[Birdtalk] Utah RBA, April 1, 2007

Sun Apr 1 22:30:23 MDT 2007

* Utah Rare Bird Alert
* Statewide
* April 1, 2007
* UTAH0704.01

Number: 801-538-4730
E-mail: utah-rba at timaverybirding.com
Compilers: Phone - Bill Fenimore, Online - Tim Avery

- Transcript

This is the Utah Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, April 1 at 10:33 p.m.

Species included in this report:

**LAWRENCE'S GOLDFINCH (Washington)**
**CLAY-COLORED SPARROW (Washington)
Long-tailed Duck (Davis County)
Common Black-Hawk (Washington)
Bell's Vireo (Washington)
White-throated Swift (Washington)
Bank Swallow (Washington)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Cache)
Common Loon (Morgan, Summit, Wasatch)
Greater Scaup (Cache, Juab)

To report a RARE BIRD, please send an email to utah-rba at
timaverybirding.com.
Note, you DO NOT need to send an email if you posted to either BIRDNET
or BIRDTALK. Please include your name, phone number/email, detailed
directions and
dates for all sightings. It would be helpful if you would spell your
last name and identify the
county of the sighting. You can also report via phone at 801-538-4730,
please include
information listed above.

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Cache County:

-- A single Greater White-fronted Goose was reported by By Stephen 
Peterson flying overhead with a flock of 12 plus Canada Geese at the
Logan City Sewage Lagoons on March 29th.

-- 3 male Greater Scaup were reported by Sue Drown at the ponds along 
1900 West just south of 200 North, just west of the landfill on March 29th.

Davis County

-- 3 Long-tailed Duck were reported by the Great Salt Lake Audubon field 
Trip at AIC on April 1st. The birds were hanging out where the causeway 
curves, on the north
side about 150 yards from the shore. There was 1 male bird and 2 
females. This represents the 4th latest spring record for this species 
in Utah.

Juab County

-- 3 Greater Scaup were reported by Tim Avery on Chicken Creek Reservoir 
on March 30th.

Morgan County:

-- A single Common Loon was reported at East Canyon Reservoir by Joel 
and Kathy Beyer on March 25th. On March 31st the Salt Lake County 
birders reported that 12
Common Loons were now on the reservoir.

Summit County:

-- A single Common Loon was reported at Rockport Reservoir by Joel and 
Kathy Beyer on March 25th. Along with a bird at East Canyon, this
represented the first sighting of the season.

Wasatch County:

-- 26 Common Loons were reported by Colby Neuman and Tim Avery on 
Jordanelle Reservoir on April 1st. This is the first large movement of 
loons this spring.

Washington County:

-- The LAWRENCE'S GOLDFINCH photographed on March 20th by Bob Lawson in 
his backyard in Dammeron Valley was relocated on March 30th by Tim Avery 
in the afternoon. The bird was then seen again
during the morning of March 31st and seen by Bob Lawson, Jack Binch and 
Larry Tripp. Attempts to locate the bird in the afternoon were unsuccessful.

Photos of the bird may be seen here: 
http://xmission.com/~cldavis/lawrences_goldfinch.html#lgf

More information about the bird and how to get permission to look for 
the bird, can be found here: 
http://secureserver.securesites.net/pipermail/birdnet/2007-March/003879.html

Dammeron Valley is southeast of Veyo along route 18 about 17 miles north 
of St. George.

-- A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was reported singing by Tim Avery, north of 
Lytle Ranch in the Beaver Dam Wash on March 31st. The bird was heard 
several times and was located just over 1/2 a mile
north of where the road washes out on the north end of the ranch.

-- A Common Black-Hawk was reported by Tim Avery in the Beaver Dam Wash, 
north of Lytle Ranch on March 31st.

-- The first Bell's Vireo of the season were reported by Tim Avery at 
Lytle Ranch on March 31st.

-- The first White-throated Swifts of the season were reported by Rick 
Fridell, flying over his home in Washington County on March 31st.

-- A flock of 14 Bank Swallow were reported by Tim Avery over Gunlock 
Reservoir on March 30th. This is the first report of this species for 2007.

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Upcoming Birding Events:

April 4th (Wed): Great Salt Lake Audubon Field Trip - MOUNTAIN DELL 
RECREATION AREA, PARLEY'S CANYON - Leaders: Jack Clark and Sylvia Gray. 
Come and join us for our monthly bird survey. Spring is in the air so it 
will be interesting to see what’s there. Our total count for the area 
stands at 105 species since we began almost three years ago. We'll meet 
at 8:30am in the South-East corner of the Shopko Parking lot in 
Sugarhouse for a morning of birding. Call Jack (255-7989) or Sylvia 
(532-3486) if you plan to attend.

April 4th (Wed): Wasatch Audubon Society Bird Walk - Willard Bay: Meet 
at 7:45 at McDonald’s (1838 W 2700N, Farr West – east of I-15 exit #349) 
for breakfast, or meet there at 8:15 for carpooling.

April 7th (Sat): Layton Wild Bird Center walk will visit the East Canyon 
Sage Grouse Lek (leaving at 5:30 a.m.). Contact Bill Fenimore for more 
information.

April 7th (Sat): Wasatch Audubon Society Grouse Count - HERE is the 
information on this year's Sharp-tailed Grouse counts.

April 11th (Wed): Great Salt Lake Audubon Field Trip - GREATER 
SAGE-GROUSE LEK, HENEFER - Leader: Roberta Wherritt. This is a wonderful 
opportunity to witness the spectacular pageantry of male Sage Grouse 
strutting on their ancestral lek at dawn. You may leave afterwards or 
join us for breakfast in Morgan, and continue birding in the Henefer 
area. Meet in SE corner of ShopKo parking lot in Sugarhouse (behind Red 
Lobster) near 1300 East exit from I-80 by 5:15am to receive handouts 
giving directions and Lek etiquette information, and to arrange 
carpools.The drive to Henefer takes about an hour. Call Roberta 
(274-3058) if you plan to attend.

April 11th (Wed): Wasatch Audubon Society Bird Walk - Fielding Garr 
Ranch: Meet at 7:00 at McDonald’s (Riverdale Rd & 900 W) for breakfast, 
be there at 7:30 to carpool, or meet at 8:00 at the Antelope I. entrance 
lot. We’ll drive directly to the ranch and check out the rest of the 
island afterwards. (Fee area.)

April 11th (Wed): Utah County Birders Meeting - Time, Location & Speaker 
To Be Announced.

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Abbreviations:
AIC - Antelope Island Causeway
WMA - Wildlife Management Area
NWR - National Wildlife Refuge
GSL - Great Salt Lake.
GSLA - Great Salt Lake Audubon
UCB - Utah County Birders
SP - State Park
NP - National Park

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Thank you and good birding

Tim Avery
Salt Lake City, UT