentioned<br />
within). <br />
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What are your Next Ten?<br />
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<i>David Vander Pluym</i>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395998386365614876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945558783502570835.post-44729399721882917612012-01-12T09:57:00.000-08:002012-11-18T19:49:40.300-08:002011 Big Year Summary!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I guess it was a strange thing to do, trying a <a href="http://phainopepla.blogspot.com/2011/01/mohave-county-big-year.html">Big Year</a> as
soon as I moved to a new county. I was
mainly inspired by Tommy D’s awesome <a href="http://www.birderfrommaricopa.com/the-big-year.htm">Maricopa Big Year-ing</a>, and I figured it
would be a great way to get to know my new home county. It turned out to be a lot of things: not only
was it a lot of fun, and got me to explore the far corners of vast Mohave
County, but it gave me incentive to get out there and bird as much as possible
in 2011. It turned out very well: my goal was 300, but I managed to see 310
species in the county this year. I
should mention that David Vander Pluym, often my companion in the field, saw an
impressive 307 species.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">There were a lot of challenges to this endeavor. To start with, I had only lived in Lake
Havasu City a month before January 1 rolled around. Of course, there aren’t a lot of local
birders, and visits by out-of-area birders are infrequent. I am very, very thankful for the birds I was
able to chase, but it is a handicap that the area just isn’t well-covered. Finally, there is the topography of the
county itself. Mohave is the 5<sup>th</sup>
largest county in the U.S., and there is a significant crack down the middle of
it. It was funny to head to Colorado
City or Mount Trumbull, and reflect that I had to pass through California,
Nevada, and Utah just to get there! Of
course, much of the county is desert, but there are a lot of gems with access
to a variety of habitats in the county.
It was very convenient to have Kingman and the Hualapai Mountains only
an hour’s drive from home, but places like Alamo Lake, Peach Springs and
Wikieup really took a day’s commitment to bird.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Of the many locations I visited in 2011, my favorite spot is
the viewpoint at the north end of Lake Havasu.
I got a whopping 68 year birds at this one location. That high count is partially because I birded
there January 1, but the rarities there were pretty amazing. The best were Little Gull, <a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2011/html04/BLPW_Havasu_Vander_Pluym_18_May_2011.html">Blackpoll Warbler</a>,
and Bobolink. <a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2011/html12/Cassin_s_Sparrow_Havasu_Harter_26_September_2011.html">Cassin’s Sparrow</a> was an
astonishing rarity there as well, but I’ll talk about that later. Next on the list of most year birds was the
Hualapai Mountains, with 39 year birds!
This isn’t surprising, as I saw most of my pinyon/juniper/pine/mixed
conifer species there. Havasu NWR was a
big help, with 20 year birds at Pintail Slough, 11 at <a href="http://phainopepla.blogspot.com/2011/08/birding-beal-lake.html">Beal Lake</a>, and 7 at
Bermuda Pasture. Of course I have to
mention the always amazing Bill Williams River NWR—I saw 14 year birds in the
Delta, and 22 along the river!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Considering first the birds I did see, the list of rarities
is pretty amazing, and it’s interesting to compare the groups I did well in,
and the groups I did not (note that all the <a href="http://abc.azfo.org/lists/review_list.html">Review Species</a> below are pending
review by the ABC). Waterfowl were
definitely in the former category. I saw
all but eight of the 40 waterfowl species ever seen in Arizona. All four loons were seen; the <a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2011/html01/YBLO_BlueWater_West_19_January_2011.html">Yellow-billed</a>
took a lot of luck, as it was only seen once (to my knowledge) on the Mohave
side of the Bill Williams Delta.
<a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2011/html09/TRHE_Havasu_Harter_04_September_2011.html">Tricolored Heron</a> was a second? county record (first for San
Bernardino), and <a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2011/html06/GLIB_Havasu_Vander_Pluym_05_July_2011.html">Glossy Ibis</a> was a first. Raptors
were an interesting category, as I had some good ones but I missed some that I
should have gotten. Harris’s Hawk was
the best. I couldn’t have asked for
better luck with shorebirds, with 18 species on my list! Highlights were <a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2011/html10/BBSA_Havasu_Vander_Pluym_03_October_2011.html">Buff-breasted Sandpiper</a>
(sixth record for the state and first for the county) and Stilt Sandpiper (likely
first for the county). Gulls did not
disappoint, either. Little Gull was the
second for the state and county, and <a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2011/html14/GLGU_Havasu_Benesh_23_December_2011.html">Glaucous Gull</a> was fourth for the state,
first for the county. Mew and <a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2011/html12/THGU_Havasu_Vander_Pluym_21_November_2011.html">Thayer’s Gulls</a> were great additions as well. A
jaeger slam was very much hoped for, but unexpected! My flycatcher list seems about average,
except for the genus <i>Myiarchus</i>. I was happy to hear the mournful calls of the
county’s first Dusky-capped Flycatcher, but of course that pales in comparison
to the <a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2011/html14/NUFL_BWRNWR_West_20_December_2011.html">Nutting’s Flycatcher</a>! Tropical
Kingbird was another goodie. Large
thrushes were cooperative, including a <a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2011/html01/RBRO_Kingman_Harter_19_January_2011.html">Rufous-backed Robin</a> (second for the
county?) and a <a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2011/html12/VATH_Colorado_Vander_Pluym_20_November_2011.html">Varied Thrush</a>. I was
hoping for one or two longspur species, so three was a great surprise—Lapland is
a rarity but McCown’s may have been the county’s first. I consider warblers to be one of the
categories I didn’t do well in, but there were some good highlights. I ended up with 18 species plus Olive
Warbler. This year saw the first
documented Olive Warblers in the county.
