ARIZONA 
piper was very late at G.W.R. 20 Nov (ph. 
MMo). A dozen Short-billed Dowitchers and 7 
Dunlins were reported all season. Single Red- 
necked Phalaropes were late at Patagonia L. 
and Willcox 11 Oct (MB, R. Fray) and L. 
Havasu 9 Nov (PEL, BC). 
A Franklin’s Gull was very late at White- 
water 28-30 Nov (S. Williamson et al). A juv. 
Herring Gull at L. Havasu City 30 Sep (PEL) 
was early. As many as 7 per day were seen on 
L. Havasu in Oct and Nov (PEL), a relatively 
large number even for the L.C.R.Y Sabine’s 
Gulls put in a very good showing with 28 re- 
ported 28 Aug-15 Oct, including a large flock 
of 7 at n. L. Havasu 24 Sep (JY, JM) and scat- 
tered sightings of 3 ads. Known for migrant 
jaegers but seldom checked in the fall, n. L. 
Havasu produced a Pomarine 29 Sep (tPEL), 
a Parasitic 29-30 Sep (tPEL), and a Long- 
tailed 24-25 Sep (ph., tLHa) and again 30 
Sep-8 Oct (vt., TPEL, C. Marantz). 
Band-tailed Pigeons are casual wanderers 
to the desert. Singles were in far w. Maricopa 
at Agua Caliente 14-15 Oct (vt. PEL) and near 
Mittry L., Yuma 24 Oct (PEL). There were 
only scattered reports of Ruddy Ground- 
Doves, vAth few being re-found. Singles were 
at Tumacacori 3 Sep 0- Mohlmann) and 20 
Oct (D. Radin et al), Wellton 20 Oct (PEL), 
Patagonia 22 Oct (SH), Mesa 5-10 Nov 0 - 
Miller), and Phoenix 24 Nov (E Hershberger, 
fide TC). Two were at Patagonia 9 Nov (WR), 
G.W.R. 14 Nov (ph. PD, B. Grice), and Tempe 
21 Nov (ph. B. Metz). The Buff-collared 
Nightjars at Oro Blanco Mine were last re- 
ported 28 Aug (M. Kehl). 
There are still no specimens or photo- 
graphs of Black Swift for Arizona. Sight re- 
ports from Tucson 8 Aug (tj. McCabe) and 
Portal 10 Aug (tG. Smith) will be reviewed by 
the A.B.C. Seldom found out of range in Ari- 
zona, a Broad-billed Hummingbird was n. to 
Clarkdale 7 Sep (ph. R. Westcott), and anoth- 
er was far n. to Kingman 22 Nov4- (ph. J. 
Porter). White-eared Hummingbirds were re- 
ported in Aug in Portal, Paradise, and at Ash 
Spring in the Chiricahua Mts. (T. Godfrey, ph. 
REW, ph. D. Shields; B. Howe) and at Miller 
Canyon, Huachuca Mts. until 2 Oct (T. Beat- 
ty). Berylline Hummingbirds were reported in 
Aug in Madera Canyon and at several loca- 
tions around Portal (ph. LH, ph. REW; J. Mc- 
Cumber, T. Godfrey). Violet-crowned Hum- 
I mingbirds were seen away 
from typical areas at Green 
Valley 19 Oct-16 Nov (M. 
Marsden), Madera Canyon 20 
Oct (G. West, LH), e. of Portal 
15 Nov (N. Moore-Craig), and 
Bisbee through 24 Nov (M. 
Turisk). A Plain-capped 
Starthroat at the Patons’ feed- 
ers in Patagonia 12-23 Sep (R. 
Baxter, ph. C. van Cleve, C. 
Gathers, vt. MPo) was the 2nd 
to be found there. Outshining 
that rarity was Arizona’s 3rd 
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, 
an ad. male found the same 
day and also the 2nd for the 
Patons, 12-30 Sep (R. Baxter, 
ph. C. van Cleve, C. Gathers). 
Very late was a Calliope Hum- 
mingbird at Hereford 2 Nov 
(ph. J. Loza). Surprisingly, 
there was just one report of 
Allen’s Hummingbird, at Miller Canyon 31 
Aug (S. Williamson). 
Green Kingfisher remains a sporadic visitor 
from Mexico; reports came from Patagonia L. 
