[Birdtalk] Sora - Cache Valley

[Buck Russell]

Finally, I have seen a Sora.  I have heard them many times in the past, but 
today I finally saw one.  My wife and I were birding along the Mendon Road 
that runs between Logan and Mendon.  We found the birds in a marshy area 
just east of Spring Creek.  There were three birds on the south side of the 
road and at least one on the north side of the road.  The one we saw was 
rushing between clumps of plants along the ditch.  The bird's main body was 
a near perfect match for the dirt and plants in the area, but that bill was 
a distinctive yellow.  Along the Petersboro Road we found lots of Western 
Kingbirds.  It seem as though they were spaced out about 75 feet apart on 
the telephone pole wires, or along the fence.  We also found a couple of 
Long Billed Curlews in a field near the Petersboro Road.   Not as exciting 
as a Ruddy Turnstone (translation: avifauna envy), but it was nice to be 
outside enjoying spring migration.
Thanks.
Buck Russell

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