[Birdtalk] 22Aug07-Lakefront: TOWA, YBCH, BBPL...

[Tim Avery]

Spent the afternoon and evening birding the lakefront.  Started after lunch
along the causeway, before birding Garr Ranch, did a short lake watch from the
war memorial at the marina, and then headed to Farmington Bay after 6:30 to
bird behind the gates.

HIGHLIGHTS:

AIC 2:00-2:30pm
40 Black-bellied Plover
1 Semipalmated Plover
1 Sanderling
3 Cattle Egret

Garr Ranch 2:45-5:15pm (with Deedee O'Brien and Sylvia Gray)
1 TOWNSEND'S WARBLER (found by Sylvia)
http://timaverybirding.com/photos/aug07/towa_01.jpg
http://timaverybirding.com/photos/aug07/towa_02.jpg
http://timaverybirding.com/photos/aug07/towa_03.jpg
1 Yellow-breasted Chat (found by Deedee)
17 Wilson's Warbler
http://timaverybirding.com/photos/aug07/wiwa_01.jpg
http://timaverybirding.com/photos/aug07/wiwa_02.jpg
http://timaverybirding.com/photos/aug07/wiwa_03.jpg
3 MacGillivray's Warbler
2 Yellow Warbler
2 Western Tanager
4 Lazuli Bunting
http://timaverybirding.com/photos/aug07/lazb_01.jpg
3 Willow Flycatcher
1 Cordilleran Flycatcher
2 Hammond's Flycatcher
2 House Wren
1 Dark-eyed Junco (fairly early migrant)
5 Western Wood-Pewee

Antelope Island 5:15-5:30pm
4 Burrowing Owl (near turnoff to Garr Ranch at main road)
http://timaverybirding.com/photos/aug07/buow_01.jpg

Lakewatch form War Memorial at Marina 5:30-5:45pm
1 Long-billed Curlew
http://timaverybirding.com/photos/aug07/lbcu_01.jpg
2 Killdeer
3 Black-necked Stilt
10 Wilson's Phalarope
3,000 Red-necked Phalarope
2,500 Eared Grebe
2 Cliff Swallow
10 Barn Swallow
8 Tree Swallow
19 Bank Swallow
2 European Starling
1 Western Meadowlark

Farmington Bay WMA 6:45-8:15pm (thanks to Steve Coleman for the access)
2 Short-eared Owl
1 Swainson's Hawk
1 Spotted Sandpiper
12 Greater Yellowlegs
2 Lesser Yellowlegs
25 Black Tern
4 Black-crowned Night-Heron

Other Pics:
American Avocet: http://timaverybirding.com/photos/aug07/amav_01.jpg
Western Grebe: http://timaverybirding.com/photos/aug07/wegr_01.jpg
Western Grebes: http://timaverybirding.com/photos/aug07/wegr_02.jpg
young Western Grebe: http://timaverybirding.com/photos/aug07/wegr_02.jpg
Sunset: http://timaverybirding.com/photos/aug07/sunset_04.jpg

Cheers

Tim
Salt Lake City, UT
tanager at timaverybirding.com
http://www.timaverybirding.com
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