Osprey 9/3 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Bald Eagle 9/8 at Willow Lake by Steve Burk. First of season.

Black-necked Stilt (about 500), Snowy Egret (9), Black-crowned Night- Heron (3) 9/12 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. All three species are first of season.

Eared Grebe (2) 9/15 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

White-crowned Sparrow (4), three juvenile 9/16 at Lynx Lake by Steve Burk. First of season.

Caspian Tern (5), Forster’s Tern (4) 9/18 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. Both species are first of season.

Curve-billed Thrasher 9/18 at Jim Morgan’s in Diamond Valley.

Common Snipe 9/19 at Willow Lake by Karen O’Neil.

Lincoln’s Sparrow 9/20 at Willow Lake by Bonnie Pranter. First of season.

Ring-necked Duck (4) 9/20 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Red-naped Sapsucker 9/22 at Walt Anderson’s. First of season.

Sora 9/23 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Northern Harrier 9/25 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Northern Goshawk, juvenile, Greentailed Towhee 9/26 at Virginia Miller’s in Ho-Kay-Gan.

Brewer’s Blackbird (14) 9/29 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Northern Pintail, Redhead (3) 10/2 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. Both species first of season.

Hermit Thrush (2) 10/3 at the Homestead by Karen O’Neil.

Swainson’s Hawk (about 60) 10/3 at the Homestead by Bonnie Pranter.

Common Black Hawk 10/5 at Mary Leeper’s. Last of season.

Painted Redstart 10/5 at Roy Houser’s. Last of season.

Ferruginous Hawk 10/6 at Willow Lake by Walt Anderson.

Common Poorwill (2) 10/6 in Paulden by Walt Anderson. SIGHTING OF THE SEASON.

Sora (2) 10/7 at Watson Lake by Sharon Arnold.

Canada Goose (7) 10/7 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

American Goldfinch 10/10 at Watson Woods by Karen O’Neil. First of season.

Horned Grebe (2) 10/11 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Hermit Thrush 10/11 at Virginia Miller’s in Ho-Kay-Gan.

Hepatic Tanager, Oregon Junco, Gray-headed Junco, 10/12 at Karen O’Neil’s. Tanager is last of season. Oregon Junco is first of season.

Winter Wren 10/12 at Oak Creek Canyon by Bonnie Pranter.

Canvasback, Bufflehead (2), Clark’s Grebe 10/12 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. Both ducks are first of season.

Lesser Scaup 10/13 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Cattle Egret 10/13 at Watson Lake by Steve Burk.

American White Pelican 10/15 at Prescott Airport by Bonnie Pranter.

Western Grebe (48) 10/18 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Bald Eagle (3). Pair of local adults chased a 2nd year. The young has not been seen since 10/21. Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Plumbeous Vireo 10/24 at Watson Woods by Bonnie Pranter. Last of season.

Lark Bunting 10/25 in Chino Valley by Bob Thomen. Either a female or a first year male.

Blue-winged Teal, Lark Bunting (2) 5/1 in Chino Valley by Karen O'Neil.

Hammond's Flycatcher 5/1 at The Homestead by Karen O'Neil.

W. Tanager 5/1 at Ponderosa Park by Karen O'Neil. First of season.

Herring Gull, 3rd winter, Great Egret, Caspian Tern 5/1 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Clay-colored Sparrow (3) 5/2 feeding feverishly under a feeder for 8-10 minutes at Bob Thomen's.

Franklin's Gull (13), Eastern Meadowlark 5/3 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Hepatic Tanager 5/3 heard at Karen O'Neil's in Ponderosa Park. First of season.

W. Wood-Pewee (2) 5/4 at Karen O'Neil's in Ponderosa Park. First of season.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5/6 at Thumb Butte by Ken Scott.

N. Cardinal (female) 5/8 in Paulden at Penny Govedich's.

Black Tern 5/11 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

N. Bobwhite 5/13 (undoubtedly an escapee) in Chino Valley by Dolly Mitchell.

Hooded Oriole 5/13 at Roy Houser's, Wildwood. First of season.

Willet (7), Tricolored Blackbird 5/17 at Willow Lake. As far as I can tell, this is the first sighting of the Tricolored in Arizona. It has to be sighting of the period. By Bob Thomen.

Clark's Grebe, Yellow-headed Blackbird 5/18 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Eared Grebe (2) 5/20 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Wild Turkey 5/20 at Bob Pearson's in Skull Valley.

Cattle Egret 5/23-5/27 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

American White Pelican (20) 5/25 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Least Tern 6/3 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

White-winged Dove 6/4 in Diamond Valley by Pat McGinty.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6/8 in Granite Basin by David Moll.

Common Black-Hawk 6/15 nesting in the Dells fide Mary Leeper.

Blue-winged Teal 6/15 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Willet (7) 6/25, Eastern race. Smaller, no gray on head, neck or back and heavily barred below. At Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak 7/4-8/30 The Dells by Diane Kerry.

Indigo Bunting 7/5 at Indian Camp Ground by Karen O'Neil.

Blue Grosbeak 7/6 at Karen O'Neil's in Ponderosa Park.

