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| Red-breasted Sapsucker at Scottsdale Ranch Park, Nov. 24, 2016 Photo by Peggy Thomas |
What a great way to start Thanksgiving day! I thought the highlight of the Scottsdale Ranch Park 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Bird Count would be the Red-breasted Sapsucker and that the rest of the count would consist of the usual city park birds. I was wrong. There were a number of highlights on this count, starting with a Red-naped Sapsucker appearing in one of the mesquite trees near the tennis courts.
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| Red-naped Sapsucker at Scottsdale Ranch Park, Nov. 24, 2016 |
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| Greater Roadrunner at Scottsdale Ranch Park, Nov. 24, 2016 |
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| A gaggle of birders gathered at Scottsdale Ranch Park, Nov. 24, 2016 |
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| Says Phoebe at Scottsdale Ranch Park, Nov. 24, 2016 |
Scottsdale Ranch Park is very wheelchair friendly with sidewalks curving all around, and smooth grassy areas filled with a wide diversity of trees. There were so many different tree types that I wished we had an arborist with us! The Desert Garden area is a bit more challenging for someone using a wheelchair as the trail is sculpted to look like a long winding rattlesnake! Very cool art but a bit bumpy.
Other surprises on the count included two Says Phoebe, a female Vermilion Flycatcher, two American Kestrels, and a creepy but cool tarantula hawk (a bug, not a bird). The count was organized and led by Diana and Bill Herron. To see the complete bird count go to eBird.
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| A far-away Yellow-rumped Warbler, 1 of 9 counted. |
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| A female Costas Hummingbird enjoying the bottle-brush bush. |
All photos by Peggy Thomas
Thank you Diana and Bill for a wonderful
Thanksgiving Bird Count full of surprises!
Thanksgiving Bird Count full of surprises!
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