[Birdnet] causeway raptors

[Jolene Hatch]

quite an array of raptors along the causeway this morning.   Kestrel on the yellow caution sign, red-tail on the speed limit sign, within 100 yards from the entrance station.  Merlin on the 3/10 mile marker.  Barn owl, short-eared owl right before the first bridge, two northern harriers, one mm marker 3, second at the second bridge, rough-legged hawk and four adult bald eagles and one juvenile bald sitting along the open water near the second bridge.

Waterfowl included; 100's of northern shovelers, female long-tailed duck, bufflehead, common goldeneye.  

And there are horned larks on the island.  

good birding

Jolene

Jolene Hatch
Wildlife Biologist
Antelope Island State Park
801-807-9456
jolenehatch at utah.gov 


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