Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius), Pasture Canyon Reservoir, Coconino County

This Red Phalarope was discovered and photographed by Brian Gatlin on 09 October 2009 at Pasture Canyon Reservoir in northern Arizona. 

Red Phalarope is a casual fall migrant, particularly in northern Arizona.

With good views, identification is straightforward. Red Phalarope is the only phalarope with a stout bill. The plain gray unstreaked back also help set it apart from Red-necked Phalarope.

09 October 2009, digiscopes by Brian Gatlin