Lesser Yellowlegs (2) 7/2 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

White-faced Ibis, Wilson's Phalarope (5), Least Sandpiper (3) 7/14 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

American Avocet (7), Black-necked Stilt (2) 7/18 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Curve-billed Thrasher, (heard) 7/27-7/28 in Diamond Valley at Pat McGinty's.

Eurasian Collared-Dove 8/3 in Diamond Valley at Jim Morgan's.

Wilson's Warbler (2), Townsend's Warbler 8/4 at The Homestead by Karen O'Neil. Both first of season.

Swainson's Hawk 8/5 Ponderosa Park by Karen O'Neil. First of season.

Black Tern 8/6 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Wild Turkey (4), N. Goshawk (juvenile) 8/20 in the Bradshaws by Sherman Jensen and Leslie Loomis.

Belted Kingfisher 8/21 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Olive Warbler (female) 8/29 at Copper Creek by Karen O'Neil.

N. Rough-winged Swallow 3/1 in Watson Woods by Bonnie Pranter. First of season.

Turkey Vulture (12) 3/8 at Kathy Wingert’s. First of season.

Common Black Hawk 3/10 in the Dells fide Mary Leeper. First of season.

Peregrine Falcon (2) 3/15 in Skull Valley by Bob Pearson. The first sighting in 15 years.

N. Cardinal 3/17 at Helene Kaplan’s.

Cinnamon Teal (6) 3/20 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

California Gull (8) 3/21 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Broad-billed Hummingbird 3/25 - 3/26 Black Canyon City by Steve Fortier.

White-throated Swift (3) 3/27 at Thumb Butte by Bonnie Pranter. First of season.

Black-chinned Hummingbird 3/27 Ponderosa Park by Karen O’Neil. First of season.

Merlin (black) 3/28 at Highlands Center by Kathy Wingert.

Bullock’s Oriole 3/29 in the Dells fide Mary Leeper. First of season.

Scott’s Oriole 3/29 at Virginia Miller’s in Ho-Kay-Gan. First of season.

Dusky-capped flycatcher 3/29 at Virginia Miller’s in Ho-Kay-Gan. SIGHTING OF THE MONTH!

Cedar Waxwing (2) 3/29 at Roy Houser’s in Wildwood Estates. First of season.

Osprey (2) 3/30 Lynx Lake by Carl Tomoff. First of season.

Painted Redstart 3/30 at Karen O’Neil’s in Ponderosa Park. First of season.

Am. White Pelican (8) 3/31 at Willow Lake by Ruth Lenker. First of season.

Curve-billed Thrasher (2) 4/1 resident of Dewey by Irma Boulware.

Cassin’s Finch (7) 4/1 at Karen O’Neil’s in Ponderosa Park.

Golden-crowned Kinglet 4/1 at Kathy Wingert’s

House Wren 4/1 at Karen O’Neil’s in Ponderosa Park. First of season.

W. Grebe (3), Snowy Egret 4/3 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. Both first of season.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird 4/3 at Karen O’Neil’s in Ponderosa Park. First of season.

Hooded Oriole 4/6 in the Dells at Mary Leeper’s. First of season.

Rufous Hummingbird 4/6 in the Dells at Mary Leeper’s. First of season.

Am. Avocet (5) 4/7 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Clark’s Grebe 4/8 - 4/15 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Franklin’s Gull (2) 4/11 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

N. Cardinal, female 11/3/04 - 4/12/05 at Virginia Miller’s in Ho-Kay-Gan.

Loggerhead Shrike 4/13 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Black-throated Gray Warbler 4/13 in the Bradshaws by Kathy Wingert. First of season.

Black-headed Grosbeak 4/13 at Karen O’Neil’s in Ponderosa Park. First of season.

Willet (2) 4/14 at Watson Lake by Sharon Arnold. First of season.

Red-faced Warbler, Virginia’s Warbler (2), Plumbeous Vireo 4/11 at the Homestead by Kathy Wingert. All first of season.

Purple Finch (5) 4/14 at Virginia Miller’s in Ho-Kay-Gan.

Lazuli Bunting 4/15 at Len Barker’s. First of season.

Grace’s Warbler (heard) 4/15 at Karen O’Neil’s in Ponderosa Park. First of season.

Rufous Hummingbird 4/15 at Don Ham’s

Lazuli Bunting, Am. White Pelicans (12) 4/15 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Bronzed Cowbird 4/16 at Walt Anderson’s. First of season.

Cassin’s Kingbird, W. Kingbird, White-faced Ibis (5) 4/16 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. All first of season.

Purple Finch (3) 4/18 - 4/25 in the Dells by Mary Leeper.

Black-bellied Whistling Duck (4) 4/19 at Willow Lake by Walt Bull. SIGHTING OF THE MONTH!

Eurasian Collared Dove 4/20 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen

Zone-tailed Hawk 4/20 in Granite Basin by Kathy Wingert. First of season.

Black-crowned Night Heron, Brown-headed Cowbird (2) 4/21 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. Both first of season.

Wilson Phalarope, female 4/23 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Peregrine Falcon (2) 4/24 Dewey by Kim.

Olive-sided flycatcher 4/25 Senator Highway by Karen O’Neil.

Green-tailed Towhee 4/27 in the Dells fide Mary Leeper. First of season.

Marbled Godwit (14) 4/27 at Willow Lake by Carl Tomoff.

Band-tailed Pigeon (2) 4/28 in Williamson Valley by Doug Iverson.

Summer Tanager 4/28 at Helene Kaplan’s. First of season.

Blue Grosbeak 4/28 at Helene Kaplan’s. First of season.

Black Tern (21), Snowy Egret (13), Dowitcher, sp? (4), Common Nighthawk, 9/4 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

“A blue Parakeet” 9/5 - 9/17 at Virginia Miller’s at Ho-Kay-Gan.

Northern Parula Warbler, Brown Creeper, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, first of season, 9/6 at Granite Basin by Bonnie Pranter, et al.

Turkey Vulture (70) 9/6 in Granite Oaks by Doug Iverson.

Cattle Egret (5) 9/8 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Hooded Warbler 9/9 at Granite Basin by Carl Tomoff.

American Redstart 9/16 Granite Basin by Carl Tomoff.

Lazuli Bunting (8-12), Red-naped Sapsucker 9/20 Both species are first of season; in Granite Basin by Karen O’Neil, et al.

White-crowned Sparrow 9/22 at Helene Kaplan’s. First of season.

Osprey (2) 9/25 Watson Lake by Karen O’Neil, et al.

Townsend’s Warbler (2), Black and White Warbler, Palm Warbler, Hammond’s Flycatcher, Barn Owl 9/27 in Willow Woods by Karen O’Neil, et al. Without question the Palm Warbler is the SIGHTING OF THE PERIOD.

California Gull 9/28 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Pine Siskin 9/29 at Karen O’Neil’s in Ponderosa Park.

Lesser Scaup 9/30 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Canada Goose 10/4 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Hepatic Tanager 10/4 at Karen O’Neil’s in Ponderosa Park.

Turkey Vulture (2) 10/5 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. Last of season.

Long-billed Curlew 10/6 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Hooded Warbler, female 10/6 at Granite Basin by Carl Tomoff.

Lucy’s Warbler 10/7 - 10/20 at Watter’s Nursery by Eric Moore.

Cassin’s Kingbird 10/10 - 10/20 at Willow Lake Rd. by Eric Moore.

Hepatic Tanager 10/11 at Watter’s Nursery by Eric Moore.

Above sightings of these three species are rather late.

Little Blue Heron, juvenile 10/10 - 10/12 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Stilt Sandpiper (12) 10/10 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Prairie Falcon 10/13 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Lewis’s Woodpecker 10/13 southwest of Prescott by Carl Tomoff.

Merlin 10/13 hit Irma Boulware’s window in Prescott Valley. It recovered.

Bufflehead (2) 10/14 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Cassin’s Finch 10/20 at Lynx Lake by Karen O’Neil.

Western Grebe (4) 10/20 at Watson Lake by Karen O’Neil.

Long-billed Curlew 10/23 - 10/25 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Merlin 10/28 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

American White Pelican 10/29 - 10/31 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Bonaparte’s Gull (8) 10/30 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

American Avocet (11) 10/31 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Northern Waterthrush 5/1 Sullivan Lake by Russell Duerksen.

Wilson's Phalarope (5) 5/1 Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Bald Eagle 5/1-5/30 Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Western Screech Owl 5/2 calling at Bob Thomen's.

Blue-winged Teal 5/2 Chino Valley by Russell Duerksen.

Red-faced Warbler, Grace's Warbler 5/2 at the Homestead by Russell Duerksen.

Northern Cardinal 5/2 Yavapai Hills by Ginger Johnson.

Western Grebe (2) 5/3 Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Eared Grebe (5) 5/4 Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Semipalmated Plover (2) 5/6 Willow Lake by Ginger Johnson.

Painted Bunting, Grace's Warbler 5/8 Agua Fria Monument by Carl Tomoff. Bunting cosighting of the period.

Magnificent Hummingbird (f) 5/8 Lynx Lake by Carl Tomoff.

Northern Cardinal 5/23 at Virginia Miller's in Ho-Kay-Gan, last one there was on 5/22/78.

Costa's Hummingbird 6/15 at Virginia Miller's in Ho-Kay-Gan.

Lesser Goldfinch, Texas race 6/16 at Leslie Loomis's.

American Redstart 6/20-6/21 Aspen Spring by Carl Tomoff.

Rufous Hummingbird 6/21 at Virginia Miller's, Ho-Kay-Gan. First of the season.

Least Tern 6/21 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Brown-headed Cowbird 6/28 at Virginia Miller's, Ho-Kay-Gan. First of the season.

Indigo Bunting (1-2) 6/28 6th Street Woods by Bonnie Pranter and group.

Lesser Yellowlegs (2) 7/1 Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of the season.

Common Nighthawk 7/2 Sullivan Lake by Bonnie Pranter.

