[redcliffs] Western Field Ornithologists Field Trip to Lytle 9/27

[Rick Fridell]

Hello,
Today as part of the Western Field Ornithologists annual conference (being
held in Las Vegas), a dozen birders enjoyed a great day at Lytle Ranch,
Washington Co., UT.  We met at Beaver Dam, AZ and started off with a couple
of nice birds around the Beaver Dam Station, including a Red-shouldered Hawk
and Vermilion Flycatcher. Overall bird activity at Lytle Ranch and along the
Beaver Dam Wash was very slow, however, the orchard was the notable
exception.  There were probably 25-30 Red-naped Sapsuckers moving all over
the orchard, particularly in the persimmon trees. We did turn up a couple
additional rare birds including a Red-breasted Sapsucker (in the middle of
the orchard) and a Tennessee Warbler (originally in the blackberry bush on
the edge of the orchard).

Species list (observed by one or more participants of the field trip):

Green-winged Teal
Gambel's Quail
Northern Harrier
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK
Golden Eagle
Prairie Falcon
Eurasian-collared Dove
White-winged Dove
Greater Roadrunner
Belted Kingfisher
Red-naped Sapsucker
RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Western Wood-Pewee
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Loggerhead Shrike
Plumbeous Vireo
Common Raven
Violet-green Swallow
Verdin
Cactus Wren
Bewick's Wren
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
Hermit Thrush
Crissal Thrasher
TENNESSEE WARBLER
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Summer Tanager
Western Tanager
Spotted Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Lazuli Bunting
Brewer's Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
House Finch
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
House Sparrow


Best Regards,

Rick Fridell
Hurricane, UT