[Birdtalk] Bridgerland Audubon Big Sit

[Buck Russell]

After the thrill of the chase in the Bridgerland Audubon Bird-a-thon last weekend, we enjoyed the leisurely pace of a Big Sit in beautiful Logan Canyon.  During the Big Sit we parked ourselves on comfortable chairs and counted all of the birds we could see or hear from a 17 feet diameter circle.  Our site was on the nature trail at Spring Hollow in Logan Canyon, which gave us a great cross section of riparian and mountain birds.  We brought lawn chairs, spotting scope, snacks, and drinks to enjoy a great morning of conversation about life, birds and the universe.  After the Big Sit was over we had a picnic near the hummingbird feeders at the Spring Hollow caretaker site.  We saw a total of 24 species in the Big Sit.   
 
We saw the following birds:
Mallard
Turkey Vulture
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
White-throated Swift
Black-capped Chickadee
Townsend’s Solitaire
American Robin
Warbling Vireo
Yellow Warbler
MacGillivray’s Warbler
Townsend’s Warbler
Western Tanager
Black-headed Grosbeak
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Brewer’s Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
 
Thanks.
Buck Russell
Logan, UT
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