[Birdtalk] Utah RBA, February 25, 2007

[Utah Rare Bird Alert]

* Utah Rare Bird Alert
* Statewide
* February 25, 2007
* UTAH0702.25

Number: 801-538-4730
E-mail: utah-rba at timaverybirding.com
Compilers: Phone - Bill Fenimore, Online - Tim Avery
Date: February 25, 2007 2:23 p.m.

- Transcript

This is the Utah Rare Bird Alert for Friday, February 25 at 2:23 p.m.

Species included in this report:

**WESTERN GULL (Davis)
Ross's Goose (Millard)
**probable GILDED FLICKER** (Washington)
BLACK SCOTER (Washington)
Horned Grebe (Washington)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Washington)
CACKLING GOOSE (Utah, Millard)




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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Davis County:

-- The 3rd winter WESTERN GULL has been relocated by Steve and Cindy 
Sommerfield on Sunday February 25.  However the bird was found about 14 
miles away form Lee Kay Ponds, at Farmington Bay WMA.
The bird was near the main parking lot where the canal flows out to the 
north.  It was feeding on the piles of dead carp laying in the water.  
Steve reported that the bird appeared to be the same
bird in every aspect, and this seems like a likely scenario with the 
abundant amount of food now available at Farmington.


Millard County:

-- Numerous Ross's Geese were reported by Stephen Carlile at Gunnison 
Bend Reservoir near Delta on February 24.  He estimated there may have 
been as many as 100 birds present based off the ratio
of Ross's to Snow he was seeing.

-- Two CACKLING GEESE were reported by Stephen Carlile at the Snow Goose 
Festival near Delta on February 24.  No details on the birds were posted.

Utah County:

-- 2 CACKLING GEESE were found by Colby Neuman and Tim Avery along the 
Skipper Bay Trail at Utah Lake State Park on February 19. The geese were 
in the field east of the trail about 3/4 of a mile north
of the parking lot. One bird had a distinct white neck collar while the 
other was a very typical Richardson's subspecies.


Wasatch County:

-- A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was reported by Ned Bixler at Deer Creek 
Reservoir on February 18th. Dave Hanscom tracked down the directions to 
the bird.
The bird was seen feeding on the ground as you enter the park,on the 
dirt road that leads to the reservoir, just after crossing the bridge 
over the Provo River on SR-113.


Washington County:

-- 2 BLACK SCOTER were reported at Sand Hollow State Park by Rick 
Fridell on February 23.  A first winter male and female scoter stayed in 
very close proximity to each other, diving and swimming in tandem.  The 
birds were actively foraging directly south of the main parking lot, and 
east of the west dam.

-- Several Horned Grebe were reported at Sand Hollow State Park Rick 
Fridell on February 23.

-- A probable GILDED FLICKER was reported by Rick Fridell and Kevin 
Wheeler on February 19 along the Beaver Dam Slope. Details about this 
sighting can be read at the top of this report. There are no confirmed 
sightings for this species in Utah.


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Upcoming Birding Events:

February 28th (Wed): Wasatch Audubon Society Bird Walk - Farmington Bay 
with GSL Audubon: Meet at 8:00 in the Macy's parking lot on Riverdale 
Rd. for carpooling. We'll join GSL Audubon for breakfast at McDonald's 
in Centerville and then tour the bay.

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Layton Wild Bird Center free, Saturday Bird Walks and other upcoming 
bird events. Bird Walks leave from the Wild Bird Center at 10 a.m, in 
winter, unless otherwise posted.

March 3rd - Tundra Swan Migration at Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management 
Area
March 10th - Riverdale Weber River Parkway
March 24th - Kayscreek
March 31st - East Kaysville Foothills

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Thank you and good birding

Tim Avery
Salt Lake City