Some fantastic birds were found today in Tucson after/during a big rain storm. First I went to Kennedy Lake to check out six
Bonaparte's Gulls. It turns out I got there just in time. As soon as I started taking pics, they flew up high and out of sight. They're rare here, a state bird for me. Coincidentally, there was one at Lakeside Park today at the same time.
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Bonaparte's Gulls |
The best bird of the day and the top candidate for Pima County bird of the year was a female
Black Scoter! It was found on a concrete pond behind a police station in Reid Park. The only other time it's been seen in the county was in 1975, with only two previous records for Southeast Arizona. Sweet lifer!
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Black Scoter |
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