Mohave 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.

The addition of Glaucous Gull left me with 310 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 eBird, I'll just post my full year list.  It also includes the date and location where I first saw each species.

1	Greater White-fronted Goose	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		29 Aug 2011
2	Snow Goose	Lake Havasu City--N Pittsburgh Pt		03 Jan 2011
3	Ross's Goose	Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike		29 Jan 2011
4	Cackling Goose	Havasu NWR--Bermuda Pasture		11 Nov 2011
5	Canada Goose	Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park		06 Jan 2011
6	Tundra Swan	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
7	Wood Duck	Lake Havasu City - London Bridge		03 Jan 2011
8	Gadwall	Crystal Beach		01 Jan 2011
9	Eurasian Wigeon	Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)		01 Nov 2011
10	American Wigeon	Crystal Beach		01 Jan 2011
11	Mallard	Crystal Beach		01 Jan 2011
12	Blue-winged Teal	LHC - Mulberry Ave STP		27 Jan 2011
13	Cinnamon Teal	Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike		24 Jan 2011
14	Northern Shoveler	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
15	Northern Pintail	Crystal Beach		01 Jan 2011
16	Green-winged Teal	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
17	Canvasback	Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)		02 Jan 2011
18	Redhead	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		06 Jan 2011
19	Ring-necked Duck	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
20	Greater Scaup	Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)		02 Jan 2011
21	Lesser Scaup	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
22	Surf Scoter	Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)		02 Jan 2011
23	White-winged Scoter	Lake Havasu		22 Jan 2011
24	Black Scoter	Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)		02 Jan 2011
25	Long-tailed Duck	Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)		01 Mar 2011
26	Bufflehead	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
27	Common Goldeneye	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
28	Barrow's Goldeneye	Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)		02 Jan 2011
29	Hooded Merganser	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		06 Jan 2011
30	Common Merganser	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
31	Red-breasted Merganser	Lake Mead NRA--Princess Cove		20 Feb 2011
32	Ruddy Duck	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
33	Gambel's Quail	2841 McCulloch Blvd LHC		01 Jan 2011
34	Wild Turkey	Mount Logan Rd - mid		20 Nov 2011
35	Red-throated Loon	Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park		01 Nov 2011
36	Pacific Loon	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		02 Sep 2011
37	Common Loon	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
38	Yellow-billed Loon	Bill Williams Delta--outer, Mohave Co		21 Feb 2011
39	Pied-billed Grebe	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
40	Horned Grebe	Lake Havasu SP -- Site 4		06 Jan 2011
41	Red-necked Grebe	Davis Dam (AZ)		11 Nov 2011
42	Eared Grebe	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
43	Western Grebe	Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)		02 Jan 2011
44	Clark's Grebe	Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)		02 Jan 2011
45	Neotropic Cormorant	Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)		12 Jan 2011
46	Double-crested Cormorant	Bill Williams River NWR		02 Jan 2011
47	American White Pelican	Havasu NWR--Beal Lake		21 Jan 2011
48	Brown Pelican	Bill Williams Delta--Mohave Co		07 Nov 2011
49	Least Bittern	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		18 May 2011
50	Great Blue Heron	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
51	Great Egret	Crystal Beach		01 Jan 2011
52	Snowy Egret	Havasu NWR--Catfish Paradise		05 Jan 2011
53	Tricolored Heron	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		10 Aug 2011
54	Cattle Egret	Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park		08 Apr 2011
55	Green Heron	LHC - Mulberry Ave STP		27 Jan 2011
56	Black-crowned Night-Heron	Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)		12 Jan 2011
57	Glossy Ibis	Courtwright Rd		06 Jul 2011
58	White-faced Ibis	Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike		20 Feb 2011
