sandee@fsu.scri.fsu.edu (Daan Sandee) (05/31/90)
Date: Thu, 31 May 90 00:16:00 MST Reply-To: National Birding Hotline Cooperative <BIRD_RBA%ARIZVM1@AVM.CC.FSU.EDU> Sender: National Birding Hotline Cooperative <BIRD_RBA%ARIZVM1@AVM.CC.FSU.EDU> From: CWILLIAMSON%PIMACC.PIMA.EDU@AVM.CC.FSU.EDU Subject: Phoenix Az RBA 5-31-90 To: Daan Sandee <sandee@VSSERV.SCRI.FSU.EDU> Status: R - Birds mentioned American Redstart Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Bobolink Eastern Kingbird Grace's Warbler Gray Catbird Northern Parula Olive Warbler Rose-breasted Grosbeak Veery Yellow-eyed Junco - Transcript This is the Maricopa Audubon Society's weekly report of bird sightings as of Thursday May 31st, 1990. This is a good time of year to find eastern vagrants and it should continue until at least mid-June - especially in the northern half of the state. In the northeastern corner of the state, at Keyenta, a pair of BOBOLINKS were seen displaying at the Keyenta sewer ponds on the 23rd. At Becher Lake, which is near Springerville, an EASTERN KINGBIRD was sighted on the 27th and the 28th. There's been some habitat destruction at Becher Lake because of a fire that burnt the grass area beneath both groves of trees and in the area between the trees. Also they are pumping the water out of Becher Lake because of some diseased fish. The GRAY CATBIRDS are in their usual area on the South Fork of the Little Colorado River. To find this great birding spot, go west of the town of Eager on Highway 260. In about 5 miles there will be a turnoff to Southfork on Forest Road 560. Follow along until you come to a small bridge over the Little Colorado. Park in the turnout here. Catbirds can be found along the stream in the willow and rosebush habitat. In the past, this area has proven to be a very good place for other, more eastern species. VEERY has nested here as well as AMERICAN REDSTART. West of Phoenix at the Hassyampa Sanctuary near Wickenberg, there was a ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK reported on the 26th. On the 27th in Ramsey Canyon a singing male NORTHERN PARULA WARBLER was reported. We have a report from the Pinal Mountains which are just south of Globe and there were GRACE'S WARBLERS and OLIVE WARBLER, and YELLOW-EYED JUNCO. This is the northern and western limit for YELLOW-EYED JUNCOS they breed on Pinal Peak but are not found in the Sierra Onchas Mountains 37 miles northwest. At the Sun Lake Sewage ponds near the corner of Riggs Road and Price Road there were several BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS. They have been nesting here and they have two different batches of young. The next field trip will be Saturday June 9th to Mount Ord. I'll have more information on that trip next week. Please leave your bird sightings on the tape after the beep and if you need more information call Steve Ganley at (602) 830-5538 and good birding.