[Birdtalk] December 1st birds

[L. D. Giddings]

I made stops in or at Salem, Deer Creek reservoir, Midway, Jordanelle
reservoir, Francis, and Kamas today. None of the winter birds I was
looking for were around, but the winter birds one may reasonably expect
to find were present. I was surprised to see that the two reservoirs are
still nearly 100% ice-free, although I doubt that will remain the case
for much longer. Didn't see any straggling loons. Best birds of the day
were an American dipper standing on the Provo river ice in Francis, a
lonely western grebe on Jordanelle, a common merganser on Salem pond,
belted kingfishers at Salem pond and also at Rock Cliff state park, and
a bald eagle in Provo canyon. I suppose I should also mention that I saw
7 Eurasian Collared-Doves in Kamas.

Lu Giddings

trip list: 33 species
Canada Goose
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Pied-billed Grebe
Western Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Northern Harrier
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
American Coot
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
Black-billed Magpie
American Crow
Common Raven
American Dipper
European Starling
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
House Finch
House Sparrow