Phoenix Sewer Flats 10/23/1971 "Saturday A Mild Day" I'm not sure whether this place exists anymore. Once we went there and there were many many many dead ducks. Botulism? Was this the time Dad pointed out my first water pipit?It was on a fence, which is rather unusual for them. I have a picture of me holding a dead coot and I have my original Birds of North America book in my back pocket. It's title is Tom with Coot Phoenix Sewer Flats 1971 Botulism.jpg 

THE DECEMBER STAMP IS WRONG BECAUSE WE USED TO WAIT A LONG TIME BEFORE DEVELOPING THE FILM.

Coot Record at Phoenix Sewer Flats Oct 1971.jpg

The same day:

2015 Sierra Vista 10/23/1971 All day we saw mourning doves and at breakfast this morning I saw a red shafted flicker who flew up into the palm tree.

Headlight Pond 10/23/1971 No Notes Entered in the journal field.

Northern Flicker    10/23/1971    2015 Sierra Vista    All day we saw mourning doves and at breakfast this morning I saw a red shafted flicker who flew up into the palm tree.
Abert's Towhee    10/23/1971    Headlight Pond
American Coot    10/23/1971    Headlight Pond
Great-tailed Grackle    10/23/1971    Headlight Pond
Loggerhead Shrike    10/23/1971    Headlight Pond
Red-tailed Hawk    10/23/1971    Headlight Pond
White-crowned Sparrow    10/23/1971    Headlight Pond
American Coot    10/23/1971    Phoenix Sewer Flats
American Kestrel    10/23/1971  Phoenix Sewer Flats
American Pipit    10/23/1971    Phoenix Sewer Flats    This must be the time Dad pointed out my first water pipit? It was on a fence which is rather unusual for them.
American Wigeon    10/23/1971    Phoenix Sewer Flats
Black-necked Stilt    10/23/1971    Phoenix Sewer Flats
Burrowing Owl   10/23/1971   Phoenix Sewer Flats
Cinnamon Teal   10/23/1971   Phoenix Sewer Flats
Eared Grebe   10/23/1971   Phoenix Sewer Flats
Great Egret   10/23/1971   Phoenix Sewer Flats
House Finch   10/23/1971   Phoenix Sewer Flats
Killdeer   10/23/1971   Phoenix Sewer Flats
Loggerhead Shrike   10/23/1971   Phoenix Sewer Flats
Long-billed Dowitcher   10/23/1971   Phoenix Sewer Flats
Northern Shoveler   10/23/1971   Phoenix Sewer Flats
Red-tailed Hawk   10/23/1971   Phoenix Sewer Flats
Ring-billed Gull   10/23/1971   Phoenix Sewer Flats
Ruddy Duck   10/23/1971   Phoenix Sewer Flats
Spotted Sandpiper   10/23/1971   Phoenix Sewer Flats
Western Meadowlark   10/23/1971   Phoenix Sewer Flats
Western Sandpiper   10/23/1971   Phoenix Sewer Flats