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Mar 24 2025
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66 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Pioneer Community Park - PeoriaPhoenix, AZ
Pioneer Community Park - Peoria
Phoenix, AZ
Birding avatar Mar 24 2025
rrshort • Triplogs 200
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Bused up to the park this morning. Made one trip around the lake. Nothing real exciting happening. Ring Necked Ducks still around. Pair of Cormorants on the shore along with a good size turtle.
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Feb 03 2024
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66 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Chaparral Park - ScottsdalePhoenix, AZ
Chaparral Park - Scottsdale
Phoenix, AZ
Walk / Tour avatar Feb 03 2024
rrshort • Triplogs 200
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Picked today to make my monthly visit to Chaparral Park. Using a bus/Lyft combination I arrived before sunrise so I was slightly chilly. No eagles this morning probably because Mark Koster was down at the Gilbert Riparian Area. Instead I saw Northern Shovelers, Pied Billed Grebes, Canada Gesse and the white Geese. Also a Great Blue Heron, Ring Necked Ducks, Mallards, Grackles and a Vermillion Flycatcher. Not a bad morning.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Great Blue Heron  Great-tailed Grackle  Northern Shoveler  Pied-Billed Grebes  Vermilion Flycatcher
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Nov 21 2023
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66 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Chaparral Park - ScottsdalePhoenix, AZ
Chaparral Park - Scottsdale
Phoenix, AZ
Walk / Tour avatar Nov 21 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 200
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Enjoying a weeknight off I was able to get an early start on the bus ride out to Scottsdale. As soon as I got off the bus I spotted one of the Bald Eagles on a pole along Hayden Road. Got a few pics before she flew off. Next up was a chat with Mark Koster who mentioned that a few immature Bald Eagles have been stopping by also. Off to walk around a little bit. Right away saw a Vermillion Flycatcher, followed it around for a little bit also snagged a Mockingbird on the ground. Took pictures of American Wigeons and Ring Necked Ducks. Walked back to the fishing deck, met back up with Mark and another photographer. While sitting we spotted a Pied Billed Grebe that we had seen earlier. Both Mark and I went and trained our cameras on it and were rewarded with watching as it devoured a large crayfish. A good morning!
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  American Wigeon  Bald Eagle  Canada Goose  Northern Mockingbird  Pied-Billed Grebes  Ring-necked Duck  Vermilion Flycatcher
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Oct 28 2023
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66 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Chaparral Park - ScottsdalePhoenix, AZ
Chaparral Park - Scottsdale
Phoenix, AZ
Walk / Tour avatar Oct 28 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 200
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Having borrowed a car from a brother my wife and I made a trip out to Chaparral Park on a beautiful afternoon this past Saturday. As I walked around getting pictures of the Wigeons I spotted my quarry, a male Vermillion Flycatcher. I was able to get some of the best photos that I have ever gotten of this dapper little bird.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  American Wigeon  Vermilion Flycatcher
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Oct 16 2023
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66 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Glendale Recharge Ponds, AZ 
Glendale Recharge Ponds, AZ
 
