[Birdnet] Snow Bunting, Lincoln Point Marina, Utah Co. 11/11/08

[Eric Huish]

I had Veterans Day off work so I spent the morning out at Lincoln Point.  When I got out of my car at the end of the South jetty of the marina a Snow Bunting spooked up and flew low over the water to the back side of the  North jetty.  I went around and walked slowly down the North jetty hoping to get a good look at it.  It flew up well ahead of me, circled in the sky a few times calling while it flew, and landed again on the south jetty.  It landed very near a fellow and his dog but I couldn't see the spot where it landed.  A minute later I could hear it flying again but couldn't find it against the sky.
 
Other birds of interest during the day were Pipits and a Snipe at Lincoln Beach and along the road south of Lincoln pt and west of West Mountain there was a Merlin, a few lingering Cormorants and Canada Geese, Ruddy Ducks, and Canvasback way out in the lake (seen from the pull out before the cattle guard before you reach LeBarron Pt.)
 
 Here is a list of all the birds I saw at Lincoln Point - 
 
Location:     Lincoln Point - Utah Co. UTObservation date:     11/11/08Notes:     Snow Bunting at the end of the south jetty.Number of species:     18 Canada Goose     12Eared Grebe     1Western Grebe     4Northern Harrier     2Red-tailed Hawk     1Virginia Rail     1     Heard OnlyAmerican Coot     46Killdeer     33Wilson's Snipe     1California Gull     9Northern Flicker     2European Starling     45American Pipit     42Song Sparrow     1White-crowned Sparrow     4Snow Bunting     1Pine Siskin     4American Goldfinch     6 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) 
Lincoln Point - http://www.utahbirds.org/counties/utahco/LincolnPoint.htm 
 
 
These birds I saw along the road and on the lake after you pass Lincoln point -
 
Location:     Lincoln Pt to LeBarron Pt Area - Utah Co. UT  Observation date:     11/11/08Number of species:     21 Canada Goose     175Canvasback     10Redhead     2Ruddy Duck     165Western/Clark's Grebe     6Double-crested Cormorant     3Great Blue Heron     1Northern Harrier     1American Kestrel     1Merlin     1American Coot     23gull sp.     400Northern Flicker     1Spotted Towhee     1Song Sparrow     2White-crowned Sparrow     8Dark-eyed Junco     2Western Meadowlark     8House Finch     1Pine Siskin     6American Goldfinch     5 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) 
Eric Huish Pleasant Grove UT poorwill_ at hotmail.com 801-360-8777      
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