[Birdtalk] Fish Springs (Juab county)

[Lu Giddings]

With great birds showing up along the Great Salt Lake and also in
Washington county, it seemed natural to assume that  - more or less in
the middle of the two - Fish Springs could also provide a birding
jackpot. So I took a gamble this morning. I'm sure there's something
great out there, but it wasn't my luck to spot it.

As it is currently for Bear River MBR, so it seems to be for Fish
Springs. There are a lot of birds where there's water, but a large
portion of the refuge is dry. I don't keep a formal count but it seems
to me the that bird numbers are probably lower than is usual for this
time of year. Coots were abundant, and northern pintails, American
wigeon, gadwalls, and ruddy ducks were pretty common. I can't believe I
didn't see a mallard. I spotted three great blue herons, no other
waders, and no shorebirds at all. Savannah sparrows are still around and
white-crowned sparrows and dark-eyed juncoes have moved in. A few
mourning doves are still hanging around.

Still, a day at Fish Springs, even an average birding day, is better
than a day at work.

Lu Giddings

Total Count: 38 species

Canada Goose
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Northern Harrier
Prairie Falcon
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl
Northern Flicker
Common Raven
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
American Pipit
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow