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May 26 2023
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64 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Chaparral Park - ScottsdalePhoenix, AZ
Chaparral Park - Scottsdale
Phoenix, AZ
Walk / Tour avatar May 26 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 189
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Having a rare weekday night off last night I decided to get up before the sun and make an early morning bus ride to Scottsdale. I had heard that one or both of the eagles had hanging out there recently. I got off along Hayden but did not notice anything on the power poles lining the road. I wandered into the park and made my way around the south side of the lake and up into the park, then I noticed that there was one of the eagles on one of the poles along Hayden. I then ran into Mark Koster we exchanged greetings then I went around the lake to get closer to the road. As I was taking pictures someone told me that there was another eagle a few poles down. Sure enough there was. I went and snapped some shots of it. I went back around to the east side of the lake and met back up with Mark. We were directly across from where Bandit could be seen on his pole then Misty flew over and joined him on the pole. I did not have the energy to go back around the lake to get closer but managed to get decent shots with the zoom on my camera. Later they both flew off. Eventually Bandit returned with a fish he had grabbed from the lake and began chowing down. A great morning with some goslings and ducklings thrown in for good measure.
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May 20 2023
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64 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Rio Vista ParkPhoenix, AZ
Rio Vista Park
Phoenix, AZ
Walk / Tour avatar May 20 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 189
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Having seen photos of and heard about the Wood Duck pair at Rio Vista I hopped on the bus and made a trip hopping to see them for myself. And I was successful! They were a delight to watch. Afterward I checked in on a veteran's event that was getting underway and on some of the other local residents The female Mandarin duck seems to have moved on.
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May 06 2023
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64 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Pioneer Community Park - PeoriaPhoenix, AZ
Pioneer Community Park - Peoria
Phoenix, AZ
Birding avatar May 06 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 189
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Time to check back in at the park hoping to see some little ones and I did! A quartet of ducklings were fun to watch as they swam around. 2 or 3 Black Crowned Night Herons were present. Lots of people out trying their luck on a beautiful morning.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Black-Crowned Night-Heron
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Apr 29 2023
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64 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Chaparral Park - ScottsdalePhoenix, AZ
Chaparral Park - Scottsdale
Phoenix, AZ
Walk / Tour avatar Apr 29 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 189
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Time for another long bus ride across town to Scottsdale. As soon as I got to the park I ran into the geese and now bigger goslings. i left them and did my walk around hoping to see the Vermillion Flycatcher, no joy today. As I was walking a man asked me if I had binoculars in my hand, I told him it was my camera he then pointed out to me that there was an eagle on a pole on the east side of the park. Sure enough there was. Later I ran into a group of more recently arrived goslings.
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Apr 16 2023
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64 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Pioneer Community Park - PeoriaPhoenix, AZ
Pioneer Community Park - Peoria
Phoenix, AZ
Birding avatar Apr 16 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 189
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It has been a few weeks since I have visited so it was time to stop by and see what was happening. After a mishap with a patch of mud I made my way around the lake. No Herons this morning, no ducklings yet either. I found some beautiful prickly pear cactus blooms along with ocotillo blooms. A lone Ruddy Duck was in the lake and I saw a Brewer's Blackbird. A Curve Billed Thrasher made an appearance. Overall a nice morning.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Brewer's Blackbird  Curve-billed Thrasher  House Finch  Northern Mockingbird  Ruddy Duck
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Apr 08 2023
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64 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Chaparral Park - ScottsdalePhoenix, AZ
Chaparral Park - Scottsdale
Phoenix, AZ
Walk / Tour avatar Apr 08 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 189
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Mark Koster sharing photos of goslings at the park motivated me to hop on the bus and head crosstown to Chaparral Park. As I entered the park there they were! Goslings and a pair of adults foraging on the ground. Later I got some shots of them in the water. Not a lot else going on wildlife wise. it was a beautiful morning to be out.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Pied-Billed Grebes
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Mar 17 2023
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64 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Pioneer Community Park - PeoriaPhoenix, AZ
Pioneer Community Park - Peoria
Phoenix, AZ
Birding avatar Mar 17 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 189
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Feeling much better after a stay in the hospital last week with pneumonia a trip to the park was in order. As soon as I arrived I saw an Osprey flying over the lake but he quickly flew out of view. A few Black Crowned Night Herons were present perched on the lightposts. Then I spotted a Great Blue Heron patrolling the shore. Watched it snag a small fish. Later I observed a Cormorant trying to gulp down a big one while fending off some of it's friends. No ducklings present yet, hope to see some soon. A good morning.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Black-Crowned Night-Heron  Great Blue Heron  Muscovy Duck  Neotropic Cormorant
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Mar 03 2023
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64 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Chaparral Park - ScottsdalePhoenix, AZ
Chaparral Park - Scottsdale
Phoenix, AZ
Walk / Tour avatar Mar 03 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 189
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Time for another bus ride from Glendale to Scottsdale. Made it to Chaparral Park a little after 8. Right away In met up with Mark Koster. He invited me to ride with him as he looked for a Prairie Falcon that I guess had been sighted. We did not find it but did come across a beautiful Osprey before returning to Chaparral. We parted ways and off I went to see what I could find. I spotted a female Hooded Merganser and got some shots of a Pied Billed Grebe. I was hoping to see my old friend the Vermillion Flycatcher and I was not disappointed. That wrapped up my morning and it was back on the bus.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Hooded Mergansers  Mallard Duck  Osprey  Pied-Billed Grebes  Vermilion Flycatcher
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Feb 11 2023
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64 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Neighborhood Walk, AZ 
Neighborhood Walk, AZ
 
