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1. Long-billed
Dowitcher,05/7/1995,Elliot and Cooper Roads
2. American Coot,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
3. American Wigeon,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
4. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
5. Black-necked Stilt,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
6. Black-throated Sparrow,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads,This bird was dead in the road.
7. Blue-winged Teal,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
8. Gadwall,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
9. Great Blue Heron,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
10. Green-winged Teal,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
11. Inca Dove,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
12. Least Sandpiper,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
13. Mallard,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
14. Mourning Dove,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
15. Northern Pintail,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
16. Northern Shoveler,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
17. Red-tailed Hawk,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads,I think this was a dark phase hawk.
18. Red-winged Blackbird,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
19. Ruddy Duck,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
20. Yellow-rumped Warbler,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
21. Black Phoebe,12/23/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
22. Bufflehead,12/23/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
23. Eared Grebe,12/23/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
24. Green Heron,12/23/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
25. Killdeer,12/23/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
26. European Starling,12/26/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
27. Great-tailed Grackle,12/26/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
28. Greater Roadrunner,12/26/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
29. Horned Lark,12/26/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
30. House Finch,12/26/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
31. Loggerhead Shrike,12/26/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
32. Northern Mockingbird,12/26/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
33. Ring-necked Duck,12/26/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
34. Verdin,12/26/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
35. Anna's Hummingbird,12/29/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
36. American Kestrel,12/30/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
37. Greater Yellowlegs,12/30/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
38. Rock Dove,12/30/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Drinking in the pond.
39. Cinnamon Teal,12/31/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
40. American Avocet,1/1/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Winter Plummage.
41. Northern Harrier,1/1/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads
42. White-crowned Sparrow,1/1/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads
43. Peregrine Falcon,1/11/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads
44. Savannah Sparrow,1/11/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads
45. American Pipit,1/18/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads
46. Dunlin,2/23/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads
47. Common Moorhen,5/25/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads,This bird had a red beak.
48. Turkey Vulture,5/25/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads
49. White-faced Ibis,5/25/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads
50. Yellow-headed Blackbird,5/25/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads
51. Vermilion Flycatcher,12/27/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Jeff identified the vermillion flycatcher quickly.
52. Western Kingbird,12/27/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads
53. House Sparrow,1/18/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
54. Northern Rough-winged Swallow,1/19/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
55. Abert's Towhee,1/25/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
56. Marsh Wren,1/25/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads,An old guy pointed him out for me. I wonder if by that note I meant Dr. Pinkava.
57. Say's Phoebe,1/31/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
58. Song Sparrow,1/31/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads,spot on breast
59. Western Meadowlark,1/31/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
60. Black-crowned Night-Heron,2/8/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
61. Cliff Swallow,2/15/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
62. Ferruginous Hawk,2/15/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Larry showed up there by chance. Larry later asked if I saw the white tail and I said "Heck yes. Don't you remember how I (jokingly) said "Is this some sort of weird bald eagle?"It was the darker phase. We saw 33 species.
63. Gambel's Quail,3/14/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads,They were walking across the road as I looked across the pond. Across and down the road.
64. Pied-billed Grebe,3/19/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
65. Barn Swallow,4/1/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Here's a life lister for Elliot and Cooper Roads. Today the Paula Jones case was thrown out of court. I went to this site after work to try out my brand new super smokin' Swift Audubon 8.5X44 binoculars. Oh what a view!!
66. Violet-green Swallow,4/1/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Here's a life lister for Elliot and Cooper Roads.