Greater Yellowlegs 7/4 Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of the season.

Osprey (Imm.) 7/5 Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Common Black-hawk 7/6 at Kathy Wingert's.

Zone-tailed Hawk (Imm.) 7/8 Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (2), Brown-crested Flycatcher (3) 7/11 Confluence of Granite Creek and Verde River by Jim Morgan.

Great Egret 7/15 Watson Lake by Carl Tomoff. First of the season.

Brown Pelican 7/15 Prescott by Carl Tomoff. Second sighting in Prescott area. Cosighting of the period.

White-faced Ibis (5) 7/27 Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of the season.

Peregrine Falcon 7/27-8/30 Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

American Avocet 8/8 Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of the season.

Forster's Tern (5) 8/10 Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of the season.

Wilson's Phalarope 8/11 Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of the season.

MacGillivray's Warbler, 8/12 at Helen Parsons'.

Orange-crowned, Virginia's, Nashville, Hermit, Grace's, Black-throated Gray Warblers 8/16 Banning Creek by Karen O'Neil and group.

Caspian Tern (4) 8/22 Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of the season.

Black-necked Stilt ({100) 8/27 Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of the season.

Snowy Egret (10) 8/27 Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of the season.

Least Tern 8/27 Willow lake by Bob Thomen.

Black-crowned Night-heron (3) 8/27 Perched in dead ponderosa, Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Willet 8/29 Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of the Season.

Barn Owl 2/29 Prescott Lakes Parkway Bridge by Melinda Benton.

Common Black Hawk 3/3 at Mary Leeper's in The Dells.

Turkey Vulture 3/5 at Watters Garden Center, Jay's Bird Barn, by Eric Moore. First of season.

Lazuli Bunting 3/10 at Virginia Miller's in Ho-Kay-Gan. First of season.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird (2) 3/12 in Granite Basin by Bonnie Pranter. First of season.

Band-tailed Pigeon (2), Pine Siskin 3/16 at Karen O'Neil's in Ponderosa Park. First of season.

Northern Harrier 3/16 at Willow Lake, by Bob Thomen. Last of season.

Vermilion Flycatcher, female 3/20 at Virginia Miller's in Ho-Kay-Gan. First of season.

Scott's Oriole 3/21 at Virginia Miller's in Ho-Kay-Gan. First of season.

Ruddy Ground-dove 3/22 on Meadow Lane, Prescott by Carl Tomoff.

Black-chinned Hummingbird 3/23 at Virginia Miller's in Ho-Kay-Gan. First of season.

Snowy Egret 4/2 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Long-billed Dowitcher (12) 4/3 at Willow Lake, by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Lewis's Woodpecker 4/3 at Mary Trevor's suet feeder.

Stilt Sandpiper (5)!!! 4/3 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. Co-sighting of the month!

Yellow-billed Magpie 4/3 at Doris Masterson's. Probable escapee.

Osprey 4/4 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Franklin's Gull (8) 4/4 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Red-breasted Merganser (15) 4/5 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Bonaparte's Gull 4/6 Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Black-necked Stilt (3) 4/7 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Cassin's Kingbird 4/8 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Scott's Oriole (2) 4/8 at Lois Longfield's. Two weeks early.

Painted Redstart 4/8 in Granite Basin by Bob Dwyer. First of season.

Zone-tailed Hawk 4/9 in Mayer by Bonnie Pranter. First of season.

Ash-throated Flycatcher 4/13 at Kathy Wingert's. First of season.

Eurasian Collared Dove 4/14 in Chino Valley by Phil Perisith.

Virginia's Warbler 4/14 at Walt Anderson's. First of season

American White Pelican (106) 4/15 at Willow Lake by Carl Tomoff.

Black-headed Grosbeak 4/16 at Virginia Miller's in Ho-Kay-Gan. First of season.

Willet (3) 4/17 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Caspian Tern 4/18 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Barn Owl 4/20 at Willow Woods by Cheryl Berry.

Plumbeous Vireo 4/20 in 6th Street Woods by Karen O'Neil. First of season.

White-faced Ibis (16), American Avocet, Marbled Godwit, Western Kingbird, Yellow-headed Blackbird (2) 4/23 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. All first of season.

Franklin's Gull ({ 75), Canada Goose (3) 4/23 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Wilson's Warbler 4/23 at Virginia Miller's in Ho-Kay-Gan. First of season.

Black-bellied Whistling Duck 4/25 at Watson Lake by Bonnie Pranter. Sighting of the month!

Female Yellow-headed Blackbird traveling with a large flock ({ 80) of Bronzed Cowbirds 4/25 near Cleator by Loretta Alden.

Hepatic Tanager, Black-throated Gray Warbler 4/27 at Karen O'Neil's in Ponderosa Park. Both first of season.

Summer Tanager, Bell's Vireo, MacGillivray's Warbler, Bullock's Oriole 4/27 in Perkinsville by Bonnie Pranter. All first of season.

Forster's Tern (14) 4/29 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Bald Eagle 4/30 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Great Egret (2) 11/03 12:30 on Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Peregrine Falcon 11/03, 11/10, 11/22, 12/6, and 12/10 at Willow by Bob Thomen.

Bald Eagles (2) 11/3 through period at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Red-naped Sapsucker 11/4 at Roy Houser's. First of season.

Osprey 11/5 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Bonaparte's Gull 11/13 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen

White-faced Ibis 11/13 - 12/9 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. Last of season.

Common Goldeneye 11/22 - 12/29 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Snow/Ross' Goose 11/23 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Am. White Pelican 11/24 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Cassin's Finch 11/28 by Carl Tomoff. First of season.

Long-billed Dowitcher (7) 11/30 at Watson Lake by Bonnie Pranter

Orange-crowned Warbler, Hooded Merganser, Am. Goldfinch 11/30 in Watson Woods by Bonnie Pranter.

Hooded Merganser 12/1, 12/3, 12/10, and 12/22 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Bonaparte's Gull (7) 12/3 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Loggerhead Shrike 12/6 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Pinyon Jay (100+) 12/6 through the period at Penny Govedich's.

Fuertes morph. Red-tailed Hawk 12/9 through period at Virginia Miller's in Ho Kay Gan.

Winter Wren 12/10 at top of Granite Mountain!! By Cathy Wingert and Suzanna McDougal.

Townsend's Solitaire and Anna's Hummingbird (2) 12/11 at Walt Anderson's

Yellowlegs (sp.?) 12/13 at Sullivan Lake by Russell Duerksen.

Black-and- white Warbler 12/16 at Watter's Garden Center by Eric Moore.

Anna's Hummingbird 12/22 at George Prehmus'.

Williamson's Sapsucker, female 12/23 at Mary Leeper's in the Dells.

Wood duck (4) 12/29 through 12/31 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Spotted Sandpiper 12/31 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Chestnut-sided Warbler (first winter female), and Common Yellowthroat 12/31 at Watson Woods near pond by David Moll. Both birds probably wintering. Chestnut-sided Warbler has to be the sighting of the period.

Osprey 9/1 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Pinyon Jay (flock) 9/4 at Walt Anderson's.

Flammulated Owl 9/5 heard at Homestead by Russell Duerksen.

Bay-breasted Warbler 9/6 at Granite Basin Lake by Bob Thomen.

Olive-sided Flycatcher 9/6 at Homestead by Russell Duerksen.

Snowy Egret (8) at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2) 9/11 at Aspen Spring by Bonnie Pranter.

Great Egret (6) 9/12 at Double O Ranch, 20 miles SW of Seligman by Jennifer Cordova.

Northern Harrier 9/15 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Yellow-throated Vireo 9/18 in Granite Basin by Carl Tomoff.

Red-necked Phalarope 9/20 at Watson Lake by Mary Trevor.

Black and White Warbler 9/21 in Watson Woods by Carl Tomoff.

Eared Grebe 9/21 at Willow Lake by Carl Tomoff. First of season.

Zone-tailed Hawk 9/22 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. Last of season.

Yellow-headed Blackbird (15) 9/23 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Eastern Kingbird 9/23 at Agua Fria by Barbara Dwiggins, fide Bonnie Pranter.

Black and White Warbler, and Tennessee Warbler 9/24 in 6th Street Woods by Carl Tomoff.

American White Pelican (6) 9/28 at Willow Lake by Carl Tomoff.

Magnolia Warbler, Grace's Warbler, and Bell's Vireo 10/1 at Little Ash Creek by Walt Anderson.

Turkey Vulture 10/3 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. Last of season.

Blackburnian Warbler 10/4 in Willow Woods by Carl Tomoff.

Lesser Goldfinch, Texas race, male 10/4 at Page Springs during the PAS Field trip there, fide Jim Morgan.

Canada Goose 10/8 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Buffelhead 10/9 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

American Redstart 10/10 at Willow Woods by Carl Tomoff.

Lesser Scaup 10/15 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Common Merganser (3) 10/21 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Hermit Thrush 10/26 - 10/29 at Lois Longfield's. First of season.

Gray-crowned Rosy Finch 10/27 at Larry Bickford's in Forest Trails. Sighting of the period, if not "of the year."

Williamson's Sapsucker 10/29 at Walt Anderson's.

Hermit Thrush 10/29 at Karen O'Neil's in Ponderosa Park.

Common Ground-dove 10/29 - 10/30 at Mary Leeper's in The Dells.

Cedar Waxwing (18), Pine Siskin (4) 10/29 at Roy Houser's in Wildwood. First of season.

Juniper Titmouse 10/30 at Karen O'Neil's in Ponderosa Park.

Three misplaced sightings for March and April by the writer are: Solitary Sandpiper 4/4 At Page Springs by Russell Duerksen. Forster’s Tern, Barn Owl 4/4 in Chino Valley by Russell Duerksen.

Clark’s Grebe 5/2 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Green Heron 5/4 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Summer Tanager 5/8 in Granite Creek Park by Marian Kelly.

Summer Tanager, Bronzed Cowbird 5/11 at Walt Anderson’s.

