Went to Las Vegas in April for my 50th birthday while i was there made two trips to The Henderson Bird Observatory and one trip to the Grand Canyon . Took an UBER taxi to the observatory was about $18 each way which was well worth it as it worked out a lot cheaper than if i had done a guided tour also done my homework before i went checking the EBIRD Nevada website for sightings weeks before i went so i was able to make a list of what to expect at the Observatory . 63 species seen overall . At the Grand Canyon seen Ravens,Rock Wren ,White Crowned Sparrow and White Throated Swifts . Flamingo hotel gardens seen Costas and Annas Hummingbirds many Great Tailed Grackles and a Northern Mockingbird . Brewers sparrows were seen outside the Luxor hotel. On my 2 visits to the Henderson Bird Observatory seen Costas and Annas Hummingbirds again plus a Black Chinned Hummingbird . 4 species of grebes were seen Horned,Eared,Western and Pied billed . Waders seen were Black Necked Stilt , American Avocet , Kildeer ,Greater Yellowlegs, and a Short Billed Dowicher .Raptors seen were Turkey Vulture ,Coopers Hawk and an American Kestrel . A Great White Egret was also present along with a Snowy Egret and a brief glimpse of a flyby 2 Green Herons . 3 species of blackbird were present Yellow Headed , Brewers and Red winged . Marsh and Bewicks Wrens were two of my target birds and seen both . Pick of the ducks on the pond were Cinnamon Teal , Ruddy Duck ,Bufflehead ,Canvasback and Ring Necked Duck .Pick of the small birds were Crissal Thrasher , Verdin ,Black Tailed Gnatcatcher, Yellow Rumped Warbler , Alberts Towhee and a Brown Headed Cowbird . Northern Rough Winged Swallows and Tree Swallows were also seen feeding over the ponds . Another highlight and target bird was a Greater Roadrunner which lived up to its name after i flushed it from a bush . Gambels Quails were running around everywhere also had a brief glimpse of a Sora and Common Gallilule . Full list to follow ....
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| Western Grebe |
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| Eared Grebe |
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| Great White Egret |
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| Bewicks Wren |
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| Pied Billed Grebe |
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| American Avocet |
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| Black Necked Stilt |
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| Bufflehead , Redhead , Scaup , Western Grebe and Ruddy Ducks |
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| Great Tailed Grackle |
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| Rock Wren |
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| Crissal Thrasher |
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| Costas Hummingbird |
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| Black Tailed Gnatcatcher |
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| Marsh Wren |
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| Northern Mockingbird |
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| Ravens |
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| Gambels Quail |
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| Verdin |
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| Yellow Headed Blackbird |
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| Kildeer |
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| Monarch |
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| Yelolow Rumped Warbler |
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| Mourning Doves |
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| Cinnamon Teal |
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| Ruddy Duck |
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| Brewers Blackbird |
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| White Crowned Sparrow |
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| Greater Yellowlegs |
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| Red Winged Blackbird |
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Annas Hummingbird
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