A male <a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2011/html04/BLPW_Havasu_Vander_Pluym_18_May_2011.html">Blackpoll Warbler</a> was a very nice surprise, the county’s second. Twenty species of sparrows isn’t bad,
including Lark Bunting and <a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2011/html03/GCSP_BurroCr_Vander_Pluym_27_February_2011.html">Golden-crowned Sparrow</a>. Rufous-crowned Sparrow proved very
difficult. A lot of effort was put in
looking for them, and all I got were a few call notes from a rocky slope! The best sparrow was <a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2011/html12/Cassin_s_Sparrow_PeachSp_Vander_Pluym_16_July_2011.html">Cassin’s</a>. No previous county records, and David and I
had at least seven in one morning near Peach Springs. It was a great year for them across northern
Arizona. Still, I was not expecting to
<a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2011/html12/Cassin_s_Sparrow_Havasu_Harter_26_September_2011.html">see one</a> on the shore of Lake Havasu at the north end viewpoint! As far as I know, this was only the second
ever seen in the LCRV.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I didn’t list all the highlights above, but my full county
year list is posted <a href="http://phainopepla.blogspot.com/2011/12/mohave-county-big-year-results.html">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Clearly, the birds I did get outweigh the birds I
missed. But any good Big Year comes with
its painful misses, so I want to dedicate some space to them. I consider White-throated Sparrow to be my
biggest miss. I had no idea that one
could look through so many White-crowned Sparrows without finding a
White-throated! Bendire’s Thrasher was
another that I put quite a bit of effort into with no results, which was
particularly odd because I picked up the very difficult LeConte’s
Thrasher. I had hoped for either Yellow-bellied
or Red-breasted Sapsucker, but at least I did get Williamson’s. Eastern warblers are nearly absent from my
list. I eventually picked up Northern
Parula and Black-and-white Warbler, but missed American Redstart and Northern
Waterthrush (the latter wasn’t seen in Mohave this year at all). Other birds seen in the county this year but not
by me were <a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2011/html03/BLBR_Havasu_Vander_Pluym_13_April_2011.html">Brant</a> (I was working), Chukar (two trips to the Virgin Mtns didn’t
pay off), Common Black-Hawk (I missed the birds at Beaver Dam, and never went
to Mineral Wash), Black Rail, Sandhill Crane, Elf and Long-eared Owls (needed
to have done the Bill Williams at night), Downy Woodpecker, Golden-crowned
Kinglet (a frustrating miss), Black-capped Chickadee, and Painted Bunting (a great find by David Rankin
at Esquerra Ranch).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">As I mentioned above, one of the difficult aspects of a
Mohave County Big Year is the fact that there are few birders out here. For this reason, I am especially thankful for
those who do bird out here, and the amazing birds that I was able to chase as
well as their company out in the field.
So thanks to Jan Richmond (<a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2011/html03/LTDU_BWD_Harter_10_March_2011.html">Long-tailed Duck</a>), John West (<a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2011/html11/RTLO_Havasu_West_31_October_2011.html">Red-throated Loon</a> and <a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2010/html11/RSHA_HavasuNWR_West_25_December_2010.html">Red-shouldered Hawk</a>), Paul Lehman and Barbara Carlson (Glossy Ibis),
Sonia Kirkendall (Harris’s Hawk), Michael Nicosia and Rich Aracil
(Black-bellied Plover), Chris McCreedy (Thayer’s Gull), John Saba and Chris
Benesh et al. (Glaucous Gull), DeeDee DeLorenzo (Tropical Kingbird, American
Crow), Dan Pittenger and Nathan Marcy (Olive Warbler), David Rankin (<a href="http://www.azfo.org/gallery/2011/html10/BOBO_Havasu_Vander_Pluym_22_September_2011.html">Bobolink</a>) and
of course David Vander Pluym.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">There were some amazing moments this year. Every new county bird was exciting, but some
moments stand out. I’ve already mentioned
the Cassin’s Sparrows. When a Bobolink
flew overhead at the north end viewpoint, David Rankin and I thought it would
be a bird that got away. But when we
pulled in at Rotary Park, several miles away, one of the first birds David
spotted was the Bobolink foraging on the golf course! I’ve only seen five birds in Mohave County
that I didn’t see in 2011 (Western Gull, Black-legged Kittiwake, Downy
Woodpecker, Clark’s Nutcracker, and Dickcissel), so many of the 2011 birds were
county birds. A good number were even
state birds, and one (Nutting’s Flycatcher) was an ABA bird. But only two were life birds. The Little Gull was one, and it was
incredible to see one foraging over the familiar north end of Lake Havasu. The other was totally unexpected, spotted
when I stopped to scan a small field on a whim: the Buff-breasted Sandpiper. My goal for the year was 300, so when I saw a
flock of Wild Turkeys in the road for #300, I was very pleased. My last two birds of the year were two of the
best moments of the year. The Nutting’s
Flycatcher was exciting far beyond the scope of a county big year, but imagine
my glee when I checked a coordinate I got with my GPS against the official
county map to see that I had indeed seen the bird ONE TREE on the Mohave side
of the county line! That was 309, and
after adding that bird, I really had no desire to add something like
White-throated Sparrow or Yellow-bellied Sapsucker as my last bird of the
year. I was content with 309, and
considered my Big Year more or less over as of December 22. I worked all day Dec 23, and was leaving for
California before dawn on the 24<sup>th</sup>.
A wrench was thrown into that plan when the Glaucous Gull was refound
while I was at work on the 23<sup>rd</sup>.
It was too dark to bird by the time I left that day, so plans were
changed to try for it the morning of the 24<sup>th</sup>. We didn’t have much time, though, since we
had a long drive ahead, and the Glaucous is now notorious for being a very
tough bird. To my great relief and
amazement, it took less than half an hour to find it on the 24<sup>th</sup>,
and we even had time to watch it battle with a Herring Gull over a dead coot,
and to show it to Tom Linda and Terry Blows.
I left for California on the 24<sup>th</sup> at 9 a.m., fully satisfied
with my Big Year.</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">The past year was big for Arizona county big
years. Tommy DeBardeleben covered
<a href="http://www.birderfrommaricopa.com/the-big-year.htm">Maricopa</a>, Shaun Putz birded Coconino, Doug Jenness did <a href="http://listserv.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1201a&L=birdwg05&T=0&P=10903">Pinal</a>, and Mark
Stevenson covered Pima. The county big
year is about discovery more than chasing.