14 Nov (]. Lawrence), the San Rafael Valley 
19 Nov (one found dead; S. Blackman, fide 
TC), and below Patagonia L. 29 Nov (ph. 
LH). Good numbers of Yellow-bellied Sap- 
suckers were reported, with singles at Sweet- 
water 10 Oct (]B), Madera Canyon 20 Oct 
(ph. G. West, LH), Paloma 1 Nov (CB), Nel- 
son Res. 2 Nov (E. Hough), and Portal 26 
Nov-4 Dec (ph. REW). A Red-breasted Sap- 
sucker at Goldwater L. 15 Nov-i- (tMN, ph. 
M. Reigner et al.) was more extensively red 
than many reported in the state. 
FLYCATCHERS THROUGH PIPITS 
A Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet at Sweetwa- 
ter 19 Oct-2 Nov and again 29 Nov (B. Pol- 
lock, MPo, MMS, JB) was away from normal 
breeding areas (and habitat) in the Tucson 
area. A Greater Pewee near Heber located 
during the summer season was observed 
again 21 Aug (E. Hough). A Least Flycatcher 
discovered near Wellton 3 Nov+ (tRH; ph. S. 
Schuette, D. Radin; ph., tGHR; vt. PEL) rep- 
resents the first physically documented indi- 
vidual of this species in Arizona in recent 
times; there are fewer than 10 total records. A 
Gray Flycatcher at Catalina S.P. 7 Aug (PK) 
was early. A Pacific-slope Flycatcher at Tubac 
16 Oct (RH) was late, as was a non-calling Pa- 
cific-slope/Cordilleran Flycatcher near Tubac 
I Nov (WR). One to 2 Buff-breasted Fly- 
catchers in upper Madera Canyon (where 
rare) 13-30 Sep (DS, J. Hecimovich, LH) and 
in Sawmill Canyon (where common) 18-29 
Sep (SH) were all late. A Black Phoebe at 
Ganado L. 10 Sep (GHR) was n. of its normal 
breeding range in n. Arizona. Individual East- 
ern Phoebes were at Patagonia L. 12-22 Oct 
(ph. M. Scheel, J. Scheel), at San Bernardino 
N.W.R. 15 Oct (REW), and in Peck Canyon 
II Nov (RH et al.). A Dusky-capped Fly- 
catcher at Patagonia L. 15-18 Oct (MMS, 
MPo) was late. Very intriguing was a belated 
report of a possible Nutting’s Flycatcher from 
along the Bill Williams River N.W.R. 23 Sep 
(vt. JY, JH); if accepted by the A.B.C. , this 
would represent only a 3rd Arizona record. A 
late Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher was in Har- 
shaw Canyon 12-16 Sep (SH), but another re- 
ported from Elfrida 14 Sep (G. Klingler) was 
well away from known breeding areas in se. 
Arizona. Tropical Kingbirds continue to be 
present in moderate numbers along both the 
Santa Cruz and San Pedro R. drainages; 2 
found at Lochiel 16 Aug (MPo, B. Pollock) es- 
tablished a new potential breeding location. 
Cassin’s Kingbirds lingered later than usual 
into the fall in greater-than-normal numbers 
at numerous locations in se. Arizona; small 
numbers were still present during the last 
week of Nov in Tucson, Patagonia, Santa Rita 
Mts., and Hereford. Thick-billed Kingbirds 
lingered at Patagonia/Sonoita Cr. 20 (M. 
Meadows) & 24 Sep (D. Dunford, D. Wright), 
while in Yuma, an individual returned for an 
amazing 8th consecutive fall/winter by 13 
Nov (KR; ph. GHR). The only Eastern King- 
bird of the season was one reported belatedly 
from the w. side of the Chiricahua Mts. 10 Sep 
(tA. Bissel). Casual in fall, a Sdssor-tailed 
Flycatcher was at Quigley W.A. near Yuma 14 
Oct (vt. PEL). 
A Northern Shrike at Mormon L. 16 Nov 
(ph. EH) was the only one reported this fall. 
Casual in the state, a White-eyed Vireo was 
along Morgan City Wash 13 Sep (ph., tTC), 
and another was reported at Havasu N.W.R. 
19 Sep (tD. DeLorenzo). Scattered Bell’s Vire- 
os were reported from odd localities 
statewide, including one at Holbrook 12 Oct 
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