Bonaparte’s Gull (2) 5/11 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Cattle Egret 5/13 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Lewis’s Woodpecker, American Goldfinch 5/16 in Wilhoit by Diane Malenfant.

Wilson’s Phalarope (@ 30) at Watson Lake by Mary Trevor.

Lewis’s Woodpecker 5/18 at Granite Creek Park by Larry Bickford.

Forster’s Tern 5/20 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Peregrine Falcon (2) one juvenile 5/21 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

California Gull (3) 5/29 Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Indigo Bunting 5/30 at Helene Kaplan’s.

Costa’s Hummingbird 6/1 at Eric Moore’s.

American White Pelican (45) 6/1 - 6/2 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Yellow-headed Blackbird 6/6 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Northern Goshawk, juvenile 6/20 - 7/11 at Virginia Miller’s.

Rufous Hummingbird 7/2 at Virginia Miller’s.

Northern Cardinal 7/14 on the VA grounds fide Walt Anderson.

Five-striped Sparrow, possible (1-3) 7/15 at Bob Pearson’s in Skull Valley. Narrow white lines below and above eye with black breast spot. Co-sighting of the period.

White-winged Dove 7/20 at Walt Anderson’s.

Common Poorwill (2) 7/20 at Karla Baker’s in Humboldt.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak 7/28 at Don Alden’s.

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, possible (6-7) 7/30 at Willow Lake Park by Wayne Cook. Black cap seen on two birds, male. Co-sighting of the period.

Sora, juvenile 8/1 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Lazuli Bunting (2) 8/5 at Jane Cook’s.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak 8/5 at Virginia Miller’s.

Greater Yellowlegs 8/6 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Wilson’s Phalarope (17) 8/14 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Black Tern (12) 8/18 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Bonaparte’s Gull, first winter plumage (5) 8/19 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Black Tern (4) 8/24 in Prescott Valley by Jim Morgan.

White-faced Ibis (=- 300) 8/26 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. Flock circled for 45 minutes before landing.

Common Black-hawk, juvenile 8/27 at Mary Leeper’s in The Dells.

White-winged Dove 8/27 at Virginia Miller’s.

Black-necked Stilt (13) 8/31 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3/1 at Virginia Miller’s in Ho-Kay-Gan.

Black-chinned Hummingbird 3/3 at Virginia Miller’s in Ho-Kay-Gan. First of season.

Vermilion Flycatcher 3/6 in Chino Valley by Carl Tomoff. First of season.

Rough-winged Swallow (10) 3/6 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Violet-green Swallow 3/7 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Williamson’s Sapsucker 3/8 at Goldwater Lake by Virginia Miller.

Lesser Scaup 3/10 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird 3/11 in Granite Basin by Walt Anderson. First of season.

White-winged Dove 3/12 in Yavapai Hills by Jonathan Beidelman, fide Bonnie Pranter.

Rufous Hummingbird (2) m&f 3/13 at Virginia Miller’s in Ho-Kay-Gan. First of season.

Ruddy-ground Dove (2) 3/16 on Meadow Lane in Prescott by Carl Tomoff.

Cliff Swallow ({ 125) 3/16 at Watson Lake by Carl Tomoff. First of season.

Lucy’s Warbler 3/16 in Granite Dells by Carl Tomoff. First of season.

Green-winged Teal ({ 100) 3/17 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Common Black Hawk 3/20 in Granite Dells by Mary Leeper. First of season.

Turkey Vulture 3/21 in Granite Dells by Mary Leeper. First of season.

Western Screech Owl, heard 3/21 at Bob Thomen’s in Prescott.

Northern Cardinal (singing) 3/23 in Diamond Valley by Jim Morgan.

White-winged Dove 3/23 at Rebecca Davis’ in Prescott.

White-winged Dove 3/25 at Willow Creek by Carl Tomoff.

Great-tailed Grackle (2) 3/26 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Ash-throated Flycatcher 3/27 south of Skull Valley by Walt Anderson. First of season.

Zone-tailed Hawk 3/29 in Granite Dells by Mary Leeper. First of season.

Yellow-shafted Flicker (female) 3/30 at Walt Anderson’s in Prescott. Sighting of the Month.

Rufous Hummingbird 3/31 in Ponderosa Park at Karen O’Neil’s.

Eastern Phoebe 4/3 at Tres Alamos Ranch by Karen O’Neil.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird 4/3 in Ponderosa Park at Karen O’Neil’s.

Eastern Phoebe 4/4 in 6th Street Woods in Prescott by Carl Tomoff.

Snowy Egret 4/4 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Western Grebe (5) 4/5 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Brown-headed Cowbird 4/6 at Virginia Miller’s in Ho-Kay-Gan. First of season.

Bonaparte’s Gull (3) 4/7 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Osprey 4/7 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Franklin’s Gull (5) 4/8 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Western Kingbird 4/9 in Diamond Valley by Jim Morgan. First of season.

Northern Harrier 4/9 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. Last of season.

Bullock’s Oriole 4/10 in Granite Dells by Mary Leeper. First of season.

Scott’s Oriole and Lazuli Bunting 4/11 at Virginia Miller’s in Ho-Kay-Gan. Both first of season.

Ash-throated Flycatcher 4/11 at Virginia Miller’s in Ho-Kay-Gan.

Black-chinned Hummingbird 4/12 in Ponderosa Park by Karen O’Neil.

Cassin’s Finch (2 m&f) 4/13 in Stricklin Park by Karen O’Neil.

American Goldfinch 4/13 in Stricklin Park by Karen O’Neil. First of season.

Zone-tailed Hawk 4/13 in Granite Dells fide Mary Leeper.

Western Gull (4) two adults, two 1st year immatures 4/16 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. Sighting of the month.

Virginia’s Warbler (2), Black-throated Gray Warbler 4/17 on Big Bug Mesa by Walt Anderson. Both first of season.

Yellow Warbler 4/19 in Granite Basin by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Merlin, Hammond’s Flycatcher 4/19 in Granite Basin by Bonnie Pranter. Both first of season.

Black-crowned Night-heron 4/19 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

White-faced Ibis ({ 35) 4/20 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Franklin’s Gull (12) 4/20 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Purple Finch (2), Black and White Warbler 4/20 at Martha Strickland’s in Prescott. Both first of season.

Black-headed Grosbeak 4/21 at Martha Strickland’s. First of season.

Black-throated Gray Warbler 4/21 in Granite Oaks by Doug Iverson.

Lark Sparrow 4/21 in Diamond Valley by Jim Morgan. First of season.

Red-faced Warbler (10) 4/22 in Walker by Walt Anderson. First of season.

Lazuli Bunting (5) 4/22 at Rob Hunt’s in Prescott.

House Wren 4/23 in Watson Woods by Walt Anderson. First of season.

Bald Eagle 4/23 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. Maybe last of season.

Gray Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Plumbeous Vireo, Olive Warbler (3), Grace’s Warbler, Wilson’s Warbler 4/24 along Aspen Creek by Walt Anderson. All first of season.

Blue Grosbeak 4/26 at Rob Hunt’s in Prescott. First of season.

Caspian Tern, Common Loon 4/26 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. Both first of season.

Blue-winged Teal 4/28 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Black-necked Stilt (2), Willet (10) 4/29 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. Both first of season.

Steller’s Jay (1) 11/1 in Seligman by Jennifer Cordova.

Snow Goose 11/1 - 11/15 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Common Goldeneye (2) 11/1 - 11/29 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Towsend’s Solitaire (3-4) 11/2 - 11/14 at Walt Anderson’s.

Common Loon, juv. 11/2 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Prairie Falcon 11/2 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Eurasian Wigeon 11/3 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Clark’s Greebe 11/10 - 11/19 Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Red-throated Loon 11/10 at Watson Lake by Carl Tomoff. Sighting of November.

Pacific Loon 11/10 at Watson Lake by Carl Tomoff.

N. Cardinal 11/17 at Jim Morgan’s, Diamond Valley.

Hooded Merganser (4) 11/17 - 11/27 Willlow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Clark’s Nutcracker 11/24 at Ana Wood’s.

Spotted Towhee, almost pure albino 11/25 in Pinyon Oaks by Carl and Vickie Young.

Lesser Scaup (2) 11/27 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Evening Grosbeak (6-8) 11/29 at Walt Anderson’s.

White-throated Sparrow 12/3 in Ponderosa Park by Karen O’Neil.

Bald Eagle on nest 12/8 at Lynx Lake by Jim Morgan.

Ferruginous Hawk, juv 12/9 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Anna’s Hummingbird, female 12/14 at Walt Anderson’s.

From a flock of some 20 dark-eyed Juncos, Walt Anderson was able to identify 5 subspecies 12/14 in his back yard.

Varied Thrush 12/16 in Granite Basin by Carl Tomoff.

Hermit Thrush 12/16 at Jane Cook’s.

Lark Sparrow 12/17 at Penny Govedich’s in Paulden.

Blue-grey Gnatcatcher (2) 12/18 at Watson Lake Park by Carl Tomoff.

Eurasian Collared-dove (2) 12/22 - 12/31 at Marilyn Saxerud’s.

Western Screech-owl caught a red-naped sapsucker in midair and carried it to a branch twelve feet above ground. 8 p.m. 12/24 near Stricklin Park by Eric Moore. Sighting of December.

Varied Thrush, female 12/29 - 12/30 at Sylvia Neely’s.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak 8/30 Black Canyon City by Steve Fortier.

Long-billed Curlew 9/2 Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Green-tailed Towhee 9/3 at Virginia Miller’s in Ho-Kay-Gan. First of season.

White-crowned Sparrow 9/4 at Virginia Miller’s in Ho-Kay-Gan. First of season.

Greater White-fronted Goose 9/7 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Marbled Godwit 9/8 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Black-crowned Night-heron (6) 9/9 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Peregrine Falcon 9/9 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

American Avocet (42) 9/10 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Bell’s Vireo 9/10 at Bob Thomen’s.

Wilson’s Phalarope (2) 9’/10 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Broad-billed Hummingbird 9/11 Black Canyon City by Steve Fortier.

