[Birdtalk] Salt Lake Sunday

[Tim Avery]

I did a little birding around Salt Lake County this afternoon checking out a couple reports from the SLC CBC.  I headed to Forest Dale Golf Course in Sugarhouse to look for a mystery duck found by Deedee O'Brien and her squad yesterday.  Unfortunately, the duck wasn't found, but a BARROW's and a COMMON GOLDENEYE were present.  Next I checked out Fairmont Park to see if the bird had moved a couple blocks to that pond.  Again, no mystery duck, but a GADWALL that was reported during the CBC was present, and two new birds in a pair of female HOODED MERGANSER were also present.  I swung by Sugarhouse Park, again, no mystery duck...  After this I headed up to the Capitol area, and DeSoto Ave/Street on the north side to check out a report of a hummingbird from yesterdays count.  I found the feeders, at 571 Desoto, but no hummingbird in the hour I spent watching.

Finally I headed out to the north side of the airport to scan the fields and look through the raptors that were around.  13 Red-tailed Hawk, 11 American Kestrel, 4 Northern Harrier, 2 Rough-legged Hawk, and 1 MERLIN.

Pictures can be seen here: http://www.timaverybirding.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=484

Good Birding

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