Arizona
L•'$ ß:. L•ke Powell/GtenCanyon 30
Nov(KK) andPage Nov(CL). SurfScoters given is and
thatthespecies keptin captivity
Grand
• N.P had anothergood fall, with 9 reported in Arizona typically single-season
is a post-
ß øF• statewide21 Oct-26 Nov. Casualin the state, summer
breeding Spoonbills
visitor.Roseate
2 White-wingedScoters at Ashurst 24
were L. were seen in numbers for the 3rd consecutive
year.
Oct (NG). A Long-tailedDuck in Glen were
Reports of oneat A.V.S.T.P. Aug 18
24 (ph. PS), 2 at LasCienegas
Canyon Nov+(CL) wasthe onlyonere- N.C.A. 20 Aug
ported. As expected,Barrow's one
(WR, ph. B. Russell), at LasCienegas
Goldeneyes 3-
were seen on the Colorado R. late in the sea- and
10 Sep(J.Nanatovich), oneat Tres Rios,
son; 3 were at Parker Dam 26 Nov+ (M. San 11
Phoenix Sep(tHD).
J. and
Miguel, Feenstra), 20 werebelowGlen BlackVultures wereseenagainfarthere.
CanyonDam 30 Nov (CL). Red-breasted than expected Douglas, at with 22 there26
Merganser rare to casual
is awayfrom the Oct (A. Morehouse, REW). White-tailed
Gila R.;
Colorado 16 such birdswere reported Kites were reportedfrom fewer locations
statewide, including on the earlydateof than in recent seasons:
one near Portal, the San
26 OctnearFlagstaff 0C)- Rafael the
Valley, Santa and
CruzFlats, w. of
A Pacific Loon on the Colorado R. above Tucson(m.ob.). A wandering Mississippi
LeesFerry 10-16 Sep(ph. E Talbott)wasa Kite wasin Rio Rico22 Aug (RWr). Single
monthearly. at
Otherswerereported Show late CommonBlack-Hawks were at Page
21
Low L_15 Oct (SS),UpperL. Mary 23-29Oct Springs Oct (ph.G. Botello) Tumaca- and
Mark M. Stevenson (Non-passerines) 10
(B. Gatlin,ph. NG), and L. I-Iavasu Nov cori 22 Oct (KK, JM). The only Broad-
GaryH. Rosenberg (Passetines) (A.Z.EO.).The Flagstaff areaagainhosted winged Hawkreported away fromtheGrand
good of
numbers migrating Common Loons, Canyon seen
was overthePinalMts.26 Aug
he season with
began above-average up to 15 on UpperL. Mary 24 Oct-12 (P. Moulton, C. Donald,fide JW). In the
with
supporting nesting Nov(T. Linda,
rainfall, late by m.ob.).
Moreimpressive a Chiricahua
was Mts., 2 juv. Short-tailed Hawks
some of 6
species, to finishwith two tightgroup 91 offofSite onL. Havasu
only 11 wereseen 7
with ads.beginning Aug(REW,
dry
abnormally monthsover most of the Nov (A.Z.EO.),blowingthe previous pub- CDB,ph.J. Pike,ph. G. Wolbek), suggesting
Warmtemperatures turnwereassoci- lished
state. in out
highof 24 on the L.C.R.V. of the another successful nestingthere.Reports of
atedwith late,lingering of
individuals many water. Also impressive was a total of 21 up to 3 Short-tailed in
Hawks theHuachuca
species. Horned Grebes on L. Havasu 11-12 Nov Mts. 13-31 Augwent undocumented.Crest-
singleswere docu-
(A.Z.EO.). Elsewhere, ed Caracaraswerewanderingagain.Singles
Abbreviations:A.B.C.(Arizona BirdCommit- mented at Casa Grande S.T.P. 30 Oct-28 Nov were seen near Laveen 12 Nov (BG) and at
et
tee), A.VS.T.E (Avra Valley S.T.E), B.T.A. (•'DJe al.)andPalo 24
Verde Nov+(TC,ph. Whitewater29 Nov (M. Guestet al., fide
(Boyce Thompson Arboretum of was
S.E), G.W.R. MMS).A highlight theseason a Red- EW). Caracaras have been noted in late fall
(GilbertWater Ranch),H.R.E (Hassayampa neckedGrebeon KearnyL. 15 Nov-1 Dec and winter in the Santa Cruz Flats for sever-
RiverPreserve,Wickenburg), ph.
