Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorous), Flagstaff, Coconino County

Gary Botello photographed this male Bobolink in the Kachina Wetlands near Flagstaff on 12 May 2006.  It is very rare in this part of Arizona and this is perhaps the first sighting of this species in the Flagstaff area since 1991. 

 

15 May photo by Gary Botello