59	Turkey Vulture	Courtwright Rd		05 Jan 2011
60	Osprey	Lake Havasu City--N Pittsburgh Pt		15 Jan 2011
61	Bald Eagle	Alamo Lake--Upper		17 Jan 2011
62	Northern Harrier	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
63	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Lake Havasu--Mesquite Bay North		16 Jan 2011
64	Cooper's Hawk	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
65	Harris's Hawk	Yucca - Suzette and Mary Beth Dr		30 Jul 2011
66	Red-shouldered Hawk	Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike		24 Jan 2011
67	Swainson's Hawk	Havasu NWR--Bermuda Pasture		04 Apr 2011
68	Zone-tailed Hawk	Big Sandy River @ Wikieup		28 May 2011
69	Red-tailed Hawk	Bill Williams NWR - Kohen Ranch		02 Jan 2011
70	Ferruginous Hawk	Kingman Airport Wilderness		11 Dec 2011
71	Rough-legged Hawk	Flattop Reservoir		20 Nov 2011
72	Golden Eagle	Hualapai Mountains - Wash in town		04 Feb 2011
73	American Kestrel	Lake Havasu City--West/North Acoma		01 Jan 2011
74	Merlin	Lake Havasu City--North		01 Jan 2011
75	Peregrine Falcon	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		06 Jan 2011
76	Prairie Falcon	Nautilus Elementary		13 Jan 2011
77	Clapper Rail	Crystal Beach		01 Jan 2011
78	Virginia Rail	Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike		24 Mar 2011
79	Sora	Havasu NWR--Beal Lake		21 Jan 2011
80	Common Gallinule	Havasu NWR--Beal Lake		09 Apr 2011
81	American Coot	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
82	Black-bellied Plover	Lake Havasu City WTP		14 Apr 2011
83	Snowy Plover	Havasu NWR--Beal Lake		12 Aug 2011
84	Semipalmated Plover	Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike		12 Aug 2011
85	Killdeer	Bill Williams River NWR		02 Jan 2011
86	Black-necked Stilt	Lake Havasu City WTP		14 Apr 2011
87	American Avocet	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		30 Mar 2011
88	Spotted Sandpiper	Davis Dam (AZ)		29 Jan 2011
89	Solitary Sandpiper	Lake Havasu City WTP		28 Apr 2011
90	Greater Yellowlegs	Havasu NWR--Beal Lake		21 Jan 2011
91	Willet	Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park		23 May 2011
92	Lesser Yellowlegs	Lake Havasu City WTP		03 May 2011
93	Whimbrel	Havasu NWR--Beal Lake		27 Aug 2011
94	Long-billed Curlew	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		30 Mar 2011
95	Marbled Godwit	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		31 Mar 2011
96	Sanderling	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		29 Aug 2011
97	Semipalmated Sandpiper	Havasu NWR--Beal Lake		25 Aug 2011
98	Western Sandpiper	Lake Havasu City WTP		14 Apr 2011
99	Least Sandpiper	Lake Havasu City WTP		11 Jan 2011
100	Baird's Sandpiper	Havasu NWR--Beal Lake		27 Aug 2011
101	Pectoral Sandpiper	Havasu NWR--Beal Lake		25 Aug 2011
102	Dunlin	Lake Havasu City WTP		28 Apr 2011
103	Stilt Sandpiper	Havasu NWR--Beal Lake		25 Aug 2011
104	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Lake Havasu City WTP		03 Oct 2011
105	Short-billed Dowitcher	Lake Havasu City WTP		24 Aug 2011
106	Long-billed Dowitcher	Havasu NWR--Beal Lake		21 Jan 2011
107	Wilson's Snipe	Bill Williams River NWR		02 Jan 2011
108	Wilson's Phalarope	Lake Havasu City WTP		03 May 2011
109	Red-necked Phalarope	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		09 May 2011
110	Red Phalarope	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		11 Oct 2011
111	Sabine's Gull	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		07 Sep 2011
112	Bonaparte's Gull	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		30 Mar 2011
113	Little Gull	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		10 Sep 2011
114	Franklin's Gull	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		26 Apr 2011
115	Mew Gull	Bullhead City/Laughlin Bridge - restoration area		29 Jan 2011
116	Ring-billed Gull	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
117	California Gull	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
118	Herring Gull	Lake Havasu City--N Pittsburgh Pt		11 Jan 2011
119	Thayer's Gull	Lake Havasu City WTP		21 Nov 2011
120	Glaucous Gull	Lake Havasu--Site 6		24 Dec 2011
121	Caspian Tern	Mohave Valley--Levee Rd cottonwoods		26 Mar 2011
122	Black Tern	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		09 May 2011
123	Common Tern	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		04 Jul 2011
124	Forster's Tern	Havasu NWR--Catfish Paradise		05 Jan 2011
125	Pomarine Jaeger	Bill Williams Delta--Mohave Co		14 Nov 2011
