[Birdtalk] 157Sept07-Lakefront: Black-and-white Warbler, etc.

Mon Sep 17 21:45:48 MDT 2007

A rather nice day along the lakefront.  Temps cooler than my past two visits,
there was a slight breeze most of the morning, and stronger winds from the west
in the afternoon.  Massive numbers of Eared Grebe to the west of the last
bridge at the causeway.  Numerous (1,000's) of dabblers most of which were
Green-winged and Cinnamon Teal occupied the mudflats to the north of the
causeway  between MM5 and the entrance gate.

The gates at Farmington Bay are once again open and the public can now access
the main parking area.  Lots of birds in the rest unit to the east of the main
north-south road.

A few pictures are at the bottom of the post.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Location: Antelope Island  Causeway  (9:45 - 11:15am w/ Glenn Barlow)
Number of species: 33

   1200 Cinnamon Teal
   3500 Green-winged Teal
  40000 Eared Grebe
      1 BALD EAGLE (adult bird flying east about 500 yards to the north)
      4 Northern Harrier
      1 Peregrine Falcon  (Glenn saw it nail a GWTE in flight)
    100 Western Sandpiper
    500 BAIRD'S SANDPIPER (north of MM5)
      5 Vesper Sparrow
     10 White-crowned Sparrow

Upon leaving the causeway I noted a flock of 40 BLUE-WINGED TEAL as well as
numerous NORTHERN PINTAIL and several REDHEAD.  Also present was 1 RED-NECKED
PHALAROPE.

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Location: Antelope Island - Garr Ranch
(11:45am - 2:15pm partly w/ Glenn Barlow, etc)
Number of species: 58

The BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was found near the Spring House and made rounds
through the housing area.  It also managed to make its way out about 20 yards
west of the spring house as well.  I got Bob Huntington and 2 English birders
from France on the bird, and called Glenn Barlow to come back and see the bird
as he had already left.  My initial thought was that it was a juvenile bird,
but after looking over the literature, I think it is instead another female
bird, but a different bird from the 9th as this bird had much broader and
darker streaks down the flanks.

   2 Sharp-shinned Hawk
   1 Cooper's Hawk
   2 Rufous Hummingbird
   1 BELTED KINGFISHER  (perched over south pong)
   2 Red-naped Sapsucker  (both in the picnic area)
   1 Downy Woodpecker  (moving all over the place near the spring)
   5 Hammond's Flycatcher
   1 Gray Flycatcher
   3 Dusky Flycatcher
   1 Cordilleran Flycatcher
   1 Cassin's Vireo
   1 Red-breasted Nuthatch  (high above the spring house and virtually silent)
   1 Rock Wren
   5 House Wren
   1 WINTER WREN  (near down logs south of the spring)
  14 Ruby-crowned Kinglet  (seemed to be all over the picnic area)
   1 Townsend's Solitaire
   4 Swainson's Thrush  (another big push for this species)
  12 Hermit Thrush
   1 Orange-crowned Warbler
   1 BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER
   5 MacGillivray's Warbler
   1 Common Yellowthroat
   3 Wilson's Warbler
   2 Western Tanager
   1 Green-tailed Towhee
   3 Vesper Sparrow
   1 LINCOLN'S SPARROW (along the fence behind the ranch house)
  25 White-crowned Sparrow
   6 Dark-eyed Junco  (including one "Oregon" race)
   4 Lesser Goldfinch

Also saw one TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE along the road to the ranch.

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Location: End of Glover Lane, Davis County (3:20 - 3:30pm)
Number of species: 36

   1 Ruddy Duck
   2 Western Grebe
   1 Swainson's Hawk
   1 COMMON TERN (sitting on the water, carpal bar was quite noticable)
   4 Forster's Tern

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Location: Farmington Bay WMA North (3:30 - 4:05pm)
Number of species: 50

  4 Redhead
  1 GREAT EGRET
  9 Snowy Egret
  6 Greater Yellowlegs
  2 Lesser Yellowlegs
  5 Western Sandpiper
  2 Least Sandpiper
  1 Wilson's Phalarope
  2 BLACK TERN

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Location: Salt Lake International Center
(5:50 - 7:50pm parts w/ Larene Wyss, The Beyer's and The Sommerfeld's)
Number of species: 30

I met with Larene Wyss at 5:50 to look for the CCSP near Earhart and Wright
Bros.  We got a quick glimpse of the bird, but the traffic kept the flock
constantly moving.  The Beyer's joined us a short while later, and the bird was
relocated in the median about 100 yards north of Earhart.  We then headed to
5600 west and met up with the Sommerfeld's, and birded till dark.

   300 White-faced Ibis
     2 Red-naped Sapsucker  (one on each end of the center)
     1 Dusky Flycatcher
     2 House Wren
     3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
    12 Yellow-rumped Warbler
     2 TOWNSEND'S WARBLER (both along 5600 West)
     2 MacGillivray's Warbler
     1 Wilson's Warbler
     2 Western Tanager
   500 Chipping Sparrow
     1 CLAY-COLORED SPARROW   (same location as yesterday)
     7 White-crowned Sparrow
     2 Dark-eyed Junco
     1 Lazuli Bunting

Some Pictures from the day...

Black-and-white Warbler
http://timaverybirding.com/photos/sept07/baww_05.jpg
http://timaverybirding.com/photos/sept07/baww_06.jpg
http://timaverybirding.com/photos/sept07/baww_07.jpg

Peregrine Falcon
http://timaverybirding.com/photos/sept07/pefa_01.jpg
http://timaverybirding.com/photos/sept07/pefa_02.jpg

Dark-eyed Junco
http://timaverybirding.com/photos/sept07/deju_01.jpg

Cheers

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