L.C.R.V(lower (tDJe, GHR,MMS);there were fewer than al years(andas far backas 1965), but this
R.
Colorado valley),N.C.A. (NationalCon- 10 prioraccepted records. season'snumbers greatly past
exceeded ob-
servationArea), ER.D. (Painted Rock Dam), NeotropicCormorants remained numer- servations. Two seen on 2 Oct (RWr) were
S.ER.(SanPedroR.), Sweetwater (Sweetwater ous in the Greater Phoenix area (m.ob.), by
followed a reportof 14 on 4 Nov (M.
Wetlands, Tucson),Whitewater (Whitewater while only onewasreported Patagonia
at L. Kehl, m.ob.) and of 22 on 15 Nov (B. Win-
Draw W.A.). (SH). Another wasat SanCarlosL. 16 Aug terrield),with at least 11 staying into the
(ph.J. Estis),only a 3rd Gila record. The for
Casual nextseason. reasons thisatypically
WATERFOWL THROUGH CARACARA summer visitors,single presum- largeconcentration agricultural were
frigatebirds, in land
A Fulvous Whistling-Duck at
found thesame ably Magnificent, were seenover Tucson 4 not apparent.
as
location last fall, Chaparral Park,Scotts- Aug (G. Warren)and Maraua5 Aug (ph.D.
dale24 Nov+ (MMo, ph. C. Oldham), was Hoffman), possibly same
the The RAILS
individual. THROUGH WOODPECKERS
to
saidby duckfeeders be resident A 2 ad. Little Blue Herons at Rio Salado, The ad. PurpleGallinulewas reported
there. at
Cackling Goose Goodyear Oct+(ph.J. Phoenix
in 30 werelastseen2 Sep(m.ob.).A bird Sweetwater 12
through Aug(m.ob., John-A.
Jantunen), thesubspecies
of minima, provid- reportedfromthere an imm.LittleBlue23 son). Black-bellied Plovers are rare fall mi-
as
ed oneof the smallbut growing number of Sep-8Oct (m.ob.)turnedout to be an imm. grants.Singles were a! Palo Verde 13 Aug
Arizona A
reports. Tundra was
Swan a casual Snowy Egretin the photographs examined. (TC) andWillcox26 Sep(KK), and2 wereat
visitor at Watson L. 30 Nov (B. Thomen). Sin- Single Tricolored Herons, alsosummer and Paloma Ranch29 Sep(BG). Of 3 foundat
gle male Eurasian Wigeons were reported fall wanderersfrom Mexico, were in Green Whitewater16 Oct (ph. SH), 2 remained
24 9
fromG.W.R. Oct(DP) andFlagstaff Nov Valley4-7 Aug (R. Wolcott,B. Buttery), 15
at through Novandone,withaninjured leg,
(C. Holm). A few Mexican Ducks were re- A.V.S.T.E ph.
10-30 Aug (B. Hester, MMS), was seenuntil 12 Dec (m.ob.). Up to 88
portedagainat G.W.R.throughthe season and at 1VmranaOct 0M) and again29 Oct Mountain Plovers were at sod farms in the
4
(MMo). Numbers Blue-winged in late (,JM,
of Teal KK). The enigmatic White Ibiswasre- SantaCruz Hats 29 Oct+ (DP,m.ob.). A casu-
fallandwinterappear beincreasing the ported
to in to
againfromArlington Rio Salado, al migrant a
awayfromthe L.C.R.V., calling
and
Phoenix Tucson up
areas; to 10 wereat Phoenix threeoccasions Aug-9 Sep Whimbrel
on 13 flewpasttheGreen ValleyS.T.E5
Sweetwater (m.ob.) and 35 at Tres Rios, (BG, TG, D. Leuhrs, of
fide TC); the apparent Sep(RWr,SS).Reports 15 Semipalmated
stay
Phoenix(TC, D. Powell) into Dec. Single prolonged of oneverymobile individual Sandpipers s.
across Arizonarepresented an
Greater Scaup at
werereported SunSites15 hasled to speculation aboutits provenance, above-average number. Other rare-but-regu-
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IARIZONA
included7 Sanderlings,
lar fall shorebirds 7 oneat Tumacacori N.H.P.16 Sep(L. Norris). Catalina 18-24 Nov (M. Weinhold), and
Dunlins, and 10 Short-billed Dowitchers. A peculiar hummingbird a Violet- Haunted
resembling 19
Canyon Nov (M. Plagens).
