[Birdnet] Logan: Sue's/Mitigation Ponds, Hummingbird feeder action

[Craig Fosdick]

This evening I did a quick check of the Logan Mitigation Ponds, aka Sue's
Ponds, just west of the Logan Landfill on 1900 West.  Nothing new, but nice
numbers. Water levels in the shorebird playa, which is the largest and
westernmost pond, have been lowered to expose large expanses of mudflats,
and that's where most of the shorebirds were.

Black-necked Stilt-12
Willet-3 (shorebird playa)
Western Sandpiper-5 (shorebird playa)
Baird's Sandpiper-6+ (at least six on the first pond south of the access
road, 2 more ?different? on the shorebird playa)
Semipalmated Sandpiper-2 (shorebird playa)
Least Sandpiper-3 (first pond south of the access road)
Wilson's Snipe-5 (first pond south of the access road)
Spotted Sandpiper-7+
Killdeer-40+ (majority on Shorebird playa)
Wilson's Phalarope-15+ (shorebird playa)
Redhead-10
Mallard-x
Teal spp.-30 presumably Cinammons, they all took off as I approached the
shorebird playa.
Barn Swallow-x
Black-crowned Night-heron-1 Juvenile flying around pools several times
squawking, trying to figure out what to do with itself.
American Coot-x
Yellow-headed Blackbird-30+

The action at my two hummingbird feeders on The Island in Logan has been
heated, to put it mildly.  I have at least 12 different hummingbirds
visiting my feeders; that's the highest number of birds I have been able to
count at or trying to land on the feeders at one time, in one field of
view.  The actual number is probably more like 20-30 birds given that for
the last two days both feeders are half-empty within 4-6 hours of being
topped off.  And there is no sharing, just lots of standoffs, chases, and
violence. Right now it is primarily a Rufous Hummingbird / Black-chinned
Hummingbird show.  I haven't seen a Broad-tailed in several days now, and
although I do have at least one Calliope Hummingbird visiting, I see her
very rarely. It's also worth noting that this year I have not had a single
male Rufous at my feeder.  Last year I had at least a couple visiting my
feeders in early August.  Anyhow, the action is definitely worth the effort
of keeping the feeders filled.

Good birding, Craig.

Craig Fosdick
Logan, Utah.
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