126	Parasitic Jaeger	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		06 Sep 2011
127	Long-tailed Jaeger	Lake Havasu City--N Pittsburgh Pt		09 Sep 2011
128	Rock Pigeon	2841 McCulloch Blvd LHC		01 Jan 2011
129	Band-tailed Pigeon	Hualapai Mountain Park		07 May 2011
130	Eurasian Collared-Dove	Desert Hills		01 Jan 2011
131	White-winged Dove	Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park		22 Feb 2011
132	Mourning Dove	Desert Hills		01 Jan 2011
133	Inca Dove	Mohave Valley--Willow Valley		06 Jul 2011
134	Ruddy Ground-Dove	Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park		20 Oct 2011
135	Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike		09 Jul 2011
136	Greater Roadrunner	Courtwright Rd		05 Jan 2011
137	Barn Owl	Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike		24 Jan 2011
138	Flammulated Owl	Mount Trumbull		06 Aug 2011
139	Western Screech-Owl	Mount Trumbull		06 Aug 2011
140	Great Horned Owl	Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park		02 Jan 2011
141	Burrowing Owl	Lake Havasu City--West/North Acoma		11 Jan 2011
142	Lesser Nighthawk	Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park		15 Mar 2011
143	Common Nighthawk	Mount Trumbull		06 Aug 2011
144	Common Poorwill	Mount Trumbull		06 Aug 2011
145	Vaux's Swift	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		26 Apr 2011
146	White-throated Swift	Bill Williams River NWR		02 Jan 2011
147	Black-chinned Hummingbird	Mohave Valley--Levee Rd cottonwoods		26 Mar 2011
148	Anna's Hummingbird	Lake Havasu City--West/North Acoma		01 Jan 2011
149	Costa's Hummingbird	2841 McCulloch Blvd LHC		07 Jan 2011
150	Broad-tailed Hummingbird	Hualapai Mountain Park		21 Apr 2011
151	Rufous Hummingbird	Hualapai Mountains - Atherton Rd		21 Apr 2011
152	Calliope Hummingbird	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		07 Sep 2011
153	Belted Kingfisher	Crystal Beach		01 Jan 2011
154	Lewis's Woodpecker	Lake Mead NRA--Katherine Landing		16 Oct 2011
155	Acorn Woodpecker	Hualapai Mountain Park		05 Mar 2011
156	Gila Woodpecker	Bill Williams River NWR		02 Jan 2011
157	Williamson's Sapsucker	Hualapai Mountain Park		11 Dec 2011
158	Red-naped Sapsucker	Kingman--Metcalfe Park		19 Jan 2011
159	Ladder-backed Woodpecker	Bill Williams River NWR		02 Jan 2011
160	Hairy Woodpecker	Hualapai Mountain Park		05 Mar 2011
161	Northern Flicker	Lake Havasu City--South		02 Jan 2011
162	Gilded Flicker	Bill Williams NWR - Kohen Ranch		02 Jan 2011
163	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Hualapai Mountain Park		05 Sep 2011
164	Greater Pewee	Hualapai Mountain Park		30 Jul 2011
165	Western Wood-Pewee	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		04 May 2011
166	Willow Flycatcher	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		25 May 2011
167	Hammond's Flycatcher	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		29 Apr 2011
168	Gray Flycatcher	Bill Williams NWR - Kohen Ranch		02 Jan 2011
169	Dusky Flycatcher	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		14 Sep 2011
170	Pacific-slope Flycatcher	Havasu NWR--Bermuda Pasture		26 Mar 2011
171	Cordilleran Flycatcher	Hualapai Mountain Resort		02 Jul 2011
172	Black Phoebe	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
173	Eastern Phoebe	Havasu NWR--Bermuda Pasture		16 Nov 2011
174	Say's Phoebe	Bill Williams River NWR		02 Jan 2011
175	Vermilion Flycatcher	Lake Havasu SP -- Site 4		06 Jan 2011
176	Dusky-capped Flycatcher	Big Sandy River @ Wikieup		27 Feb 2011
177	Ash-throated Flycatcher	Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike		20 Feb 2011
178	Nutting's Flycatcher	Bill Williams NWR--Crossriver/North Burn/Fox Wash (MOH)		18 Dec 2011
179	Brown-crested Flycatcher	Bill Williams River--Lincoln Ranch (MOH)		08 May 2011
180	Tropical Kingbird	Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike		09 Jul 2011
181	Cassin's Kingbird	Hualapai Mountains - Atherton Rd		21 Apr 2011
182	Western Kingbird	Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park		14 Apr 2011
183	Loggerhead Shrike	Crystal Beach		01 Jan 2011
184	Bell's Vireo	Bill Williams NWR - Kohen Ranch		11 Apr 2011
185	Gray Vireo	Buck and Doe pt1		16 Jul 2011
186	Plumbeous Vireo	Big Sandy River @ Wikieup		27 Feb 2011
187	Cassin's Vireo	Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park		09 Apr 2011
188	Hutton's Vireo	Hualapai Mountain Park		21 Apr 2011
