[Birdtalk] Northern Harriers

[Connie McManus]

Yesterday was Northern Harrier Day for me.  It seems they were everywhere.
I drove through College Ward, Young Ward and Mendon and saw one in each
community.  When I had called it a day and thought my birding was done, I
another one caught my eye as I was driving down the Valley Hwy.  He was
perched  on a fence post  just east of the Cutler Marshes boat launch.  I
parked across the road from him and watched him for about 1/2 hr, then drove
on.  He didn't mind the stream of traffic going by.  I was a little worried
he might not like me parked as close as I was, but he never moved, so I got
a very nice, long look at him.    Then, today, one graced our yard by flying
through it in its great circle through the fields around us.  It must be
Christmas.
I didn't see anything unusual, (but then if there was something rare and
outside of the usual, I probably wouldn't recognize it -  like the chestnut
collared longspur - which is something I'm always wondering about... what
have I missed??)

American kestrels     4
Northern Harrier         4
Lesser scaup            4
Mute Swan               1
American wigeon       16
Gadwall                    25
juncos                      6
american goldfinch    2
American coot          8
Northern Shoveler      8
Malards                   20
Ring-necked pheasants  9
Red-tailed hawks        5

And of course, millions of house sparrows and euro starlings. ugh.

Merry Christmas to all...
Connie McManus
Nibley, Cache County, Utah
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