67. Western Sandpiper,4/18/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
68. White-winged Dove,4/18/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
69. Black-headed Grosbeak,5/2/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
70. Wilson's Phalarope,5/2/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
71. Spotted Sandpiper,5/3/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
72. Wilson's Warbler,7/4/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
73. Brown-headed Cowbird,8/29/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
74. Sharp-shinned Hawk,8/30/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
75. Forster's Tern,9/5/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
76. Brewer's Sparrow,9/7/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
77. Tree Swallow,10/10/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
78. Cooper's Hawk,10/25/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
79. Great Egret,10/25/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
80. Lesser Goldfinch,10/25/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
81. Ring-necked Pheasant,10/25/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
82. Canada Goose,10/31/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
83. Common Raven,11/6/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
84. Orange-crowned Warbler,11/6/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
85. Lark Sparrow,11/7/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
86. Cactus Wren,11/15/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
87. Canvasback,11/21/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
88. Northern Flicker,12/5/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
89. Cattle Egret,12/12/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
90. Common Snipe,12/12/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
91. Vesper Sparrow,12/12/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
92. Ruby-crowned Kinglet,12/29/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
93. Common Yellowthroat,1/10/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
94. Lesser Yellowlegs,2/20/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
95. Sora,3/15/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
96. Snowy Egret,4/24/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
97. Green-tailed Towhee,4/25/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
98. Vaux's Swift,4/25/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
99. Ash-throated Flycatcher,5/1/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
100. Franklin's Gull,5/2/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
101. Black-chinned Hummingbird,5/9/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
102. Chipping Sparrow,5/9/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
103. Dusky Flycatcher,5/9/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
104. Least Bittern,5/16/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads,I looked across Pond 10 and thought I saw a green heron. I said that he sure seemed a funny color. The other visitor to the site looked and said "That's a least bittern!"
105. Belted Kingfisher,8/29/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
106. Ring-billed Gull,9/5/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
107. Stilt Sandpiper,10/16/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
108. Swainson's Hawk,11/6/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
109. American Bittern,11/7/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads,I remember this really unusual bird fly over to those reeds where I first saw the least bittern. This guy was weird and different from any other heron-like bird.
110. Gila Woodpecker,12/11/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
111. Solitary Sandpiper,4/2/2000,Elliot and Cooper Roads,I THINK!Afterword:I'll keep this here cause I just saw another one here in April 2001
112. Prairie Falcon,5/29/2000,Elliot and Cooper Roads,He was in that tree that you often see G B Herons and M. Doves in. That dead tree.
113. Hooded Oriole,8/12/2000,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Greenish look confirms it for me. Female.
114. Osprey,10/1/2000,Elliot and Cooper Roads
115. Western Scrub-Jay,10/1/2000,Elliot and Cooper Roads,I THOUGHT IT WAS MORE LIKE A GRAY THROATED JAY, BUT LARRY SAYS IT MUST HAVE BEEN A SCRUB
116. Curve-billed Thrasher,10/8/2000,Elliot and Cooper Roads,A first here. Heard only though
117. Tricolored Heron,10/8/2000,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Fantastic view of this critter. Noodles and I got to go inside and have a walk. It was nice and breezy and cool. Long neck. An immature.
118. Redhead,04/08/2001,Elliot and Cooper Roads
119. Costa's Hummingbird,02/02/2002,Elliot and Cooper Roads,place life lister
120. Double-Crested Cormorant,03/24/2002,Elliot and Cooper Roads
121. Phainopepla,05/05/2002,Elliot and Cooper Roads,This was a life lister for this place. Steve spotted this bird on the east end of the area. It was in a tree and Steve tossed a clod in there and it flew out whirling. A male. Black. White wing patches.
122. Lazuli Bunting,05/12/2002,Elliot and Cooper Roads,He was on a scraggly bush by the left-hand pond. This is a Place life lister!!
123. Western Tanager,05/12/2002,Elliot and Cooper Roads
124. Bronzed Cowbird,05/18/2002,Elliot and Cooper Roads,He was on the wire on the east side. His funny beak gave him away. Also the red eye or orange.
125. Rufous Hummingbird,09/07/2002,Elliot and Cooper Roads,I was really surprised to see these. Several females. Green backs but I'm not about to make the jump to Allen's hummer on that technicality. This is another Elliot and Cooper lifer so it's two in one day! HEY. WHY ISN'T THIS A BROAD-TAILED??? Still a lifer.
