[Birdnet] HOTLINE: signs of spring Audubon bird trip (Cache Valley)

[Nancy Williams]

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From: Dan Zamecnik <djpz at pcu.net>
Date: Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Subject: [TopOfUtah] signs of spring Audubon bird trip
To: "topofutah at utahbirds.org" <topofutah at utahbirds.org>


birders,

The Audubon bird trip Saturday was successful with warming temperatures and
bright sunshine. Reinhard Jockel, Jim Kingsland, Kit Flannery, Lyle Bingham,
Eric Bingham, and myself participating.

We started at Green Canyon (a bit cool) and saw Townsends Solitaire, Magpie,
European Starling and (heard) Chuckar. . .drove through North Logan -
Robins. In Hyde Park (Kit's house) we saw Pine Siskin, American Gold Finch,
Cassin's Finch, Red-Winged Blackbird. On the way out of town we ran into
Terry Barnes and some Eurasian Collared Doves. Also Kestrel, Northern
Flicker and Krider's Red-Tailed Hawk in that vicinity.

>From there we drove west to the pig farm in Amalga. . .with Raven, Canada
Goose, Bald Eagle, Ring-Billed Gull, and Horned Lark. Pigeon (Rock Dove)
also seen along the way. The Oxbow yielded Common Merganser, Common
Goldeneye, (more Canada Goose). Driving to Benson Marina (for lunch) we
found Song sparrow, House Sparrow, and House Finch.

Valley View Hwy: Coot, Scaup sp., Mallard Duck, Gadwall, Marsh Hawk,
Northern Shrike, and Gull sp. Fish Hatchery on Valley View: Great Blue
Heron, Black-Crowned Night Heron, Killdeer, Belted Kingfisher, possible
Dowitcher sp., Ring-Billed Gull, (American?)Pipit.

Logan River Golf Course: Bufflehead, more Common Goldeneye, (one)Canvasback,
and one (female?) Ruddy Duck. Also some Dark Eyed Junco and Black-capped
Chickadee at Jim's house.

. . .somewhere along the way there was mention of a Northern Shoveler and we
saw Crows at several points.

happy birding!

Dan Zamecnik
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