Post by NAU Wildlife Society Admin on Feb 13, 2009 15:39:11 GMT -5
Winter birding in Flagstaff 09 has been slow! But the Bald Eagle sightings for me have been abundent. Yesterday (Feb 11) there were 3 (!) Bald Eagles near the Walnut Canyon exit on I-40, hanging out up in a large ponderosa snag. I also saw a ton of them down Lake Mary Rd about 1 week ago, and saw the most I have every seen together (outside of Alaska) on Highway 260, midway between Camp Verde and the intersection with the Payson highway, there wer 7 eagles there on Jan 29, 2009.
My strangest bird sighting this winter though had to be a lone Great-blue Heron out at Kachina Wetlands on January 26th. It was a freezing cold evening, and the water was all frozen, yet there it was. Hope it makes it through the winter wherever it was heading.
My strangest bird sighting this winter though had to be a lone Great-blue Heron out at Kachina Wetlands on January 26th. It was a freezing cold evening, and the water was all frozen, yet there it was. Hope it makes it through the winter wherever it was heading.