[Birdtalk] Antelope Island Causeway birds

[L. D. Giddings]

I spent a few hours early this afternoon checking the causeway. I only
drove as far as the harbor at the west end of the causeway. It was warm
but the swarms of brine flies I anticipated were not present. Very few
small peeps were seen. Larger groups of american avocet, willets, and
Franklin's, ring-billed, and California gulls were observed. A flock of
about 30 marbled godwits flew over and then settled around MM 3. Driving
past it I noticed that it also contained a few long-billed dowitchers
that seemed already to be quite gray. Several large flights of American
white pelicans soared over. I counted 103 birds in a single flight and
later saw a much larger aggregation of several flocks that must have
totaled 3-400 birds.

Lu Giddings

species observed:
Eared Grebe
American White Pelican
Double-crested Cormorant
Canada Goose
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Willet
Spotted Sandpiper (abt 5 birds)
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Western Sandpiper (1 bird)
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Phalarope (1 bird)
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
European Starling
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird