Date: 4/25/25 5:12 pm From: henry detwiler (via aznmbirds Mailing List) <aznmbirds...> Subject: [AZNMbirds] SWAZ: Yuma County
Greetings Birders,
Migration is going strong here in Yuma County, for both water-loving and land birds. Yesterday (24 Apr) I started at Spot Road Farm at sunrise, and had a host of nice warblers: MACGILLIVRAY'S, WILSON'S, NASHVILLE, ORANGE-CROWNED, YELLOW, YELLOW-RUMPED, and TOWNSEND'S. I was able to snap photos of both VAUX'S and WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS, a testament to new camera tracking technology. LAZULI BUNTINGS were out in force. By the time I left the farm I'd seen or heard 66 species. The Aztec Feedlot added more shorebirds and the resident BLACK VULTURES. A set of three flooded fields in the Gila Valley was the cat's meow, with WHIMBREL, LESSER & GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LONG-BILLED CURLEWS, WILSON'S PHALAROPES, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, AMERICAN AVOCETS, BLACK-NECKED STILTS, WILLETS, and a few peeps. By the end of the day I'd seen 12 species of shorebirds.At the Yuma West Wetlands and in our back yard I added more new birds for the day, finishing 12 hours after I started with 105 species.
Today the migrants continue to stream through, with WARBLING VIREOS outnumbering everyone else. In our yard were first-of-season WESTERN WOOD PEWEE and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT.
My 2025 AZ total has crept up to 319.
eBird reports from yesterday with some photos:https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/hGCnC5AomkfgYN9Z9czfmckqbqg?<domain...>
Good Birding!Henry D. <Detwilerhenry_detwiler...>, AZ
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