[Birdnet] Black Scoters at Sand Hollow State Park

[Rick Fridell]

Hello,
This afternoon (2/23) between 4:00 and 5:00 pm, there were two Black Scoters
at Sand Hollow State Park, Washington Co., UT. A first winter male and
female scoter stayed in very close proximity to each other, diving and
swimming in tandem.  The birds were actively foraging directly south of the
main parking lot, and east of the west dam. They were several other species
of ducks on the reservoir, including large numbers of Northern Pintails.
Also present were 5-6 Horned Grebes.  I'm surprised at the numbers of Horned
Grebes wintering on Sand Hollow this year; I've never seen so many wintering
in the county.

Best Regards,

Rick Fridell
Hurricane, UT


PS, Several people have asked me about the directions to the Gilded Flicker
spot posted on the Utah Rare Bird Alert. They state that the location is 3-4
miles from Lytle Ranch. I'm not sure where this came from (?)but it is
incorrect.  The flicker was in the Joshua Trees directly across the road
from the corral on the Beaver Dam Slope just above the Beaver Dam Wash (less
than 1/2 mile from Lytle Ranch).