126. Townsend's Warbler,09/07/2002,Elliot and Cooper Roads,This is an Elliot and Cooper Life Lister! He was on the north side of the place by the canal and flew into a tree. White tail feathers. Also an all-time lifer.
127. Common Goldeneye,11/02/2002,Elliot and Cooper Roads,A place life lister. I thought he was a redhead but he had a white breast and a white collar and and a short weird bill. Prehistoric-looking. Dove a lot. Female.
128. Brewer's Blackbird,11/03/2002,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Okay! I did it finally. I put the Brewer's in here. There were a zillion very black and regal blackbirds flying over this morning. I take them to be Brewer's. So there! A lifer for this place. And it's high time!
129. Golden Eagle,09/01/2003,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Steve and Sonny met me there and Steve was looking at the two eagles soaring high above.
130. Wood Duck,03/27/2004,Elliot and Cooper Roads,PLACE LIFE LISTER IN POND 7.
131. Western Wood-Pewee,04/24/2004,Elliot and Cooper Roads,***PLACE LIFE LISTER***
132. Black-throated Gray Warbler,05/09/2004,Elliot and Cooper Roads,PLACE LIFE LISTER. BEHIND THE FIRE STATION.
133. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher,10/02/2004,Elliot and Cooper Roads,PLACE LIFER! Can you believe it? Well the tail was very white underneath with the slighted line of black up the center. Eye ring. No black cap. A blue-gray for sure. 133 on the place life list now. Sighted on the sidewalk behind the fire station.
134. Lesser Scaup,11/07/2004,Elliot and Cooper Roads,PLACE LIFE-LISTER FOR ELLIOT AND COOPER ROADS
135. Yellow Warbler,01/01/2005,Elliot and Cooper Roads,PLACE LIFE-LISTER FOR ELLIOT AND COOPER ROADS. Finally I see a yellow warbler here on my 538 recorded visit.
136. Harris's Hawk,01/22/2005,Elliot and Cooper Roads,LIFER FOR THIS PLACE! FIRST TIME. He was flying and soaring over the ponds. I was inside the place.
137. MacGillivray's Warbler,09/18/2005,Elliot and Cooper Roads
138. Gilded Flicker,11/06/2005,Elliot and Cooper Roads
139. Eurasian Collared Dove,07/02/2006,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Very weird in the tree by left pond. Tan shoulders. No ring. White wings. I thought it might be a spotted dove. So what is it REALLY? I guess a Eurasian...but...
140. Northern Cardinal,12/23/2006,Elliot and Cooper Roads,***PLACE LIFE LISTER*** TOOK ELEVEN YEARS TO SEE MY FIRST CARDINAL HERE!
141. Gray Flycatcher,04/22/2007,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Right behind the fire station. In a tree. He slowly pumped his tail downwards several times.
142. Great Horned Owl,01/21/2008,Elliot and Cooper Roads,PLACE LIFE LISTER ON THE 700TH TRIP!!! In a tree. Good view. *********** * * *
143. Ladder-backed Woodpecker,01/06/2010,Elliot and Cooper Roads,I have to see how many of these I've seen here. He was small and went "peep!."
144. Neotropic Cormorant,01/08/2010,Elliot and Cooper Roads,AH. the 800th trip and I see this guy flying by. I say "Well he's got no orange bill and neotropics are outnumbering the double-cresteds now and so I'm giving myself a LIFE LISTER on the 800th trip. It's high time I added the neotropic and I'm hardy cheating at all. At the 700th trip you'll remember I got the greathorned owl. No space there to twart my bad scripting.
145. Bewick's Wren,01/09/2010,Elliot and Cooper Roads
146. American Robin,2/6/2010,Elliot and Cooper Roads,******LIFE LISTER FOR THIS PLACE***** It took 808 trips and almost 15 years.
