[Birdtalk] Fwd: Tues. a.m. St. George area

[Tim Avery]

forwarded on behalf of Paul Hicks

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Utah birders, Tuesday morning I birded a few locales near St. George. In the
melting snow at Tonaquint City Park the usual suspects: ABERT'S TOWHEE (many
and conspicuous), L. GOLDFINCH (scads, georgeous against the snow!),
LINCOLN'S SPARROWs and three ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERs in the river bed, plus
30+ MTN BLUEBIRDS on the other side.

Perhaps the most interesting bird was a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK (imm?) perched
in a prominent snag tree and flushed into a tree cluster across the river.

At Quail Creek Reservoir I could only make out two COMMON LOONs (no
Red-throated, apparently--but no scope, either) and an unidentified
Western-type Grebe.

En route to Sandy Hollow SP were 5 GR. WHITE-FRONTED GEESE and 16 SNOW GEESE
in the circle-irrigated field (where the pavement changes to 4 lanes).

No doves at Zion Gateway RVP. 45+ species.

Good birding!

--Paul Hicks / phicks at accessgrace.org / visiting from Tenino, WA
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