Late-departing
shorebirds a
included Semi- crowned found at B.T.A.4 Sep+(ph. JHo,
palmated at 16
Plover G.W.R. NovOMMo),a m.ob.;b. 11 Nov |SWI) wasapparentlyVi- FLYCATCHERS
a THROUGH
flock of 37 American Avocets at Ashurst L. 3 olet-crowned Hummingbird Broad-billed THRASHERS
x
the
Nov(NG), perhaps same flock, avocets
30 Hummingbird Humming- A Greater
hybrid ("Salvin's Pewee alongthe S.ER. Escapule
at
in Flagstaff 9 Nov (C. Holm),a Lesser
on Yel- bird", a combination documented twice Wash 1-11 Oct (AM) waslikely a late mi-
only
in 26
loMegs Phoenix Nov(IC, D. Powell), a previously (fideSW). A singing one
maleBlue- grant,whereas in Madera Canyon 8-16
SolitarySandpiper G.W.R.15 Oct (MMo),
at throatedHummingbird was n. of typical Nov (RWr), one in Ramsey 9
Canyon Nov
at
anda StiltSandpiper Willcox14 Oct (KK). range PinalPeak16 Aug (DP et al.). Re- (R&RT), and one alongthe SantaCruz R.
on
A flybyParasitic at
Jaeger Fort Huachuca 4 portsof Allen's Hummingbird 30
were few: 2 nearTubac Nov (GB) wereall likelyat-
Sep(ph., '•DP)wasa surprise; thereis only to
banded Arivaca Aug(GW), onein lower tempting winter locally.
in 1 Alsolate was a
one accepted recordfor se. Ari- Western Wood-Pewee at Tumaca-
zona.Eleven Sabine'sGullsreport- cori 23 Oct (RF,BM). Buff-breasted
8
ed statewide Sep-9 Oct was are
Flycatchers typically goneby
aboutaverage the season.
for At so
earlySep, 2 in SawmillCanyon
MormonL., 8 Caspian Ierns 9 Sep 17 Sep (SH), where they breed,
(I. Linda) was a large number late, while one in
were considered
awayfromtheL.C.R.V.
Oneat Pi- Ash Canyon was away from
cachoRes.29 Sep(DJe)wasalso known nesting areasand habitat
casual. 7
30 Sep (RB). Rarebut regular,
Ruddy Ground-Dovereports Eastern were
Phoebes reported this
off from
trailed substantially recent 10
fallbeginning Oct.LateDusky-
highs. to3 were RedRock
Up at 2- capped were
Flycatchers at Patago-
15 Aug(MMS,MP,DJe), wereat
3 nia L. 13 Oct 0B, ME MMS) andat
KinoSprings
13-25Aug(DJe,
SH), 22
Tumacacori Oct (KK, JMo). A
and one was at Iumacacori 22 Oct lateTropical was
Kingbird at Palo-
(KK). Barn Owls nestedlate in se. 29
ma Ranch Sep(BG),wherethe
Arizona, with downy young in is
species not knownto breed.A
Iueson 19 Oct (L. Bates)and Here- This basic-plumaged Grebe discovered
Red-necked was atKearny Pinal
Lake, County, Arizona wandering
15 Thick-billed Kingbird
16)
ford 21 Nov (MM). An Elf Owl was (here Novernber and there the of This
was first
2006 remained through end Novernber. the of wasalongthe Santa CruzIL near
broughtin for rehabilitation several inArizona thewinter 2006-2007.
in found during of by
Photograph 6aryl•osenberg. 30
Tumacacori Aug (MA), and,
Iucson26 Sep(fideL. Bates); another at Ramsey
was 1 the
Canyon AugOJ.& M. Hirth),2 in amazingly, individual hadwintered that in
the DesertBotanicalGarden,Phoenix 2-3 Oct the
MillerCanyon Aug(T. Beatty), another Yuma previous winters,
4 and five returned a for
I.
