[Birdtalk] Ruff Thoughts. (No sighting)

[Connie]

I was at AIC today & saw the Ruff at MM4. I was able to observe it for  
a few minutes, but about 1/2 mile away was a family with very noisy  
children that decided to take a little stroll down the beach.  Even  
though those people were still a long ways away, their racket was loud  
enough to disturb the ruff and most of the killdeer. I tried to  
relocate the ruff again, nut mever could. Someone told me to look  
around the rock jetty as they had seen it there, but  no luck.

I am very glad I had the opportunity to see this bird. Who would have  
thought it would have been here in UT?  Pretty blazin' amazin'.

Thanks to those who sounded the alarm and sent photos. I would return  
tomorrow, bit I promised Bill I would help him him with a project he's  
got.

OTHER BIRDS

Northern harrier.    3
Bald eagle.      7
Northern shoveler.    TNTC
Gulls ( no ID).    TNTC
Horned larks.    35
Ring-necked pheasant.    5
Killdeer.      200
Rough-legged hawk.   1
Raven.    12
American kestrel.    1
And of course, the wonderful Ruff

I did NOT see the snow bunting or the Lapland longspur. I did see one  
bird about the size of a robin, but he disappeared before I could get  
a good look at it.

What a day!

ConnieM
The cake is dee-lish!  Seconds please???


On Dec 30, 2008, at 2:39 PM, "Carl Ingwell" <carlingwell at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> I am encouraged by the latest Ruff sightings.  It really gives me  
> hope that the bird(s) will be there for the Antelope Island CBC  
> count day.  If anyone goes out tomorrow, I'd really like to know if  
> you see the bird or not; please post.  Also, has anyone relocated  
> the Lapland Longspur or Snow Buntings?  The AI CBC is on Jan. 1st,  
> which makes it an important day for some people :)  I'd be stoked to  
> start a big year with a Ruff.
>
> -- 
> Carl Ingwell
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