147. Nashville Warbler,9/2/2010,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Perfect EYE RING.
148. Peach-faced Love Bird,12/10/2010,Elliot and Cooper Roads,LIFE LISTER FOR THIS PLACE? DOWN THE CANAL ROAD. HEARD HIM. OR THEM. SAW ONE. HEARD MORE? IN A TREE BY THE CANAL FENCE.
149. Black-hooded Parakeet,4/12/2011,Elliot and Cooper Roads,I heard some loud screeching and saw three of these fly up on the island in Pond Ten. They didn't stay long but flew West Northwest. I took two pictures.
150. Lesser Nighthawk,7/28/2011,Elliot and Cooper Roads,***** GOT HIM FINALLY! He was in Pond 9. Saw his white spots. Just a short look. That makes 150 on the place life list!
151. Western Bluebird,11/16/2011,Elliot and Cooper Roads,PLACE LIFE LISTER!!!!!************* At first I thought it was a Lazuli Bunting. However there were no white wing patches. Then I saw the dark dark blue.There were five of them at least. One seemed female. They were out in Pond Nine on yellow stalks of bush or grass.
152. House Wren,12/2/2011,Elliot and Cooper Roads,PLACE LIFE LISTER************ in the bush behind the fence in front of the parking lot.
153. Merlin,2/3/2012,Elliot and Cooper Roads,I saw a biggish very dark-backed falcon and I chased him down to where he had alighted in a tree. My camera batteries were dead!!!
154. Lucy's Warbler,7/23/2012,Elliot and Cooper Roads,PLACE LIFE LISTER UP IN THE TREE TO THE LEFT AS YOU'RE NEARLY AT THE VIEWING AREA. RUFOUS AREA AROUND RUMP.*******
155. Dark-eyed Junco,12/21/2012,Elliot and Cooper Roads,LIFE LISTER FOR ELLIOT & COOPER ROADS!
2. American Coot,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
3. American Wigeon,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
4. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
5. Black-necked Stilt,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
6. Black-throated Sparrow,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads,This bird was dead in the road.
7. Blue-winged Teal,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
8. Gadwall,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
9. Great Blue Heron,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
10. Green-winged Teal,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
11. Inca Dove,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
12. Least Sandpiper,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
13. Mallard,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
14. Mourning Dove,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
15. Northern Pintail,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
16. Northern Shoveler,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
17. Red-tailed Hawk,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads,I think this was a dark phase hawk.
18. Red-winged Blackbird,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
19. Ruddy Duck,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
20. Yellow-rumped Warbler,12/1/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
21. Black Phoebe,12/23/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
22. Bufflehead,12/23/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
23. Eared Grebe,12/23/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
24. Green Heron,12/23/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
25. Killdeer,12/23/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
26. European Starling,12/26/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
27. Great-tailed Grackle,12/26/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
28. Greater Roadrunner,12/26/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
29. Horned Lark,12/26/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
30. House Finch,12/26/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
31. Loggerhead Shrike,12/26/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
32. Northern Mockingbird,12/26/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
33. Ring-necked Duck,12/26/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
34. Verdin,12/26/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
35. Anna's Hummingbird,12/29/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
36. American Kestrel,12/30/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
37. Greater Yellowlegs,12/30/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
38. Rock Dove,12/30/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Drinking in the pond.
39. Cinnamon Teal,12/31/1996,Elliot and Cooper Roads
40. American Avocet,1/1/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Winter Plummage.
41. Northern Harrier,1/1/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads
42. White-crowned Sparrow,1/1/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads
43. Peregrine Falcon,1/11/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads
44. Savannah Sparrow,1/11/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads
45. American Pipit,1/18/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads
46. Dunlin,2/23/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads
47. Common Moorhen,5/25/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads,This bird had a red beak.
48. Turkey Vulture,5/25/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads
49. White-faced Ibis,5/25/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads
50. Yellow-headed Blackbird,5/25/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads
51. Vermilion Flycatcher,12/27/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Jeff identified the vermillion flycatcher quickly.