(A.Iarby, Gatz); most have thestate
left by in MillerCanyon Aug(R. Hoyer).
12 6thby 23 Nov(HD, SD).Stillconsidered rare
mid-Sep.Northern Saw-whetOwls were Green Kingfishersmade a substantial butregular thestate in during fall,
early East-
found road-killed at two locations near on
comeback the upperS.ER., with asmany ern Kingbirds were at WenimaW.A. I Sep
in
Flagstaff mid-Nov (CL); no othersigns of as 7 reported between Charleston Here- (GC, DR),at CowSprings 8 Sep
and L. (CL), and
thespecies' were
dispersal noted. Iwo Lesser ford(MM, SH,AM, m.ob.). Elsewhere, ph.
singles in Eloy8-10 Sep(W. Flack; JHo,MMS).
Nighthawks Mararia Nov (AC) werelate were at San Bernardino N.W.R. 23 Aug More casual the fall, a Scissor-tailed
in 1 in Fly-
in departing. Seldom detected migration, (REW), Patagonia
in a Roadside 13 Oct 0- catcherwas reportedfrom Papago
Rest Farms,
Whip-poor-will seenand heardat Ires Bock),and at Leslie
was Canyon 6 PK).
N.WR. during PJma Oct(K.Ellzey,fide A Rose-throat-
Rios, Phoenix Aug(IG).
6 thesummer was
season REW).Above-aver- ed Becard heard Guadalupe
(fide in Canyon 6
Up to 6 White-eared Hummingbirds were age of
numbers Williamsong Sapsuckers were Aug(DK), whereit hasbeenrecorded breed-
in Miller Canyon Aug(I. Beatty), strong seen thes.,witha fewspilling
in a in in
overintothe ing irregularly the past, anda female was
showing thisrarity.In Madera
for Canyon, at 15
a lowlands KinoSprings Oct (KK et al.), reported alongthe SantaCruz R. nearTu-
White-eared lingered City
until 23 Oct (GW). Morgan Wash15Oct(TC), andB.T.A. 1
1 macacori Sep(MA), suggesting possible lo-
Berylline Hummingbirds S.
were morenumer- Nov0- Backus, Stangeland). Yellow-bellied calbreeding.
ousthanusual. Iwo (possibly cameto a Sapsuckers
3) were reported above-average TheWhite-eyed
in Vireo at
found thePatago-
Portal feeder Aug-5Sep(RAR,ph., *REW). numbers,
4 with reports Rest
fromA.V.S.T.E Oct nia Roadside duringthesummer
26 season
In Madera Canyon, malewasfound Aug, ('•PK), Portal 12 Nov (RAR, ph., tREW), wasseentherethrough least3 SCp
a 8 at OAC,
anda female appeared started
and R.
nest-build- B.T.A.19 Nov+ (S. Burge, Witzeman, M. '•MMS,•'RWr;v.r. PD, ph. MBS).LateBell's
ingby 12Aug(M. Bearse, E. Latturner,
SF, ph. Scott),CatalinaS.E 20 Nov OPK), Huachuca Vireos were reportedfrom Gilbert i Oct
O. Niehuis). Ihe nest was abandonedafter a Canyon Nov OMMS, MP), and Phoenix (MMo), from Tumacacori Oct (KK, JM),
22 22
tremendous rainstorm(,J.Burns).One 26 Nov (D. Powell). Casualin the lowlands,a and from Fort Lowell Park, Tucson 6 Nov
Sep
came to feeders at the Portal visitors center 22 DownyWoodpecker at Lee's
was Ferry 24 (DS).A Red-eyed Vireo,stillconsidered casu-
Aug(H. Snyder), onecontinued Ram- Nov+(CL). Some
and in of in
movement HairyWood- al in fall,wasreported CartCanyon Aug 8
sey Canyon was with in
through20 Aug (IC). Violet- peckers apparent, individuals the (J. Bangma, Johnson al.). Multiple '•A. et
crowned Hummingbirds unexpected
in loca- lowlands SabinoCanyon30 Aug-20 Sep MexicanJaysat Patagonia 31 Oct (SH)
at L.