It requires that birders visit areas seldom covered, and every one adds
to our knowledge of birds in the state.
For anyone willing to put in some time, money, and miles on their car, a
county big year is a very rewarding experience!</span></span></div>
Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395998386365614876noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945558783502570835.post-2790327185251133162011-12-27T13:55:00.000-08:002012-11-18T19:50:43.874-08:00Mohave County Big Year -- Results!Since I'm spending the holidays in California, my last day of 2011, at least as far as my big year is concerned, was December 24. It was a great day to end the year, as we stuck around until morning to see the GLAUCOUS GULL! With the Nutting's Flycatcher coming before it, it's pretty amazing that my last two birds of the year were both 4th state records.<br />
<br />
The addition of Glaucous Gull left me with <b>310</b> for the year. My goal, of course, was 300, and those extra 10 birds are not easy to get at that point! I have two posts coming up, and I consider them mandatory!, one about the Nutting's Flycatcher and another summarizing my big year. Now is a busy time for me, though, with two Seasonal Reports to write that are due by the end of the month. So for now, thanks to the wonders of <a href="http://ebird.org/">eBird</a>, I'll just post my full year list. It also includes the date and location where I first saw each species.<br />
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<table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="width: 725px;"><tbody>
<tr class="specLtblue"><td class="dataCell"><b>1</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=gwfgoo">Greater White-fronted Goose</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9113293">29 Aug 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>2</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=snogoo">Snow Goose</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L819061&time=year">Lake Havasu City--N Pittsburgh Pt</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368260">03 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>3</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=rosgoo">Ross's Goose</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L826480&time=year">Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7543381">29 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>4</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=cacgoo1">Cackling Goose</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L859297&time=year">Havasu NWR--Bermuda Pasture</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9202372">11 Nov 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>5</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=cangoo">Canada Goose</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L779144&time=year">Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7385022">06 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>6</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=tunswa">Tundra Swan</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>7</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=wooduc">Wood Duck</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056345&time=year">Lake Havasu City - London Bridge</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368218">03 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>8</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=gadwal">Gadwall</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056911&time=year">Crystal Beach</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368805">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>9</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=eurwig">Eurasian Wigeon</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L367813&time=year">Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9271010">01 Nov 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>10</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=amewig">American Wigeon</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056911&time=year">Crystal Beach</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368805">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>11</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=mallar">Mallard</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056911&time=year">Crystal Beach</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368805">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>12</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=buwtea">Blue-winged Teal</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1063531&time=year">LHC - Mulberry Ave STP</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7503451">27 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>13</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=cintea">Cinnamon Teal</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L826480&time=year">Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7486108">24 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>14</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=norsho">Northern Shoveler</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>15</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=norpin">Northern Pintail</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056911&time=year">Crystal Beach</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368805">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>16</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=gnwtea">Green-winged Teal</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>17</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=canvas">Canvasback</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L367813&time=year">Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7363580">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>18</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=redhea">Redhead</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7385015">06 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>19</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=rinduc">Ring-necked Duck</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>20</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=gresca">Greater Scaup</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L367813&time=year">Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7363580">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>21</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=lessca">Lesser Scaup</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>22</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=sursco">Surf Scoter</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L367813&time=year">Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7363580">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>23</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=whwsco">White-winged Scoter</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L351918&time=year">Lake Havasu</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7487431">22 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>24</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=blksco2">Black Scoter</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L367813&time=year">Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7363580">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>25</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=lotduc">Long-tailed Duck</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L367813&time=year">Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7924385">01 Mar 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>26</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=buffle">Bufflehead</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>27</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=comgol">Common Goldeneye</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>28</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=bargol">Barrow's Goldeneye</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L367813&time=year">Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7363580">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>29</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=hoomer">Hooded Merganser</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7385015">06 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>30</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=commer">Common Merganser</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>31</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=rebmer">Red-breasted Merganser</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1100547&time=year">Lake Mead NRA--Princess Cove</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7745138">20 Feb 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>32</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=rudduc">Ruddy Duck</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>33</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=gamqua">Gambel's Quail</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1054117&time=year">2841 McCulloch Blvd LHC</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368632">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>34</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=wiltur">Wild Turkey</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1319740&time=year">Mount Logan Rd - mid</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9181600">20 Nov 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>35</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=retloo">Red-throated Loon</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L779144&time=year">Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9270975">01 Nov 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>36</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=pacloo">Pacific Loon</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9113303">02 Sep 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>37</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=comloo">Common Loon</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>38</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=yebloo">Yellow-billed Loon</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1099247&time=year">Bill Williams Delta--outer, Mohave Co</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7710459">21 Feb 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>39</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=pibgre">Pied-billed Grebe</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>40</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=horgre">Horned Grebe</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1058968&time=year">Lake Havasu SP -- Site 4</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7385021">06 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>41</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=rengre">Red-necked Grebe</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L367725&time=year">Davis Dam (AZ)</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9210350">11 Nov 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>42</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=eargre">Eared Grebe</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>43</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=wesgre">Western Grebe</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L367813&time=year">Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7363580">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>44</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=clagre">Clark's Grebe</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L367813&time=year">Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7363580">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>45</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=neocor">Neotropic Cormorant</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L367813&time=year">Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7417063">12 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>46</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=doccor">Double-crested Cormorant</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1041484&time=year">Bill Williams River NWR</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7363584">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>47</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=amwpel">American White Pelican</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1070821&time=year">Havasu NWR--Beal Lake</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7464628">21 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>48</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=brnpel">Brown Pelican</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1099246&time=year">Bill Williams Delta--Mohave Co</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9200337">07 Nov 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>49</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=leabit">Least Bittern</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8280421">18 May 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>50</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=grbher3">Great Blue Heron</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>51</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=greegr">Great Egret</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056911&time=year">Crystal Beach</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368805">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>52</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=snoegr">Snowy Egret</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L471479&time=year">Havasu NWR--Catfish Paradise</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7379801">05 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>53</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=triher">Tricolored Heron</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8665840">10 Aug 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>54</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=categr">Cattle