Birding avatar Feb 11 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 189
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A trip to Pioneer Park yielded no photos this morning so after sitting a lot during the day I took off for a walk around the neighborhood and checked out the yard in the back of our apartments.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Curve-billed Thrasher  Eurasian Collared-Dove  Inca Dove  Northern Mockingbird  White-winged Dove
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Feb 02 2023
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64 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Chaparral Park - ScottsdalePhoenix, AZ
Chaparral Park - Scottsdale
Phoenix, AZ
Walk / Tour avatar Feb 02 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 189
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Since I had the week off for personal reasons I decided to see how getting to Chaparral Park by bus worked out. I live at Glendale and 54th Ave. so you do the math. Still cold when I arrived at about 8am. both kinds of geese present. Northern Shovelers were out. I was hoping to somehow see the Williamson's Sapsucker that had been seen at the park but I did not know how to go about finding it. Fortunately I happened on another parkgoer who had spotted it and was able to point it out to me. Yaaay!
 Fauna
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[ checklist ]  Great Egret  Northern Shoveler  Williamson's Sapsucker
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Jan 08 2023
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64 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Pioneer Community Park - PeoriaPhoenix, AZ
Pioneer Community Park - Peoria
Phoenix, AZ
Birding avatar Jan 08 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 189
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Early morning bus ride over to the park. Not much happening until I went to check something perched in the old tree just outside the park. As I got closer I saw black and white, yes! the osprey was back. It made a couple of trips over the lake before heading off. I plan to keep an eye on the park into the spring hoping to see some ducklings.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Green Heron  Osprey  Ring-necked Duck
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Dec 22 2022
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64 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Pioneer Community Park - PeoriaPhoenix, AZ
Pioneer Community Park - Peoria
Phoenix, AZ
Birding avatar Dec 22 2022
rrshort • Triplogs 189
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Made an early morning bus ride to Pioneer Park this morning. First sighting was a Green Heron. A few Ring Necked Ducks present. As I finished my trip around the lake I spotted something on a lightpost by the road. As I got closer saw that it was a Kestrel which then flew to a nearby tree. I was able to get over and get some shots. Then I started to go around the lake again. The Green Heron was still in the same spot. As I looked out at the lake I saw a lot of white on something and discovered that it was a Bufflehead male. So I spent the next few minutes trying to get a good shot which was difficult as it stayed in the middle of the lake.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  American Kestrel  Brown-headed Cowbird  Bufflehead  Green Heron  Mallard Duck  Ring-necked Duck
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Nov 25 2022
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64 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Pioneer Community Park - PeoriaPhoenix, AZ
Pioneer Community Park - Peoria
Phoenix, AZ
Birding avatar Nov 25 2022
rrshort • Triplogs 189
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Undertook a morning excursion via the bus to the park. Had a nice time checking out the usual suspects and visiting Green Heron, Ring Necked Duck and the Egyptian Goose had come back.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Egyptian Goose  Green Heron  House Sparrow  Mallard Duck  Pied-Billed Grebes  Ring-necked Duck
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Oct 15 2022
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 Photos 4,318
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64 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Chaparral Park, AZ 
Chaparral Park, AZ
 
Birding avatar Oct 15 2022
rrshort • Triplogs 189
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To celebrate another trip around the sun (my 64th) I headed over to Chaparral Park this morning. The sun was trying to peek out from behind the clouds as I got there and right away spotted both Bald Eagles on different poles along Hayden Road. So I hoofed it around the lake and snapped some pictures. Then I heard Mark Koster yelling at me back across the lake so I walked back around to join up with him. Soon after that one of the eagles began flying around and came across the lake to land in a tree not far from us. Later he made another trip around and landed on the island. so now we hoofed it to get pictures. Then he took off again and went and snagged a fish from the lake. I was to far away for a good shot but I got a fair one. It was a thrill to see one in action instead of just sitting on a pole. Although it wore me out!
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Oct 07 2022
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64 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Glendale Recharge Ponds, AZ 
Glendale Recharge Ponds, AZ
 