189	Warbling Vireo	Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)		11 Apr 2011
190	Pinyon Jay	Mount Trumbull		07 Aug 2011
191	Steller's Jay	Hualapai Mountain Park		05 Mar 2011
192	Western Scrub-Jay	Hualapai Mountain Rd - below town		04 Feb 2011
193	American Crow	Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike		11 Nov 2011
194	Common Raven	2841 McCulloch Blvd LHC		01 Jan 2011
195	Horned Lark	Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike		24 Jan 2011
196	Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike		24 Jan 2011
197	Purple Martin	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		09 May 2011
198	Tree Swallow	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
199	Violet-green Swallow	Lake Havasu City--N Pittsburgh Pt		01 Feb 2011
200	Bank Swallow	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		26 Apr 2011
201	Barn Swallow	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		06 Jan 2011
202	Cliff Swallow	Lake Havasu--Boston Lighthouse Trail		24 Feb 2011
203	Mountain Chickadee	Hualapai Mountain Park		05 Mar 2011
204	Juniper Titmouse	Hualapai Mountains - Wash in town		04 Feb 2011
205	Verdin	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
206	Bushtit	Hualapai Mountains - Wash in town		04 Feb 2011
207	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Hualapai Mountain Park		21 Apr 2011
208	White-breasted Nuthatch	Hualapai Mountain Park		04 Feb 2011
209	Pygmy Nuthatch	Hualapai Mountain Park		04 Feb 2011
210	Brown Creeper	Hualapai Mountain Park		05 Mar 2011
211	Cactus Wren	Bill Williams NWR - Kohen Ranch		02 Jan 2011
212	Rock Wren	Alamo Lake SP (Mohave Co.)		17 Jan 2011
213	Canyon Wren	Alamo Lake SP (Mohave Co.)		17 Jan 2011
214	Bewick's Wren	Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike		29 Jan 2011
215	House Wren	Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike		24 Jan 2011
216	Marsh Wren	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
217	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
218	Black-tailed Gnatcatcher	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
219	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
220	Western Bluebird	Hualapai Mountain Rd - below town		04 Feb 2011
221	Mountain Bluebird	Upper Hurricane Valley		06 Aug 2011
222	Townsend's Solitaire	Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park		18 Oct 2011
223	Swainson's Thrush	Hualapai Mountain Park		07 May 2011
224	Hermit Thrush	Bill Williams NWR - Kohen Ranch		02 Jan 2011
225	Rufous-backed Robin	Kingman--Metcalfe Park		19 Jan 2011
226	American Robin	Kingman--Metcalfe Park		19 Jan 2011
227	Varied Thrush	Colorado City - Cotton wood Park		20 Nov 2011
228	Gray Catbird	Havasu NWR--Catfish Paradise		05 Oct 2011
229	Northern Mockingbird	Lake Havasu City--West/North Acoma		01 Jan 2011
230	Sage Thrasher	Sacramento Valley--Cottonwood Rd		30 Jan 2011
231	Curve-billed Thrasher	Kingman--Metcalfe Park		19 Jan 2011
232	Crissal Thrasher	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
233	Le Conte's Thrasher	Lake Mead NRA--Bonelli Landing Rd		30 Jan 2011
234	European Starling	Lake Havasu City--West/North Acoma		01 Jan 2011
235	American Pipit	Bill Williams River NWR		02 Jan 2011
236	Cedar Waxwing	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		20 Apr 2011
237	Phainopepla	Bill Williams NWR - Kohen Ranch		02 Jan 2011
238	Olive Warbler	Hualapai Mountain Park		30 Jul 2011
239	Lapland Longspur	Courtwright Rd		27 Nov 2011
240	Chestnut-collared Longspur	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		08 Oct 2011
241	McCown's Longspur	Courtwright Rd		27 Nov 2011
242	Black-and-white Warbler	Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park		15 Nov 2011
243	Orange-crowned Warbler	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
244	Lucy's Warbler	Havasu NWR--Bermuda Pasture		26 Mar 2011
245	Nashville Warbler	Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park		26 Apr 2011
246	Virginia's Warbler	Hualapai Mountain Park		21 Apr 2011
247	MacGillivray's Warbler	Hualapai Mountain Rd--Rd 7101C		07 May 2011
248	Common Yellowthroat	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
249	Northern Parula	Havasu NWR--New South Dike		16 Oct 2011
250	Yellow Warbler	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		20 Apr 2011
251	Blackpoll Warbler	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		18 May 2011
252	Yellow-rumped Warbler	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