Birding avatar Oct 16 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 200
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With cooler weather present it was time for my great experiment. Getting to the Recharge Ponds on foot. After about a mile of walking and scrambling under a gate over a culvert I made it. Only one of the ponds had water and it was close to where I had entered. Present were the usual suspects, Black Necked Stilts, Long Billed Dowitchers, Greater Yellowlegs, Killdeer, some Egrets, Wigeons and Northern Shovelers in with the Mallards. Instead of going back the way I came I left along the canal going east to 99th Ave. With even cooler weather this will be an easy do.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Black-necked Stilt  Greater Yellowlegs  Harris Hawk  Killdeer  Long-billed Dowitcher  Snowy Egret  White-faced Ibis
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Oct 08 2023
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66 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Chaparral Park - ScottsdalePhoenix, AZ
Chaparral Park - Scottsdale
Phoenix, AZ
Walk / Tour avatar Oct 08 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 200
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Time once again for the long bus ride out to Scottsdale where I hoped to see a Bald Eagle or two. Soon after arriving I ran across Mark Koster who was keeping an eye on Misty up on a pole across Hayden Road. So i wandered over and snapped off some pictures. Then I walked around the lake and came upon a pair of Killdeer. I know they show up from time to time but this was my first time seeing them at the park. Also saw a Mockingbird, Pied Billed Grebe, a Coot, Canada Geese and later a couple of Wigeons. It was a beautiful morning with the sun going in and out of the clouds. As I left the area Misty was still on the pole Having been there since about 6:30am and it was now close to 10.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  American Wigeon  Killdeer  Pied-Billed Grebes
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Aug 26 2023
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66 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Pioneer Community Park - PeoriaPhoenix, AZ
Pioneer Community Park - Peoria
Phoenix, AZ
Birding avatar Aug 26 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 200
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Time for another trip to Pioneer Park. I wish the westbound Glendale Ave. bus ran earlier on the weekends. A 7:30 start in this heat is no fun. The park has not been exciting for me lately. Last year I saw juvenile Black Crowned Night Herons and Killdeer. I have not seen a Green Heron or a Great Blue Heron in months. It had been a tiring week so my legs and the heat were good for just one trip around the lake. So I hope that you enjoy what I came up with.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Anna's Hummingbird
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Aug 12 2023
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66 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Chaparral Park - ScottsdalePhoenix, AZ
Chaparral Park - Scottsdale
Phoenix, AZ
Walk / Tour avatar Aug 12 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 200
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With the heat having eased slightly today was a good one for the long bus ride out to Scottsdale. The cloud cover made it comfortable for a while. Saw the first Green Herons that I have seen in several months. Lots of Canada Geese at the park. An enjoyable morning.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Channel Catfish  Green Heron
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Jul 16 2023
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66 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
My Glendale Neighborhood, AZ 
My Glendale Neighborhood, AZ
 
Walk / Tour avatar Jul 16 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 200
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The buses do not start running early enough to avoid the heat so no trip to Pioneer Park this weekend. so it was a walk around the neighborhood this morning for me. Nothing really exciting going on, White Winged Doves in abundance with a pair of Inca Doves thrown in.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Curve-billed Thrasher  Inca Dove  White-winged Dove
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Jul 06 2023
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66 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Pioneer Community Park - PeoriaPhoenix, AZ
Pioneer Community Park - Peoria
Phoenix, AZ
Birding avatar Jul 06 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 200
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A rare weekday visit to the park which meant that I could get there earlier than usual. Nothing much happening today. I have not seen a Green Heron or a Great Blue in a while. The past few weeks there has been just one lone Black Crowned Night Heron. The thing that has me stumped is that females and young ducklings show up then are gone the next week when I come by. I know that predation by other species is common but that would mean a lot of bad luck for the little ones. A female and eight "teenagers" showed up some time ago and are still there. also managed to get some shots of a Costa's Hummingbird.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Black-Crowned Night-Heron  Costa's Hummingbird  Curve-billed Thrasher
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Jun 11 2023
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66 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Pioneer Community Park - PeoriaPhoenix, AZ
Pioneer Community Park - Peoria
Phoenix, AZ
Birding avatar Jun 11 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 200
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Whenever I go out with my camera it is with the hope that maybe a little something out of the ordinary will be present. Today I was rewarded with the sight of 7 newly hatched ducklings together with mom on the boat ramp. So cute! The rest of the morning was ordinary with one Black Crowned Night Heron in attendance. Though I wished him luck trying to see any fish through all of the green gunk that has sprouted up in recent weeks.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Anna's Hummingbird  Black-Crowned Night-Heron  House Finch  House Sparrow  White-winged Dove
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May 26 2023
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66 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Chaparral Park - ScottsdalePhoenix, AZ
Chaparral Park - Scottsdale
Phoenix, AZ
Walk / Tour avatar May 26 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 200
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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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66 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Rio Vista ParkPhoenix, AZ
Rio Vista Park
Phoenix, AZ
Walk / Tour avatar May 20 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 200
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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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66 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 200
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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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66 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Chaparral Park - ScottsdalePhoenix, AZ
Chaparral Park - Scottsdale
Phoenix, AZ
Walk / Tour avatar Apr 29 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 200
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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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66 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 200
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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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66 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Chaparral Park - ScottsdalePhoenix, AZ
Chaparral Park - Scottsdale
Phoenix, AZ
Walk / Tour avatar Apr 08 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 200
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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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66 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 200
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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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66 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Chaparral Park - ScottsdalePhoenix, AZ
Chaparral Park - Scottsdale
Phoenix, AZ
Walk / Tour avatar Mar 03 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 200
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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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66 male
 Joined Jun 19 2011
 Phoenix, Az
Neighborhood Walk, AZ 
Neighborhood Walk, AZ
 
Birding avatar Feb 11 2023
rrshort • Triplogs 200
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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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