3
tionsincluded at Muleshoe Ranch Cooper- (WR), Cluff RanchW.A. 19 Oct (PK), Dead were away fromusual breeding habitat the
for
ativeManagement 21-24Aug(MA) and HorseRanchS.E 3 Nov (B. Cooleyet al.), species.
Area Barn
Scattered Swallows lingered into
120 NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS
I
ARIZONA
mid-Nov, perhaps result themild,dryfall
a of WARBLERS
THROUGHFINCHES apparently to
returning past winteringterrito-
weatherexperienced s.
across Arizona.A FiveTennessee Warblers during ries includedone alongSonoitaCr. above
werereported
in
flockof 15-20Bushtits Topock Marsh11 At
the fall, all undocumented. least8 North- Patagonia 2-9 Sep(SH) andonealongthe
L.
Nov (A.Z.EO.) was consideredcasual in the ern Parulas werereportedbetween Oct and S.ER.near the SanPedroHouse 27 Oct+ (SH).
7
L.C.R.V. A late House Wren was in Pasture a for
12 Nov,perhaps few morethanusual a Another at
wasreported PefiaBianca 27 L.
Canyon6 Nov (CL). Winter Wrenswere fall. Late Yellow Warblers were at Tucson 18 Nov (B. McKnight, Johnsen). S. Kentucky
foundin greater-than-usual numbers during Oct (MMS), Sweetwater Oct (JB),A.V.S.T.E Warbler,
29 casual the
during fall,was reported at
the fall acrosscen. and s. Arizona, with no 3 Nov (DS),along Santathe CruzR.w.of Red G.WR. 7 Oct (E Moulton) and Cave Creek
8
fewerthan28 reported Oct+(m.ob.). Rock6 Nov (DJe),at FortLowellPark,Tucson Canyon 22 Oct (E D. Hulce). Late
A lateBlue-gray was
Gnatcatcher in Pasture 6 Nov (DS), at Topock Marsh 11 Nov MacGillivray's Warblers wereat FortHuachu-
6
Canyon Nov(CL).Thepairof Black-capped(A.Z.F.O.),and at G.W.R. 12-16 Nov 0- Al- ca25 Oct (SH) andSweetwater Nov (JB). 8-16
seen
Gnatcatchers along Proctor Rd. below cock). Single Chestnut-sided
Warblers at Five Hooded
were Warblers werereported during
Madera Canyon the
during summer againwas the fall, morethanusual. was
F.xceptional a
reported 31
there Aug(MP, MMS).Thepairat Painted at 7
Redstart Sweetwater Oct (JB).The
L.
Patagonia was reported frequentlythrough- Rufous-capped that
Warbler hastaken res- up
out the late summer, with at leastonejuv. in
idence upper Sycamore was
Canyon lastre-
2 M.
present Sep(P.Santinello, Brown). The ported5 Sep (TC). A late Yellow-breasted
pairin Montosa was in
Canyon seen thepres- Chatwasin Phoenixl-4 Nov 0- Jantunen).
of 4
ence at least juvs.25Aug(RWr). East- An A lateWestern was
Tanager at theB.T.A. 4
ernBluebird the near
along S.P.R. Hereford 5 Nov (KR). Giventhe verywet monsoon sea-
as
Nov (MM) was noteworthy, this species to
son, it was not surprising find Cassin's
not
does breed regularly this
along river. Scat- n.
Sparrows of theirnormal breedingrange in
teredreports in
continued Madera Canyon af- the state, with at least a few observations as
with 3 there8-13 Nov
ter the summerseason, (DJeet al.). Clay-colored
far n. as Phoenix
Warbler,
Magnolia but rare
annual quite intheSouthwest,
(RWr), and another4 reportedfartherup was at
present Gilbert, 7-20 8)
Arizona (here October
2006. Sparrows
werereported greater-than-nor-
in
canyon Nov (B. & C. Postmus).