253	Grace's Warbler	Hualapai Mountain Park		21 Apr 2011
254	Black-throated Gray Warbler	Hualapai Mountain Park		21 Apr 2011
255	Townsend's Warbler	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		29 Apr 2011
256	Hermit Warbler	Mount Trumbull		07 Aug 2011
257	Wilson's Warbler	Havasu NWR--Bermuda Pasture		26 Mar 2011
258	Red-faced Warbler	Hualapai Mountain Park		07 May 2011
259	Painted Redstart	Hualapai Mountain Park		07 May 2011
260	Yellow-breasted Chat	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		20 Apr 2011
261	Green-tailed Towhee	Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park		26 Apr 2011
262	Spotted Towhee	Hualapai Mountain Rd - below town		04 Feb 2011
263	Rufous-crowned Sparrow	Near Valentine MOH		16 Jul 2011
264	Canyon Towhee	Oatman Highway - MP 27		29 Jan 2011
265	Abert's Towhee	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		01 Jan 2011
266	Cassin's Sparrow	Buck and Doe Rd and Rt 66		16 Jul 2011
267	Chipping Sparrow	Nautilus Elementary		08 Apr 2011
268	Clay-colored Sparrow	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		09 Sep 2011
269	Brewer's Sparrow	Big Sandy River @ Signal Rd		27 Feb 2011
270	Black-chinned Sparrow	Hualapai Mountains - Atherton Rd		21 Apr 2011
271	Vesper Sparrow	Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike		24 Jan 2011
272	Lark Sparrow	Buck and Doe Rd and Rt 66		16 Jul 2011
273	Black-throated Sparrow	Oatman Highway - MP 27		29 Jan 2011
274	Sage Sparrow	Bill Williams NWR - Kohen Ranch		02 Jan 2011
275	Lark Bunting	Kingman Airport Wilderness		11 Dec 2011
276	Savannah Sparrow	Lake Havasu City WTP		11 Jan 2011
277	Song Sparrow	Bill Williams NWR - Kohen Ranch		02 Jan 2011
278	Lincoln's Sparrow	Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike		24 Jan 2011
279	White-crowned Sparrow	Bill Williams NWR - Kohen Ranch		02 Jan 2011
280	Golden-crowned Sparrow	Burro Creek CG		27 Feb 2011
281	Dark-eyed Junco	Hualapai Mountains - Wash in town		04 Feb 2011
282	Hepatic Tanager	Wild Cow Springs Campground		02 Jul 2011
283	Summer Tanager	Havasu NWR--New South Dike		15 May 2011
284	Western Tanager	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		29 Apr 2011
285	Northern Cardinal	Big Sandy River @ Wikieup		28 May 2011
286	Black-headed Grosbeak	Hualapai Mountains - Atherton Rd		21 Apr 2011
287	Blue Grosbeak	Havasu NWR - Beal Lake Restoration area		19 May 2011
288	Lazuli Bunting	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		26 Apr 2011
289	Indigo Bunting	Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike		09 Jul 2011
290	Bobolink	Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint		21 Sep 2011
291	Red-winged Blackbird	Crystal Beach		01 Jan 2011
292	Eastern Meadowlark	Buck and Doe Rd and Rt 66		16 Jul 2011
293	Western Meadowlark	Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike		05 Jan 2011
294	Yellow-headed Blackbird	Nautilus Elementary		22 Mar 2011
295	Brewer's Blackbird	The Shops at Lake Havasu		01 Jan 2011
296	Great-tailed Grackle	The Shops at Lake Havasu		01 Jan 2011
297	Bronzed Cowbird	Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park		17 May 2011
298	Brown-headed Cowbird	Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park		15 Mar 2011
299	Hooded Oriole	Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)		11 Apr 2011
300	Bullock's Oriole	Havasu NWR--Bermuda Pasture		04 Apr 2011
301	Scott's Oriole	Hualapai Mountains - Atherton Rd		21 Apr 2011
302	Cassin's Finch	Hualapai Mountain Park		21 Apr 2011
303	House Finch	Desert Hills		01 Jan 2011
304	Red Crossbill	Hualapai Mountain Park		05 Mar 2011
305	Pine Siskin	Hualapai Mountain Park		05 Mar 2011
306	Lesser Goldfinch	Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park		02 Jan 2011
307	Lawrence's Goldfinch	Bill Williams River NWR (Mohave Co.)		11 Apr 2011
308	American Goldfinch	Havasu NWR--Pintail Slough/North Dike		26 Mar 2011
309	Evening Grosbeak	Hualapai Mountain Resort		21 Apr 2011
310	House Sparrow	Lake Havasu City - London Bridge		03 Jan 2011

Christmas Bird Count!

It's that time of year again!  The count period for Audubon's Christmas Bird Count 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?

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 here, California counts here, and Nevada counts here.

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!

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...