Egret</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L779144&time=year">Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7997025">08 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>55</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=grnher">Green Heron</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1063531&time=year">LHC - Mulberry Ave STP</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7503451">27 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>56</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=bcnher">Black-crowned Night-Heron</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L367813&time=year">Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7417063">12 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>57</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=gloibi">Glossy Ibis</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1058446&time=year">Courtwright Rd</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8517862">06 Jul 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>58</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=whfibi">White-faced Ibis</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L826480&time=year">Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7714193">20 Feb 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>59</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=turvul">Turkey Vulture</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1058446&time=year">Courtwright Rd</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7379874">05 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>60</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=osprey">Osprey</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L819061&time=year">Lake Havasu City--N Pittsburgh Pt</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7434463">15 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>61</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=baleag">Bald Eagle</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1068425&time=year">Alamo Lake--Upper</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7447236">17 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>62</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=norhar">Northern Harrier</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>63</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=shshaw">Sharp-shinned Hawk</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L601572&time=year">Lake Havasu--Mesquite Bay North</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7435851">16 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>64</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=coohaw">Cooper's Hawk</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>65</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=hrshaw">Harris's Hawk</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1242361&time=year">Yucca - Suzette and Mary Beth Dr</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8613521">30 Jul 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>66</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=reshaw">Red-shouldered Hawk</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L826480&time=year">Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7486108">24 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>67</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=swahaw">Swainson's Hawk</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L859297&time=year">Havasu NWR--Bermuda Pasture</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7982741">04 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>68</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=zothaw">Zone-tailed Hawk</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1105943&time=year">Big Sandy River @ Wikieup</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8417631">28 May 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>69</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=rethaw">Red-tailed Hawk</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056185&time=year">Bill Williams NWR - Kohen Ranch</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7363581">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>70</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=ferhaw">Ferruginous Hawk</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1339819&time=year">Kingman Airport Wilderness</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9346342">11 Dec 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>71</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=rolhaw">Rough-legged Hawk</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1319812&time=year">Flattop Reservoir</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9181605">20 Nov 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>72</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=goleag">Golden Eagle</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1084431&time=year">Hualapai Mountains - Wash in town</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7555024">04 Feb 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>73</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=amekes">American Kestrel</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056915&time=year">Lake Havasu City--West/North Acoma</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368793">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>74</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=merlin">Merlin</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056913&time=year">Lake Havasu City--North</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368785">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>75</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=perfal">Peregrine Falcon</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7385015">06 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>76</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=prafal">Prairie Falcon</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056892&time=year">Nautilus Elementary</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7421735">13 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>77</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=clarai">Clapper Rail</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056911&time=year">Crystal Beach</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368805">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>78</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=virrai">Virginia Rail</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L826480&time=year">Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7920186">24 Mar 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>79</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=sora">Sora</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1070821&time=year">Havasu NWR--Beal Lake</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7464628">21 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>80</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=comgal1">Common Gallinule</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1070821&time=year">Havasu NWR--Beal Lake</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8006632">09 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>81</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=amecoo">American Coot</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>82</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=bkbplo">Black-bellied Plover</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L819065&time=year">Lake Havasu City WTP</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8038424">14 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>83</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=snoplo5">Snowy Plover</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1070821&time=year">Havasu NWR--Beal Lake</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8665944">12 Aug 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>84</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=semplo">Semipalmated Plover</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L826480&time=year">Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8665923">12 Aug 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>85</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=killde">Killdeer</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1041484&time=year">Bill Williams River NWR</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7363584">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>86</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=bknsti">Black-necked Stilt</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L819065&time=year">Lake Havasu City WTP</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8038424">14 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>87</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=ameavo">American Avocet</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7948754">30 Mar 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>88</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=sposan">Spotted Sandpiper</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L367725&time=year">Davis Dam (AZ)</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7543371">29 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>89</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=solsan">Solitary Sandpiper</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L819065&time=year">Lake Havasu City WTP</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8137065">28 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>90</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=greyel">Greater Yellowlegs</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1070821&time=year">Havasu NWR--Beal Lake</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7464628">21 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>91</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=willet1">Willet</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L779144&time=year">Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8301536">23 May 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>92</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=lesyel">Lesser Yellowlegs</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L819065&time=year">Lake Havasu City WTP</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8170779">03 May 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>93</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=whimbr">Whimbrel</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1070821&time=year">Havasu NWR--Beal Lake</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8764669">27 Aug 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>94</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=lobcur">Long-billed Curlew</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7948754">30 Mar 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>95</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=margod">Marbled Godwit</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7948115">31 Mar 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>96</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=sander">Sanderling</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9113293">29 Aug 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>97</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=semsan">Semipalmated Sandpiper</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1070821&time=year">Havasu NWR--Beal Lake</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8719843">25 Aug 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>98</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=wessan">Western Sandpiper</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L819065&time=year">Lake Havasu City WTP</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8038424">14 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>99</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=leasan">Least Sandpiper</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L819065&time=year">Lake Havasu City WTP</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7416955">11 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>100</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=baisan">Baird's Sandpiper</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1070821&time=year">Havasu NWR--Beal Lake</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8764669">27 Aug 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>101</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=pecsan">Pectoral Sandpiper</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1070821&time=year">Havasu NWR--Beal Lake</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8719843">25 Aug 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>102</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=dunlin">Dunlin</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L819065&time=year">Lake Havasu City WTP</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8137065">28 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>103</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=stisan">Stilt Sandpiper</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1070821&time=year">Havasu NWR--Beal Lake</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8719843">25 Aug 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>104</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=bubsan">Buff-breasted Sandpiper</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L819065&time=year">Lake Havasu City WTP</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8895682">03 Oct 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>105</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=shbdow">Short-billed Dowitcher</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L819065&time=year">Lake Havasu City WTP</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8719853">24 Aug 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>106</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=lobdow">Long-billed Dowitcher</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1070821&time=year">Havasu NWR--Beal Lake</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7464628">21 