[Birdtalk] SLB/UOS field trip

[Steve Carr]

This last Friday and Saturday the Salt Lake Birders and Utah Ornithological Society conducted a field trip to SE Utah.  All 3 target birds were sighted, as were several other interesting and unusual ones.  Thanks to Guy Wallace and Sarah Lupis of the Utah DWR in Monticello, we were treated to a lekful of 20+ strutting male Gunnison Sage-Grouse, and some hens.  Two of the 3 Scaled Quail that have been seen recently in Montezuma Creek Canyon were seen in basically the same area where seen previously.  The Acorn Woodpecker at Devil's Canyon Campground made several showings.  All 3 sightings were life birds for many of the group.  

Also seen were Common Loons, Red-breasted Mergansers, Short-eared Owl, Pygmy and White-breasted Nuthatches, Juniper Titmouse, Western Bluebirds, Black-throated Sparrows.  A big 'thanks' goes to Pat Jividen of Salt Lake Birders who organized and led the excursion.

--Steve Carr
UOS Field Trip Coordinator
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