Black Tern 9/11 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

A. White Pelican (6) 9/11 Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Calliope Hummingbird 9/13 at Jim Morgan’s in Diamond Valley.

Common Black-hawk 9/13/ at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Common Merganser (4) 9/14 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

White-faced Ibis (about 350) 9/15 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Rufous Hummingbird (18) 9/15 - 18 at Diane Malenfant’s in Yarnell.

Band-tailed Pigeon (14) 9/16 at Diane and Doug Iverson’s at Granite Oaks.

Bald Eagle 9/17 through period at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Caspian Tern (4) 9/18 at Willow Lake, by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Western Grebe 9/18 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Snowy Egret (41) 9/19 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Iceland Gull, Kumlien’s race 9/20 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. After he identified the gull he went to his room for the hotline list. On returning it was gone! SIGHTING OF THE YEAR!

Fox Sparrow 9/20-23 at Virginia Miller’s in Ho-Kay-Gan.

Turkey Vulture (7) 9/20 Last sighting of Mary Leeper’s flock. They normally stay until mid-October.

Purple Finch 9/21 Virginia Miller’s Ho-Kay-Gan. First of season.

Gray-headed Junco 9/22 Virginia Miller’s Ho-Kay-Gan. First of season.

Yellow-headed Blackbird (about 25) 9/22 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Forster’s Tern (3) 9/23 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Lewis’s Woodpecker (2 imm.) 9/25 at Diane and Doug Iverson’s at Granite Oaks.

Cattle Egret (6) 9/27 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Lewis’s Woodpecker 9/28 at Shirley Lohmann’s in Wilhoit.

Golden Eagle 9/29 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Eurasian Collared-dove (2) 9/30 at Kathy Lowe’s in Prescott Valley.

Pinyon Jay (18) 10/1 through period at Penny Govedich’s in Paulden.

Dowitcher (sp?) (8) 10/6 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Rufous-crowned Sparrow (2) 10/8 at Don Hams’ at Pine Lakes.

Lawrence’s Goldfinch (4) 10/9 - 16 at Jonathan and Ginny Beidelman’s in Yavapai Hills (fide Bonnie Pranter).

White-winged Dove 10/9 at Carol Rawlings’ at Ho-Kay-Gan.

Lewis’s Woodpecker (12!) at Diane and Doug Iverson’s at Granite Oaks. Sighting of the Month for October.

Canada Goose (9) 10/13 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Snow Goose 10/13 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Franklin’s Gull (2) 10/13 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Canvasback (2) 10/14 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Bufflehead (2) 10/15 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen. First of season.

Prairie Falcon 10/21 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Evening Grosbeak 10/21 at Don Hams’ at Pine Lakes.

A White Pelican (4) 10/23 at Watson Lake (observer?)

White-crowned Sparrow of the Z.l.gambellii race 10/25 at Diane Malenfant’s in Yarnell.

Merlin 10/29 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Cattle Egret 5/3 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

N. Parula 5/5 at Bob Thomen’s.

Swainson’s Thrush 5/9 at Watson Woods by Carl Tomoff.

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 5/11 in Spring Valley by Russell Duerksen.

Swainson’s Thrush 5/13 in Acker Park by Carl Tomoff.

Clark’s Grebe 5/13 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Swainson’s Thrush 5/14 at Carl Tomoff’s.

Blackpoll Warbler, Swainson’s Thrush 5/14 at Walt Bull’s. Blackpoll Warbler is a co-sighting for the month of May.

Bald Eagle, White Belly I 5/14 Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Flammulated Owl, Hammond’s Flycatcher 5/15 at Helen Parsons’.

N. Waterthrush, Swainson’s Thrush 5/15 6th Street Woods by Carl Tomoff.

Wilson’s Phalarope (4) 5/16 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

American White Pelican (@100) 5/18 Landed on ponds of Antelope Hills Golf Course by Carl Tomoff.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5/20 at Barbara Stewart’s out Williamson Valley Road.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5/21 at Karen O’Neil’s in Ponderosa Park.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak, a pair 5/24 in Camp Verde at Kate King’s.

Phainopepla, female, and Long-billed Curlew 5/25 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Black-crowned Night-Heron (3) 5/26 at Willow Lake by Bob Thomen.

Bronzed Cowbird 5/26 at Walt Anderson’s.

Gray Catbird 5/27-29 at Barbara Stewart’s out Williamson Valley Road. Co-sighting for the month of May.

Painted Bunting, female 5/28 at Antelope Hills Golf Course by Carl Tomoff. Co-sighting for the month of May.

Am. Goldfinch 6/1 in Black Canyon City by Adrian Fortier.

Hooded Oriole 6/2 at Walt Anderson’s.

W. Screech Owl (2) fledglings 6/4 at Walt Anderson’s.

Scott’s Oriole, female, Bullock’s Oriole, female 6/7 at Karen O’Neil’s in Ponderosa Park.

Zone-tailed Hawk 6/9 at Jim Morgan’s in Diamond Valley.

Hermit Thrush 6/10 at Virginia Miller’s in Ho-Kay-Gan.