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>107</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=wilsni1">Wilson's Snipe</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1041484&time=year">Bill Williams River NWR</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7363584">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>108</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=wilpha">Wilson's Phalarope</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L819065&time=year">Lake Havasu City WTP</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8170779">03 May 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>109</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=renpha">Red-necked Phalarope</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8228956">09 May 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>110</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=redpha1">Red Phalarope</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9047160">11 Oct 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>111</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=sabgul">Sabine's Gull</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8779872">07 Sep 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>112</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=bongul">Bonaparte's Gull</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7948754">30 Mar 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>113</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=litgul">Little Gull</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9223501">10 Sep 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>114</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=fragul">Franklin's Gull</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8170783">26 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>115</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=mewgul">Mew Gull</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1082635&time=year">Bullhead City/Laughlin Bridge - restoration area</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7543374">29 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>116</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=ribgul">Ring-billed Gull</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>117</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=calgul">California Gull</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>118</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=hergul">Herring Gull</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L819061&time=year">Lake Havasu City--N Pittsburgh Pt</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7421739">11 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>119</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=thagul">Thayer's Gull</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L819065&time=year">Lake Havasu City WTP</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9174205">21 Nov 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>120</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=glagul">Glaucous Gull</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L367733&time=year">Lake Havasu--Site 6</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9415935">24 Dec 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>121</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=caster1">Caspian Tern</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1124533&time=year">Mohave Valley--Levee Rd cottonwoods</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7919879">26 Mar 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>122</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=blkter">Black Tern</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8228956">09 May 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>123</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=comter">Common Tern</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8535346">04 Jul 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>124</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=forter">Forster's Tern</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L471479&time=year">Havasu NWR--Catfish Paradise</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7379801">05 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>125</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=pomjae">Pomarine Jaeger</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1099246&time=year">Bill Williams Delta--Mohave Co</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9116612">14 Nov 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>126</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=parjae">Parasitic Jaeger</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8890768">06 Sep 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>127</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=lotjae">Long-tailed Jaeger</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L819061&time=year">Lake Havasu City--N Pittsburgh Pt</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8790793">09 Sep 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>128</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=rocpig">Rock Pigeon</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1054117&time=year">2841 McCulloch Blvd LHC</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368632">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>129</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=batpig1">Band-tailed Pigeon</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L772504&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8219725">07 May 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>130</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=eucdov">Eurasian Collared-Dove</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056886&time=year">Desert Hills</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368662">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>131</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=whwdov">White-winged Dove</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L779144&time=year">Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7710688">22 Feb 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>132</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=moudov">Mourning Dove</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056886&time=year">Desert Hills</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368662">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>133</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=incdov">Inca Dove</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1222800&time=year">Mohave Valley--Willow Valley</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8517853">06 Jul 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>134</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=rugdov">Ruddy Ground-Dove</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L779144&time=year">Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9270073">20 Oct 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>135</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=yebcuc">Yellow-billed Cuckoo</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L826480&time=year">Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8535354">09 Jul 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>136</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=greroa">Greater Roadrunner</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1058446&time=year">Courtwright Rd</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7379879">05 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>137</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=brnowl">Barn Owl</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L826480&time=year">Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7486108">24 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>138</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=flaowl">Flammulated Owl</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1248323&time=year">Mount Trumbull</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8646992">06 Aug 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>139</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=wesowl1">Western Screech-Owl</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1248323&time=year">Mount Trumbull</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8646992">06 Aug 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>140</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=grhowl">Great Horned Owl</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L779144&time=year">Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7361083">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>141</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=burowl">Burrowing Owl</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056915&time=year">Lake Havasu City--West/North Acoma</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7414569">11 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>142</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=lesnig">Lesser Nighthawk</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L779144&time=year">Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7862887">15 Mar 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>143</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=comnig">Common Nighthawk</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1248323&time=year">Mount Trumbull</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8646957">06 Aug 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>144</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=compoo">Common Poorwill</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1248323&time=year">Mount Trumbull</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8646967">06 Aug 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>145</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=vauswi">Vaux's Swift</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8170783">26 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>146</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=whtswi">White-throated Swift</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1041484&time=year">Bill Williams River NWR</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7363584">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>147</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=bkchum">Black-chinned Hummingbird</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1124533&time=year">Mohave Valley--Levee Rd cottonwoods</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7919889">26 Mar 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>148</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=annhum">Anna's Hummingbird</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056915&time=year">Lake Havasu City--West/North Acoma</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368793">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>149</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=coshum">Costa's Hummingbird</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1054117&time=year">2841 McCulloch Blvd LHC</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7406941">07 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>150</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=brthum">Broad-tailed Hummingbird</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L772504&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8095350">21 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>151</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=rufhum">Rufous Hummingbird</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1144073&time=year">Hualapai Mountains - Atherton Rd</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8095356">21 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>152</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=calhum">Calliope Hummingbird</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8779872">07 Sep 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>153</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=belkin1">Belted Kingfisher</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056911&time=year">Crystal Beach</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368805">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>154</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=lewwoo">Lewis's Woodpecker</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L367729&time=year">Lake Mead NRA--Katherine Landing</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9121801">16 Oct 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>155</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=acowoo">Acorn Woodpecker</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L772504&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7804034">05 Mar 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>156</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=gilwoo">Gila Woodpecker</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1041484&time=year">Bill Williams River NWR</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7363584">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>157</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=wilsap">Williamson's Sapsucker</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L772504&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9329296">11 Dec 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>158</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=rensap">Red-naped Sapsucker</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L857864&time=year">Kingman--Metcalfe Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7474250">19 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>159</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=labwoo">Ladder-backed Woodpecker</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1041484&time=year">Bill Williams River NWR</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7363584">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>160</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=haiwoo">Hairy