quiscalus (quail) mexicanus (of Mexico)
Friday, March 30, 1984 — 5:15 pm
Tempe, Arizona — office park near the airport
My wife and I spent a week with my parents in Arizona, birding and seeing the sights. We spent the first night in a hotel in Tempe. I wandered around the area. t didn’t seem to have much to offer birdwise, but even common Arizona birds were new to me at this point.
I found an office park about a block from the motel. The office buildings were well kept and surrounded by expanses of green grass. I spotted the Great-tailed Grackles foraging on the lawn by one of the buildings. As I approached, they flew up into a tree and gave a loud “may-wee” call. They soon flew off out of sight.