13 Western Photograph Clark.
byDale mal numbers,with about 24 found between
were in
Bluebirds reported moderate numbers lateAugandtheendof Nov;a veryhighcon-
acrosss. Arizona this fall. Mountain Bluebirds
TresRios,Phoenix5 Oct (CBa) and at Rio Sal- centration of 15 was at San Bernardino
followed withmoderate
suit, present ado, Phoenix 11-2'} Nov (TG); se. Arizona
numbers 2 Sparrow
N.W.R. Oct(REW).A Grasshopper
areas both the Santa
in agricultural in Cruz Chestnut-sideds areusually found laterin the in the SantaCruz Flats 27 Nov (DJe) was n.
and
Flats Sulfur Springs by An
Valley lateNov. season
duringDec.A Magnolia was
Warbler andw. of the spedes' usualwinterrange in
earlySwainson•Thrush at Morgan
was City well documentedat G.W.R. 7-20 Oct (B. Win- thestate. Baird's
A in
Sparrow theSanRafael
Wash4 Sep(TC). A WoodThrush, casualin terrield; C. Marpie, Clark,
ph. D. JHo).Two Grasslands Sep(SH) wasan earlyarriver.
21
was
Arizona, in Portal2-7 Nov (ph., ?REW). others werereported at
withoutdetails Toile- Although Fox are
Slate-colored Sparrows reg-
TheonlyRufous-backed of thefallwas son 15 Oct (BG) andWinkleman 19 Nov (PS, ular in se.Arizona winter,a ratherlarge
Robin in
5
oneat theH.R.P. Nov+($L. Hatter;ph.J. J. Mueller, Lasky);
R. Magnolia is
Warbler a concentration 10-15 at Oak Flat Camp-
of
Cochran).VariedThrushes more
were widely casual transient in Arizona and remains on the ground Superior Nov-2 Dec(PD)was
near 24
reported
thanusual,withindividuals Gran- A.B.C. review list. Male Black-throated Blue unusual.
at Two HarrisõSparrows frequented
2 Kingman
iteBasin Nov(N. & A. Silacci), 13 Warblers at Eagar Sep(DR),H.R.P.
were 14 3- the G.W.R. 12 Nov+ 0- Alcock;ph. RD,
Arizona-Sonoran
Nov (ph.J. Porter), Desert 9 Nov (R. & S.Skevington), in Huachuca GHR),whileanother in Payson Nov
and was 29
Museum 14-21 Nov (L. Sullivan,MP, MMS), Canyon Nov+(H. Hansen,
25 A
m.ob.). Black- (L. Estis).A LaplandLongspur was at the
Huachuca Canyon Nov(AM), Pefia
17 Blanca throated Green Warbler, casual in Arizona, Rousseau Sod Farm in Scottsdale 14 Oct+
at
L. 28 Nov (C. Braun),and alongthe S.P.R. was well documented the B.T.A.4 Nov (L. (ph. RJ);thisis the 3rd time in the pastsix
near the San Pedro House 30 Nov (D. Mason, KR;ph. R. Fortes0.Another wasre- yearsthat thisspecies beenfoundthere.
has
Beaudette). Aztec Thrushes continued from at 29
portedwithoutdetails Tumacacori Sep Chesmut-collared Longspurs werefoundn.
the summer incursion. The bird located in (KK).A Palm was at
Warbler reported G.W.R. of their normalArizonawinterrange, with
Garden in
Canyon Julwas 5
refound Aug(TC, 26 Sep(?MMo).A Blackpoll also
Warbler, ca- oneat Scottsdale Oct (RJ), 15 in the Santa
14
2
R.Koury); wereat Old Sawmill Spring,Cart sualin thefall,wasreported Bullhead
at City CruzFlats29 Oct (DP), and15 in Arlington
15 ph.
Canyon Aug (L. Epstein, M. Brown); 26 Sep (•J. McMorran).We received re- 24 Nov (TC).