52. Western Kingbird,12/27/1997,Elliot and Cooper Roads
53. House Sparrow,1/18/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
54. Northern Rough-winged Swallow,1/19/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
55. Abert's Towhee,1/25/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
56. Marsh Wren,1/25/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads,An old guy pointed him out for me. I wonder if by that note I meant Dr. Pinkava.
57. Say's Phoebe,1/31/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
58. Song Sparrow,1/31/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads,spot on breast
59. Western Meadowlark,1/31/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
60. Black-crowned Night-Heron,2/8/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
61. Cliff Swallow,2/15/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
62. Ferruginous Hawk,2/15/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Larry showed up there by chance. Larry later asked if I saw the white tail and I said "Heck yes. Don't you remember how I (jokingly) said "Is this some sort of weird bald eagle?"It was the darker phase. We saw 33 species.
63. Gambel's Quail,3/14/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads,They were walking across the road as I looked across the pond. Across and down the road.
64. Pied-billed Grebe,3/19/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
65. Barn Swallow,4/1/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Here's a life lister for Elliot and Cooper Roads. Today the Paula Jones case was thrown out of court. I went to this site after work to try out my brand new super smokin' Swift Audubon 8.5X44 binoculars. Oh what a view!!
66. Violet-green Swallow,4/1/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Here's a life lister for Elliot and Cooper Roads.
67. Western Sandpiper,4/18/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
68. White-winged Dove,4/18/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
69. Black-headed Grosbeak,5/2/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
70. Wilson's Phalarope,5/2/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
71. Spotted Sandpiper,5/3/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
72. Wilson's Warbler,7/4/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
73. Brown-headed Cowbird,8/29/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
74. Sharp-shinned Hawk,8/30/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
75. Forster's Tern,9/5/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
76. Brewer's Sparrow,9/7/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
77. Tree Swallow,10/10/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
78. Cooper's Hawk,10/25/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
79. Great Egret,10/25/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
80. Lesser Goldfinch,10/25/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
81. Ring-necked Pheasant,10/25/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
82. Canada Goose,10/31/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
83. Common Raven,11/6/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
84. Orange-crowned Warbler,11/6/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
85. Lark Sparrow,11/7/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
86. Cactus Wren,11/15/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
87. Canvasback,11/21/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
88. Northern Flicker,12/5/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
89. Cattle Egret,12/12/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
90. Common Snipe,12/12/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
91. Vesper Sparrow,12/12/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
92. Ruby-crowned Kinglet,12/29/1998,Elliot and Cooper Roads
93. Common Yellowthroat,1/10/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
94. Lesser Yellowlegs,2/20/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
95. Sora,3/15/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
96. Snowy Egret,4/24/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
97. Green-tailed Towhee,4/25/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
98. Vaux's Swift,4/25/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
99. Ash-throated Flycatcher,5/1/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
100. Franklin's Gull,5/2/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
101. Black-chinned Hummingbird,5/9/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
102. Chipping Sparrow,5/9/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
103. Dusky Flycatcher,5/9/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
104. Least Bittern,5/16/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads,I looked across Pond 10 and thought I saw a green heron. I said that he sure seemed a funny color. The other visitor to the site looked and said "That's a least bittern!"
105. Belted Kingfisher,8/29/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
106. Ring-billed Gull,9/5/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
107. Stilt Sandpiper,10/16/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
108. Swainson's Hawk,11/6/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
109. American Bittern,11/7/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads,I remember this really unusual bird fly over to those reeds where I first saw the least bittern. This guy was weird and different from any other heron-like bird.
110. Gila Woodpecker,12/11/1999,Elliot and Cooper Roads
111. Solitary Sandpiper,4/2/2000,Elliot and Cooper Roads,I THINK!Afterword:I'll keep this here cause I just saw another one here in April 2001
112. Prairie Falcon,5/29/2000,Elliot and Cooper Roads,He was in that tree that you often see G B Herons and M. Doves in. That dead tree.
113. Hooded Oriole,8/12/2000,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Greenish look confirms it for me. Female.
114. Osprey,10/1/2000,Elliot and Cooper Roads
115. Western Scrub-Jay,10/1/2000,Elliot and Cooper Roads,I THOUGHT IT WAS MORE LIKE A GRAY THROATED JAY, BUT LARRY SAYS IT MUST HAVE BEEN A SCRUB
116. Curve-billed Thrasher,10/8/2000,Elliot and Cooper Roads,A first here. Heard only though
117. Tricolored Heron,10/8/2000,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Fantastic view of this critter. Noodles and I got to go inside and have a walk. It was nice and breezy and cool. Long neck. An immature.
118. Redhead,04/08/2001,Elliot and Cooper Roads
119. Costa's Hummingbird,02/02/2002,Elliot and Cooper Roads,place life lister
120. Double-Crested Cormorant,03/24/2002,Elliot and Cooper Roads
121. Phainopepla,05/05/2002,Elliot and Cooper Roads,This was a life lister for this place. Steve spotted this bird on the east end of the area. It was in a tree and Steve tossed a clod in there and it flew out whirling. A male. Black. White wing patches.
122. Lazuli Bunting,05/12/2002,Elliot and Cooper Roads,He was on a scraggly bush by the left-hand pond. This is a Place life lister!!
123. Western Tanager,05/12/2002,Elliot and Cooper Roads
124. Bronzed Cowbird,05/18/2002,Elliot and Cooper Roads,He was on the wire on the east side. His funny beak gave him away. Also the red eye or orange.
125. Rufous Hummingbird,09/07/2002,Elliot and Cooper Roads,I was really surprised to see these. Several females. Green backs but I'm not about to make the jump to Allen's hummer on that technicality. This is another Elliot and Cooper lifer so it's two in one day! HEY. WHY ISN'T THIS A BROAD-TAILED??? Still a lifer.
126. Townsend's Warbler,09/07/2002,Elliot and Cooper Roads,This is an Elliot and Cooper Life Lister! He was on the north side of the place by the canal and flew into a tree. White tail feathers. Also an all-time lifer.
127. Common Goldeneye,11/02/2002,Elliot and Cooper Roads,A place life lister. I thought he was a redhead but he had a white breast and a white collar and and a short weird bill. Prehistoric-looking. Dove a lot. Female.
128. Brewer's Blackbird,11/03/2002,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Okay! I did it finally. I put the Brewer's in here. There were a zillion very black and regal blackbirds flying over this morning. I take them to be Brewer's. So there! A lifer for this place. And it's high time!
129. Golden Eagle,09/01/2003,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Steve and Sonny met me there and Steve was looking at the two eagles soaring high above.
130. Wood Duck,03/27/2004,Elliot and Cooper Roads,PLACE LIFE LISTER IN POND 7.
131. Western Wood-Pewee,04/24/2004,Elliot and Cooper Roads,***PLACE LIFE LISTER***
132. Black-throated Gray Warbler,05/09/2004,Elliot and Cooper Roads,PLACE LIFE LISTER. BEHIND THE FIRE STATION.
133. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher,10/02/2004,Elliot and Cooper Roads,PLACE LIFER! Can you believe it? Well the tail was very white underneath with the slighted line of black up the center. Eye ring. No black cap. A blue-gray for sure. 133 on the place life list now. Sighted on the sidewalk behind the fire station.
134. Lesser Scaup,11/07/2004,Elliot and Cooper Roads,PLACE LIFE-LISTER FOR ELLIOT AND COOPER ROADS
135. Yellow Warbler,01/01/2005,Elliot and Cooper Roads,PLACE LIFE-LISTER FOR ELLIOT AND COOPER ROADS. Finally I see a yellow warbler here on my 538 recorded visit.
