[Birdnet] Kaysville and Causeway

[Carol Gwynn]

The Kaysville ponds were "crawling" (swimming?) with hooded mergansers 
today. There were at least 15 and probably more hiding among the reeds. 
There were also canvasbacks, goldeneye, wigeons, gadwall, ring-necks, 
mallards, and a pintail. So if you need hoodies for your new year's 
list, this is the right place. Maybe that last phrase will become 
famous someday.

Along the Antelope Island Causeway, there was a nice flock of horned 
larks at about MM 6. Couldn't turn any into longspurs or buntings. Also 
seen along the causeway or at the visitor's center were green-winged 
teal and thousands of shovelers at the last bridge. A bald eagle came 
in and sat on the ice for a while. I was not expecting to see 2 winter 
plumage Wilson's phalaropes just before MM 3 on the north side. How 
often do they stick around in the winter? There were also numerous 
harriers and a rough-legged hawk along the causeway.

The visitor's center feeders hosted white-crowned sparrows and lots of 
chukars.

Best wishes to Kris!

Carol Gwynn

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Hooded Merganser, Kaysville Ponds, 12 Jan. 2008
Carol Gwynn


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Horned Lark, Antelope Island Causeway, 12 Jan. 2008
Carol Gwynn