Woodpecker</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L772504&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7804034">05 Mar 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>161</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=norfli">Northern Flicker</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1057170&time=year">Lake Havasu City--South</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7370533">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>162</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=gilfli">Gilded Flicker</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056185&time=year">Bill Williams NWR - Kohen Ranch</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7363581">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>163</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=olsfly">Olive-sided Flycatcher</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L772504&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8783430">05 Sep 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>164</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=grepew">Greater Pewee</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L772504&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8611108">30 Jul 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>165</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=wewpew">Western Wood-Pewee</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8182488">04 May 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>166</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=wilfly">Willow Flycatcher</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8329566">25 May 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>167</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=hamfly">Hammond's Flycatcher</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8151980">29 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>168</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=gryfly">Gray Flycatcher</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056185&time=year">Bill Williams NWR - Kohen Ranch</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7363581">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>169</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=dusfly">Dusky Flycatcher</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8821798">14 Sep 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>170</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=pasfly">Pacific-slope Flycatcher</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L859297&time=year">Havasu NWR--Bermuda Pasture</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7919815">26 Mar 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>171</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=corfly">Cordilleran Flycatcher</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1144097&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Resort</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8535321">02 Jul 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>172</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=blkpho">Black Phoebe</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>173</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=easpho">Eastern Phoebe</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L859297&time=year">Havasu NWR--Bermuda Pasture</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9131866">16 Nov 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>174</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=saypho">Say's Phoebe</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1041484&time=year">Bill Williams River NWR</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7363584">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>175</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=verfly">Vermilion Flycatcher</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1058968&time=year">Lake Havasu SP -- Site 4</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7385021">06 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>176</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=ducfly">Dusky-capped Flycatcher</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1105943&time=year">Big Sandy River @ Wikieup</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7787538">27 Feb 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>177</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=astfly">Ash-throated Flycatcher</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L826480&time=year">Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7714193">20 Feb 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>178</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=nutfly">Nutting's Flycatcher</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1343472&time=year">Bill Williams NWR--Crossriver/North Burn/Fox Wash (MOH)</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9415654">18 Dec 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>179</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=bncfly">Brown-crested Flycatcher</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1161446&time=year">Bill Williams River--Lincoln Ranch (MOH)</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8222798">08 May 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>180</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=trokin">Tropical Kingbird</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L826480&time=year">Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8535354">09 Jul 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>181</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=caskin">Cassin's Kingbird</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1144073&time=year">Hualapai Mountains - Atherton Rd</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8095356">21 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>182</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=weskin">Western Kingbird</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L779144&time=year">Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8038418">14 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>183</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=logshr">Loggerhead Shrike</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056911&time=year">Crystal Beach</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368778">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>184</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=belvir">Bell's Vireo</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056185&time=year">Bill Williams NWR - Kohen Ranch</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8038519">11 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>185</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=gryvir">Gray Vireo</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1231640&time=year">Buck and Doe pt1</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8559535">16 Jul 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>186</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=plsvir">Plumbeous Vireo</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1105943&time=year">Big Sandy River @ Wikieup</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7787538">27 Feb 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>187</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=casvir">Cassin's Vireo</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L779144&time=year">Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8006472">09 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>188</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=hutvir">Hutton's Vireo</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L772504&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8095350">21 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>189</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=warvir">Warbling Vireo</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L367813&time=year">Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8038448">11 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>190</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=pinjay">Pinyon Jay</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1248323&time=year">Mount Trumbull</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8647104">07 Aug 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>191</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=stejay">Steller's Jay</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L772504&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7804034">05 Mar 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>192</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=wesjay">Western Scrub-Jay</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1084427&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Rd - below town</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7555023">04 Feb 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>193</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=amecro">American Crow</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L826480&time=year">Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9202276">11 Nov 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>194</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=comrav">Common Raven</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1054117&time=year">2841 McCulloch Blvd LHC</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368632">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>195</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=horlar">Horned Lark</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L826480&time=year">Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7486108">24 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>196</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=nrwswa">Northern Rough-winged Swallow</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L826480&time=year">Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7486108">24 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>197</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=purmar">Purple Martin</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8228956">09 May 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>198</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=treswa">Tree Swallow</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>199</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=vigswa">Violet-green Swallow</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L819061&time=year">Lake Havasu City--N Pittsburgh Pt</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7543369">01 Feb 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>200</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=banswa">Bank Swallow</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8170783">26 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>201</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=barswa">Barn Swallow</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7385015">06 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>202</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=cliswa">Cliff Swallow</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L601574&time=year">Lake Havasu--Boston Lighthouse Trail</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7745350">24 Feb 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>203</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=mouchi">Mountain Chickadee</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L772504&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7804034">05 Mar 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>204</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=juntit1">Juniper Titmouse</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1084431&time=year">Hualapai Mountains - Wash in town</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7555024">04 Feb 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>205</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=verdin">Verdin</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>206</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=bushti">Bushtit</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1084431&time=year">Hualapai Mountains - Wash in town</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7555024">04 Feb 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>207</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=rebnut">Red-breasted Nuthatch</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L772504&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8095350">21 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>208</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=whbnut">White-breasted Nuthatch</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L772504&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7555032">04 Feb 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>209</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=pygnut">Pygmy Nuthatch</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L772504&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7555032">04 Feb 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>210</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=brncre">Brown Creeper</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L772504&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7804034">05 Mar 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>211</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=cacwre">Cactus Wren</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056185&time=year">Bill Williams NWR - Kohen Ranch</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7363581">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>212</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=rocwre">Rock Wren</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1068059&time=year">Alamo Lake SP (Mohave Co.)</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7444669">17 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>213</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=canwre">Canyon Wren</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1068059&time=year">Alamo Lake SP (Mohave Co.)