Birding avatar Oct 07 2022
rrshort • Triplogs 189
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After a few weeks absence a trip to the ponds was in order. It was a beautiful morning as I got started with egrets playing in the canal. Both Great White Egrets and Snowy Egrets plus Great Blue Herons were scattered throughout the area including the only pond with any amount of water, which had Long Billed Dowitchers and Black Necked Stilts present also. On the way out I noticed a Bald Eagle on one of the telephone poles. It did some pole hopping before I left it. Lastly I came across a Harris's Hawk also on a pole. The lighting was not great so I snapped a few than started on my way. I stopped to snap at shot of some Quail across the canal then noticed the sun had come out from behind the clouds so I quickly went back to get some more shots of the hawk.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Black-necked Stilt  Blue wing teal  Great Blue Heron  Great Egret  Harris Hawk  Killdeer  Long-billed Dowitcher  Snowy Egret
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Sep 17 2022
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64 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Chapparal Park, AZ 
Chapparal Park, AZ
 
Birding avatar Sep 17 2022
rrshort • Triplogs 189
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After seeing photos of a Western Grebe that has shown up at the park I made the drive over this morning to see if I could get a glimpse. Sure enough there it was in the water right in front of me as I got out of my car. Seeing as the sun was not quite up yet I only snapped a few photos before heading over to get some photos of one of the Bald Eagles sitting on a pole on Hayden Road. I snapped off a bunch of pics then headed back over to the parking area and got some more of the Grebe now that the light was better. After snapping a bunch of photos I headed through the park and as luck would have it for the first time in a long while I saw a male Vermillion Flycatcher. I followed him around until he flew off. I then popped over to SCC to check on the Burrowing Owls. The weather was nice and the sky was beautiful, a great morning.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Burrowing Owl  Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl  Pied-Billed Grebes  Vermilion Flycatcher  Western Grebe
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Sep 11 2022
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64 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Glendale Recharge Ponds, AZ 
Glendale Recharge Ponds, AZ
 
Birding avatar Sep 11 2022
rrshort • Triplogs 189
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Made a trip out to the ponds this morning on a partly cloudy, slightly less humid day. I could see Egrets cavorting in one the ponds as I arrived so I headed there first. So the morning included lots of Egrets, Great Blue Herons, White-Faced Ibis, Killdeer, Least Sandpipers, Black Necked Stilts and Lesser Yellowlegs. A good day!
 Fauna
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[ checklist ]  Killdeer
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Sep 03 2022
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64 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Glendale Recharge Ponds, AZ 
Glendale Recharge Ponds, AZ
 
Birding avatar Sep 03 2022
rrshort • Triplogs 189
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Early morning trip to see what might be happening. The area where the Spoonbills were was completely dry and they were nowhere in sight. Other ponds had small amounts of water with corresponding activity. Another pond was full but with no activity, go figure. The humidity was a bear so I did not stay long.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Black-necked Stilt  Great Blue Heron  Greater Yellowlegs  Least Sandpiper  Snowy Egret
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Aug 27 2022
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64 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Glendale Recharge Ponds, AZ 
Glendale Recharge Ponds, AZ
 
Birding avatar Aug 27 2022
rrshort • Triplogs 189
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Reports of Spoonbills visiting the Recharge Ponds this week made them a must stop for me this morning. I arrived to find two photogs busy snapping away at not one, not two but five wading in what little water there was in Pond 1. Joining them were egrets and Great Blue Herons. I stayed for a while then went off to check out some other areas. I found more egrets in another pond. Heading back I saw the Osprey that had been around earlier. It flew to a pole right by the pond where the Spoonbills were and I discovered that some White Faced Ibis had joined the crowd. Leaving the area I came upon a Turkey Vulture up on a pole.
 Fauna
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[ checklist ]  Coot  Great Blue Heron  Great Egret  Osprey  Roseate Spoonbill  Turkey Vulture  White Ibis
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Aug 19 2022
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64 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Pioneer Park Peoria Az, AZ 
Pioneer Park Peoria Az, AZ
 
Birding avatar Aug 19 2022
rrshort • Triplogs 189
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An after work trip to Pioneer Park was a pleasant stroll under overcast skies. This mornings subjects were a young Black Crowned Night Heron, a Killdeer and the lone duckling that is still present.
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