10
andin Madera Canyon, least remained portsof Black-and-white
at one Warblerbetween 4 No fewer than 11 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks
along the HopkinsFork through10 Aug Augand29 Nov,about for
average a fall.Sim- werereported duringthe fall, aboutaverage
(m.ob.), while a femaleor imm. remainedin ilarly, American
8 were
Redstarts reported be- now for a singleseason. Late Black-headed
themaincanyon Aug-6Sep Rose al.; tween Augand2'}Nov.
28 (V. et 25 Slightly regu- Grosbeakswere at Tumacacori23 Oct (RF)
less
the
ph.DS),with,perhaps, same individualre- lar,ProthonotaryWarblers reported
were from andalong Tanque Verde Wash5 Nov (WR).
portedthere20 Sep(V. Geber0.The lastre- Portal Aug(J.& T. Gaetzi),
21 in
singing Sabi- No fewer than 25 PaintedBuntingswere
of
portwas a male up 9
farther thecanyon Oct no Canyon Sep(WR),andnear
9 Tumacacori found,mostlyduringearly to mid-Aug. A
A was
(S.Birky). GrayCatbird in Flagstaff 27 22 Oct (KK, ph.JMo).A Worm-eating War- Common Grackle wasat Portal11 Nov (ph.
and was
Aug-9Sep(K. Murphy), another in bler wasin Flagstaff 19-20Sep(?C. Holm, S. DeLong); therehavebeenfewerthan 15
2'} is
Glen Canyon Nov (CL); thisspecies a JC);thisspecies a casual
is visitor thestate. previous
to of from
records thisspecies Arizona.
raretransientaway frombreeding areas the TheonlyOvenbird thefallwasat Sweetwa- An Orchard Oriole was located at G.W.R. 17
in of
White Mrs. ter 24-29 Oct (JB). LouisianaWaterthrushes Oct-28 Nov (ph. H. Bond, m.ob.);thisoriole
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is still only casualin the state.The male Contributors: Moez All, Arizona Field Or- son,MollyPollock, Gary
KurtRadamaker, H.
Streak-backed Oriole that wintered at G.WR. nithologists(A.Z.EO.), RobertBehrstock, Rosenberg, DonnaRoten,Rose Ann Rowlett,
in 2005-2006 returned again7 Oct+ (tSG, ChrisD. Benesh, GavinBieber,JerryBock, Will Russell,Peter Salomon,ScottSchuette,
ph.J. McKay, Grice). smallflockof 4-5
B. A Allen Chattier, John Coons, Andrew Core, DaveStejskal, Mark M. Stevenson, Rick &
were
BlackRosy-Finches reported alongthe TroyCorman, GaryCrandell,Henry Detwiler, RickyThompson, E.
Richard Webster,George
VermilionCliffs26 Nov 0B) withoutfurther Suzanne Detwiler,PierreDeviche,Rich Ditch, Janet
West, Erika Wilson, SheriWilliamson,
details; species a casual
this is wintervisitor Shawneen Finnegan,Reid Freeman,Noah (Maricopa), Wright.
Witzeman Rick
to rocky areas in extreme n. Arizona. Gaines, Bill
TomGaskill, Grossi, Stuart Healy,
Lawrence• Goldfinches were found across s. John Higgins,
Jack Holloway, Dave Jasper M. (Non-passerines)
Mark Stevenson
Arizona in
thisfall beginning lateSep,with (Portal), DougJenness, RoyJones,Keith 4201East
Monte Drive,
Vista #J207
the largestconcentrations reported the Kamper (TucsonRareBird Alert), Philip
in Arizona
Tucson, (drbrdr@att.net)
85712-5554,
Santa CruzR.valley ofTucson. at Page Kline,DaveKrueper,
s. One ChuckLaRue, Michael H. (Passefines)
Gary Rosenberg
17 the
Springs Sep (NG) represented most Marsden, Bill Massey,Alan Miller, Jake Box Tucson,
P.O. 91856, 85752-1856
Arizona
northerlyreport. Mohlman,MichaelMoore (MMo), DavePear- (ghrosenberg@comcast.net)
IAlaska
BEAUFORT SEA
B•,.• across
CUVKCmSEA •udhoee.y the inmid-Sep-
Aleutians showing,with 2 differentdrakesin the
• • coupled United
tember, with Ketchikan and 28 Nov+
area 18 Sep (PAN)
•'•"•'
• •o=e•ue Fish Ser•ce
States & Wildlife (PR,ph.AWP),plusanother Juneau Sep
in 29
at
and againin Nov tfirough leastthe 20th
G•.•• • •• •, transectsinthe of (DM, ph. RA). Theserepresent
p•duced
'Ea9• earlieraccount
anexcitMgmonth, Ketchikan's
• '•"• (•'•- •'•o• pelagic
distribution
at the 5th/6th of fall usu-
records thiscasual migrant
•'. ••• • t. season's peak. located s.Southeast.