</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7444669">17 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>214</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=bewwre">Bewick's Wren</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L826480&time=year">Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7543381">29 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>215</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=houwre">House Wren</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L826480&time=year">Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7486108">24 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>216</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=marwre">Marsh Wren</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>217</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=buggna">Blue-gray Gnatcatcher</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>218</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=bktgna">Black-tailed Gnatcatcher</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>219</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=ruckin">Ruby-crowned Kinglet</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>220</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=wesblu">Western Bluebird</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1084427&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Rd - below town</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7555029">04 Feb 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>221</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=moublu">Mountain Bluebird</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1248315&time=year">Upper Hurricane Valley</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8646892">06 Aug 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>222</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=towsol">Townsend's Solitaire</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L779144&time=year">Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8976478">18 Oct 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>223</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=swathr">Swainson's Thrush</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L772504&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8219725">07 May 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>224</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=herthr">Hermit Thrush</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056185&time=year">Bill Williams NWR - Kohen Ranch</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7363581">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>225</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=rubrob">Rufous-backed Robin</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L857864&time=year">Kingman--Metcalfe Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7474250">19 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>226</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=amerob">American Robin</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L857864&time=year">Kingman--Metcalfe Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7474250">19 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>227</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=varthr">Varied Thrush</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1324237&time=year">Colorado City - Cotton wood Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9210220">20 Nov 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>228</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=grycat">Gray Catbird</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L471479&time=year">Havasu NWR--Catfish Paradise</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8906191">05 Oct 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>229</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=normoc">Northern Mockingbird</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056915&time=year">Lake Havasu City--West/North Acoma</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368793">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>230</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=sagthr">Sage Thrasher</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1080382&time=year">Sacramento Valley--Cottonwood Rd</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7534195">30 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>231</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=cubthr">Curve-billed Thrasher</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L857864&time=year">Kingman--Metcalfe Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7474250">19 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>232</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=crithr">Crissal Thrasher</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>233</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=lecthr">Le Conte's Thrasher</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1085750&time=year">Lake Mead NRA--Bonelli Landing Rd</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7563546">30 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>234</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=eursta">European Starling</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056915&time=year">Lake Havasu City--West/North Acoma</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368793">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>235</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=amepip">American Pipit</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1041484&time=year">Bill Williams River NWR</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7363584">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>236</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=cedwax">Cedar Waxwing</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8095317">20 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>237</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=phaino">Phainopepla</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056185&time=year">Bill Williams NWR - Kohen Ranch</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7363581">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>238</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=oliwar">Olive Warbler</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L772504&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8611145">30 Jul 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>239</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=laplon">Lapland Longspur</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1058446&time=year">Courtwright Rd</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9213253">27 Nov 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>240</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=chclon">Chestnut-collared Longspur</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8922853">08 Oct 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>241</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=mcclon">McCown's Longspur</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1058446&time=year">Courtwright Rd</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9213253">27 Nov 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>242</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=bawwar">Black-and-white Warbler</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L779144&time=year">Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9210375">15 Nov 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>243</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=orcwar">Orange-crowned Warbler</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>244</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=lucwar">Lucy's Warbler</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L859297&time=year">Havasu NWR--Bermuda Pasture</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7919815">26 Mar 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>245</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=naswar">Nashville Warbler</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L779144&time=year">Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8170780">26 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>246</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=virwar">Virginia's Warbler</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L772504&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8095351">21 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>247</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=macwar">MacGillivray's Warbler</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1161015&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Rd--Rd 7101C</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8219833">07 May 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>248</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=comyel">Common Yellowthroat</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>249</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=norpar">Northern Parula</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L817744&time=year">Havasu NWR--New South Dike</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9113821">16 Oct 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>250</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=yelwar">Yellow Warbler</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8095317">20 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>251</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=bkpwar">Blackpoll Warbler</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8280421">18 May 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>252</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=yerwar">Yellow-rumped Warbler</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>253</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=grawar">Grace's Warbler</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L772504&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8095351">21 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>254</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=btywar">Black-throated Gray Warbler</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L772504&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8095351">21 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>255</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=towwar">Townsend's Warbler</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8151980">29 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>256</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=herwar">Hermit Warbler</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1248323&time=year">Mount Trumbull</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8647104">07 Aug 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>257</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=wlswar">Wilson's Warbler</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L859297&time=year">Havasu NWR--Bermuda Pasture</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7919815">26 Mar 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>258</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=refwar">Red-faced Warbler</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L772504&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8219725">07 May 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>259</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=paired">Painted Redstart</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L772504&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8219725">07 May 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>260</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=yebcha">Yellow-breasted Chat</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8095317">20 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>261</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=gnttow">Green-tailed Towhee</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L779144&time=year">Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8170780">26 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>262</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=spotow">Spotted Towhee</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1084427&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Rd - below town</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7555023">04 Feb 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>263</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=rucspa">Rufous-crowned Sparrow</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1231625&time=year">Near Valentine MOH</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8559474">16 Jul 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>264</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=cantow">Canyon Towhee</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1080004&time=year">Oatman Highway - MP 27</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7533795">29 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>265</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=abetow">Abert's Towhee</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368744">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>266</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=casspa">Cassin's Sparrow</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1231628&time=year">Buck and Doe Rd and Rt 66</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8559476">16 Jul 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>267</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=chispa">Chipping Sparrow</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056892&time=year">Nautilus Elementary</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7999791">08 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>268</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=clcspa">Clay-colored Sparrow</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8798226">09 Sep 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>269</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=brespa">Brewer's