136. Harris's Hawk,01/22/2005,Elliot and Cooper Roads,LIFER FOR THIS PLACE! FIRST TIME. He was flying and soaring over the ponds. I was inside the place.
137. MacGillivray's Warbler,09/18/2005,Elliot and Cooper Roads
138. Gilded Flicker,11/06/2005,Elliot and Cooper Roads
139. Eurasian Collared Dove,07/02/2006,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Very weird in the tree by left pond. Tan shoulders. No ring. White wings. I thought it might be a spotted dove. So what is it REALLY? I guess a Eurasian...but...
140. Northern Cardinal,12/23/2006,Elliot and Cooper Roads,***PLACE LIFE LISTER*** TOOK ELEVEN YEARS TO SEE MY FIRST CARDINAL HERE!
141. Gray Flycatcher,04/22/2007,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Right behind the fire station. In a tree. He slowly pumped his tail downwards several times.
142. Great Horned Owl,01/21/2008,Elliot and Cooper Roads,PLACE LIFE LISTER ON THE 700TH TRIP!!! In a tree. Good view. *********** * * *
143. Ladder-backed Woodpecker,01/06/2010,Elliot and Cooper Roads,I have to see how many of these I've seen here. He was small and went "peep!."
144. Neotropic Cormorant,01/08/2010,Elliot and Cooper Roads,AH. the 800th trip and I see this guy flying by. I say "Well he's got no orange bill and neotropics are outnumbering the double-cresteds now and so I'm giving myself a LIFE LISTER on the 800th trip. It's high time I added the neotropic and I'm hardy cheating at all. At the 700th trip you'll remember I got the greathorned owl. No space there to twart my bad scripting.
145. Bewick's Wren,01/09/2010,Elliot and Cooper Roads
146. American Robin,2/6/2010,Elliot and Cooper Roads,******LIFE LISTER FOR THIS PLACE***** It took 808 trips and almost 15 years.
147. Nashville Warbler,9/2/2010,Elliot and Cooper Roads,Perfect EYE RING.
148. Peach-faced Love Bird,12/10/2010,Elliot and Cooper Roads,LIFE LISTER FOR THIS PLACE? DOWN THE CANAL ROAD. HEARD HIM. OR THEM. SAW ONE. HEARD MORE? IN A TREE BY THE CANAL FENCE.
149. Black-hooded Parakeet,4/12/2011,Elliot and Cooper Roads,I heard some loud screeching and saw three of these fly up on the island in Pond Ten. They didn't stay long but flew West Northwest. I took two pictures.
150. Lesser Nighthawk,7/28/2011,Elliot and Cooper Roads,***** GOT HIM FINALLY! He was in Pond 9. Saw his white spots. Just a short look. That makes 150 on the place life list!
151. Western Bluebird,11/16/2011,Elliot and Cooper Roads,PLACE LIFE LISTER!!!!!************* At first I thought it was a Lazuli Bunting. However there were no white wing patches. Then I saw the dark dark blue.There were five of them at least. One seemed female. They were out in Pond Nine on yellow stalks of bush or grass.
152. House Wren,12/2/2011,Elliot and Cooper Roads,PLACE LIFE LISTER************ in the bush behind the fence in front of the parking lot.
153. Merlin,2/3/2012,Elliot and Cooper Roads,I saw a biggish very dark-backed falcon and I chased him down to where he had alighted in a tree. My camera batteries were dead!!!
154. Lucy's Warbler,7/23/2012,Elliot and Cooper Roads,PLACE LIFE LISTER UP IN THE TREE TO THE LEFT AS YOU'RE NEARLY AT THE VIEWING AREA. RUFOUS AREA AROUND RUMP.*******
155. Dark-eyed Junco,12/21/2012,Elliot and Cooper Roads,LIFE LISTER FOR ELLIOT & COOPER ROADS!