[Birdtalk] Shorebirds a'movin (and pics)

[Tim Avery]

This morning I took Bob Lawson from Dammeron Valley (near St. George) to
Antelope Island and Farmington Bay WMA.  Lots of birds, numbers of birds that
is.  At Antelope Island, the number of Phalaropes is growing.  I would estimate
there were as many as 150,000 to 200,000 Wilson's Phalarope present along the
causeway.

http://timaverybirding.com/photos/july07/wiph_01.jpg
http://timaverybirding.com/photos/july07/wiph_01.jpg

I did see a few RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, still in breeding plumage as well:

http://timaverybirding.com/photos/july07/rnph_01.jpg

At Farmington Bay WMA the migrants shorebirds were as follows:

4 Least Sandpiper
14 Greater Yellowlegs
3 Lesser Yellowlegs
1 Spotted Sandpiper

And here are some pics from today:

Great Blue Heron: http://timaverybirding.com/photos/july07/gbhe_01.jpg
Franklin's Gull: http://timaverybirding.com/photos/july07/frgu_08.jpg
Wasps: http://timaverybirding.com/photos/july07/wasp_01.jpg
White-faced Ibis: http://timaverybirding.com/photos/july07/wfib_01.jpg
Damsel Fly: http://timaverybirding.com/photos/july07/damsel_02.jpg

Good Birding

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