Sparrow</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1105939&time=year">Big Sandy River @ Signal Rd</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7787482">27 Feb 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>270</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=bkcspa">Black-chinned Sparrow</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1144073&time=year">Hualapai Mountains - Atherton Rd</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8095354">21 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>271</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=vesspa">Vesper Sparrow</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L826480&time=year">Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7486108">24 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>272</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=larspa">Lark Sparrow</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1231628&time=year">Buck and Doe Rd and Rt 66</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8559476">16 Jul 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>273</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=bktspa">Black-throated Sparrow</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1080004&time=year">Oatman Highway - MP 27</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7533795">29 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>274</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=sagspa">Sage Sparrow</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056185&time=year">Bill Williams NWR - Kohen Ranch</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7363581">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>275</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=larbun">Lark Bunting</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1339819&time=year">Kingman Airport Wilderness</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S9346342">11 Dec 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>276</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=savspa">Savannah Sparrow</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L819065&time=year">Lake Havasu City WTP</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7416955">11 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>277</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=sonspa">Song Sparrow</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056185&time=year">Bill Williams NWR - Kohen Ranch</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7363581">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>278</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=linspa">Lincoln's Sparrow</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L826480&time=year">Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7486108">24 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>279</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=whcspa">White-crowned Sparrow</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056185&time=year">Bill Williams NWR - Kohen Ranch</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7363581">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>280</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=gocspa">Golden-crowned Sparrow</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L779171&time=year">Burro Creek CG</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7787366">27 Feb 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>281</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=daejun">Dark-eyed Junco</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1084431&time=year">Hualapai Mountains - Wash in town</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7555024">04 Feb 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>282</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=heptan">Hepatic Tanager</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1223712&time=year">Wild Cow Springs Campground</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8535324">02 Jul 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>283</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=sumtan">Summer Tanager</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L817744&time=year">Havasu NWR--New South Dike</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8248316">15 May 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>284</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=westan">Western Tanager</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8151980">29 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>285</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=norcar">Northern Cardinal</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1105943&time=year">Big Sandy River @ Wikieup</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8417631">28 May 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>286</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=bkhgro">Black-headed Grosbeak</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1144073&time=year">Hualapai Mountains - Atherton Rd</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8095356">21 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>287</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=blugrb1">Blue Grosbeak</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1169359&time=year">Havasu NWR - Beal Lake Restoration area</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8280431">19 May 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>288</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=lazbun">Lazuli Bunting</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8170783">26 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>289</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=indbun">Indigo Bunting</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L826480&time=year">Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8535354">09 Jul 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>290</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=boboli">Bobolink</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L765694&time=year">Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8843343">21 Sep 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>291</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=rewbla">Red-winged Blackbird</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056911&time=year">Crystal Beach</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368778">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>292</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=easmea">Eastern Meadowlark</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1231628&time=year">Buck and Doe Rd and Rt 66</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8559476">16 Jul 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>293</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=wesmea">Western Meadowlark</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L826480&time=year">Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7379870">05 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>294</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=yehbla">Yellow-headed Blackbird</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056892&time=year">Nautilus Elementary</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7898591">22 Mar 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>295</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=brebla">Brewer's Blackbird</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056882&time=year">The Shops at Lake Havasu</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368651">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>296</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=grtgra">Great-tailed Grackle</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056882&time=year">The Shops at Lake Havasu</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368651">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>297</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=brocow">Bronzed Cowbird</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L779144&time=year">Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8261616">17 May 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>298</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=bnhcow">Brown-headed Cowbird</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L779144&time=year">Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7862887">15 Mar 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>299</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=hooori">Hooded Oriole</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L367813&time=year">Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8038448">11 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>300</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=bulori">Bullock's Oriole</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L859297&time=year">Havasu NWR--Bermuda Pasture</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7982741">04 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>301</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=scoori">Scott's Oriole</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1144073&time=year">Hualapai Mountains - Atherton Rd</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8095354">21 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>302</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=casfin">Cassin's Finch</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L772504&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8095351">21 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>303</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=houfin">House Finch</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056886&time=year">Desert Hills</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368662">01 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>304</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=redcro">Red Crossbill</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L772504&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7804034">05 Mar 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>305</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=pinsis">Pine Siskin</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L772504&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7804034">05 Mar 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>306</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=lesgol">Lesser Goldfinch</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L779144&time=year">Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7361083">02 Jan 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>307</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=lawgol">Lawrence's Goldfinch</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L367813&time=year">Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8038448">11 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>308</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=amegfi">American Goldfinch</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L826480&time=year">Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7919989">26 Mar 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specLtblue">
<td class="dataCell"><b>309</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=evegro">Evening Grosbeak</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1144097&time=year">Hualapai Mountain Resort</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S8095355">21 Apr 2011</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="specWhite">
<td class="dataCell"><b>310</b></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=subnational2&r=US-AZ-015&rank=lrec&time=year&spp=houspa">House Sparrow</a></td>
<td class="dataCell"><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/MyEBird?cmd=list&rtype=loc&r=L1056345&time=year">Lake Havasu City - London Bridge</a></td>
<td class="dataCell" nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td>
<td><a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/eBirdReports?cmd=SubDetail&SubID=S7368218">03 Jan 2011</a></td></tr>
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Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395998386365614876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945558783502570835.post-40474507415497797912011-12-13T08:25:00.000-08:002012-11-18T20:08:40.095-08:00Christmas Bird Count!It's that time of year again! The count period for Audubon's <a href="http://birds.audubon.org/christmas-bird-count#">Christmas Bird Count</a> begins tomorrow, December 14. Have you figured out which CBCs you'll be participating in this year? Will you be counting in one or two local circles or will you be traveling to experience a new area?<br />
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If you haven't decided yet, now's the time to figure it out and contact compilers! You can see a map and list of Arizona counts <a href="http://www.azfo.org/CBC/cbc2010_2011.html">here</a>, California counts <a href="http://www.natureali.org/cbcs.htm">here</a>, and Nevada counts <a href="http://www.redrockaudubon.org/volunteer-opportunities/nevada-christmas-bird-counts-2/">here</a>.<br />
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The LCRV is home to several great counts. My local counts are on the Bill Williams River and Havasu NWRs, December 28 and 29. Both provide a great opportunity to explore these fabulous refuges! Further south is the Yuma count on Dec 31, and further north there is a CBC in Henderson, NV Dec 14. Nearby but not in the LCRV is one of my favorite counts, the Salton Sea South, which is next Tuesday, Dec 20. It is the perfect opportunity to experience the amazing Salton Sea, and there are always rarities to chase in the afternoon!<br />
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So what counts will you be participating in this year? Myself, it's looking like I'm going to miss the CBC entirely, as my upcoming trip to California will not have us near any count circle on its count day! Oh well, there's always next year...Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395998386365614876noreply@blogger.com0