warm-water
ally in Wigeons
Eurasian
SEA
BERING na.•I. • - • • • •
- •r
•Z" • "•
•;•
'•n• summaries
Seab•rd from passed average
in at Bering
numbers theusual
•, •/•'•;5•
..... •,.•"' the charter
VENT wereSea-Aleutian witha peakof69 counted
sites,
•m.. &•. •_• %•s• bytargeted Shemya 10 Oct (MS).Ext•alimital
• influenced at 1. Amer-
• . •a%• • aO•o•S• • chumm•ng
•t•,,u, andforays Wigeons
ican one 8
included at Gambell Sep
•a. .,• • discted steep
to •nks, (PEL), a Gambellfirst in autumn,and one on
Amch•' Adak
L I. deep trenches, and
canyons from both sidesof the Aleutians,
fromSanak Bankwestof the Shumagin Is-
Thede Tobish all
lands thewayto Stalemate just
Bank, west
ofAttuIsland. Gambell were
highlights again
fall2006 anom- dominated rarities
eather-wise, was by of
frombothsides the
lous.High-pressure conditions BeringStrait,and persistent coverageagain
xpanded the
across Mainland a for
and produced newspecies NorthAmerica.
the
displaced Aleutian Low northward, such Passerines dominatedthis season's rarity
that the season's typicalanticyclone all but
flows highlights, after10September, lateAu-
were deflected south of the Aleutians. Even gustand the first third of September--nor-
withexcellent coverage, a
includingboatload mally productive
a at sites
period offshore for
of birdersat Attu for the first time since2000, Asian landbirds•were almost devoid of no-
quiet
it wasa relatively species tablereports Gambell on Shemya
yearforAsian at and Is- re•ent
With coverage migrationShe-
increased during on
in the western Aleutians. North of the mid- land. myaIsland,
Alaska, thewestern
in Aleutian Eurasian
chain,
season high-pressure band, severalstorms has found beregular This was
Hobby been to there. adult
managed drawbothNearcftc Palearctic SWANS
to and THROUGH STORM-PETRELS 24 (here)
observedSeptember through 2October2006.
byRobert
Photograph Trotter.
species into the northern half of the Bering The mild early half of the seasonallowed
as The
Sea, at Gambell. season remained gen- Trumpeter to
Swans lingerin highnumbers, 18
Attu 1. (VENT), wherecasual, Sep.Al-
erallywarmandstorm-free across Region at leastin the UpperCookInletbasin,
the where though Teal
Blue-winged canbe found most
throughOctober, when strongArctichigh a late count of 151 was made between An- scattered e. Interiorlakes,14 to-
summers on
pressure in and and
ushered intense widespread chorage Portage Oct(RLS, 21 TT). A fam- gether, a
including female with 8 youngat
of
coldformost November. of
Out-migration ily groupof 5 Trumpeters notable
was off- KennyL. 12-19Aug (AL), madean excep-
Alaskan breeders was concentrated in the first i
shoreat Kodiak,with Tundras Nov (ph. onlyGarganey
tionalfall total.The season•
half of the season, while the Novembercold RAM).MostTrumpeters pushed nest-
are off I.
reportwasof 3 imms.at Shemya 18 Sep
ruined most chances for late records. The Vic- usuallyin the early
ing lakesby freeze-up, (MS).BaikalTealagain the
reached w.Aleu-
tor Emanuel Nature Tours (VENT) cruise part of Oct. Wood Ducks made a strong tians,wheretheyhavebeenregular Sep in
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