[Birdtalk] 5/13 - LITTLE DELL RESERVOIR AND WOODS (SALT LAKE COUNTY)

[Jeff Bilsky]

An evening hike up by Little Dell brought some interesting observations. The
reservoir was pretty dead but there were several SPOTTED SANDPIPERS along
the shore line. No sign of our friend the Red Necked Grebe. I decided to
hike up a trail I haven't done yet this year. It is a little less known as
you actually have to access it from one of the open fields. It heads South
initially and then winds its way East and up into the mountains. I knew this
was the right hike to take when I immediately came across a MACGILLIVRAY'S
WARBLER right by the bridge going over the stream.  Along the way, personal
highlights include a great look at a FOX SPARROW, several chattering HOUSE
WRENS, a VIRGINIA'S WARBLER, GREEN TAILED TOWHEES, and the drumming of
RUFFED GROUSE (sounds like a basketball being dropped on a gym floor). As
the sun set and I hiked back out, I heard a GREAT HORNED OWL telling me to
come back soon. I certainly will oblige.

Surprising miss was Hermit Thrush - but I know they are there and I'll bet
Swainson's are too.


Location:     Little Dell Woods
Observation date:     5/13/08
Number of species:     23

Mallard     X
Ruffed Grouse     X
American Kestrel     X
Killdeer     X
Spotted Sandpiper     X
Mourning Dove     X
Great Horned Owl     X
Northern Flicker     X
Black-billed Magpie     X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     X
Black-capped Chickadee     X
House Wren     X
American Robin     X
European Starling     X
Orange-crowned Warbler     X
Virginia's Warbler     X
Yellow Warbler     X
MacGillivray's Warbler     X
Green-tailed Towhee     X
Spotted Towhee     X
Fox Sparrow     X
Song Sparrow     X
Bullock's Oriole     X

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

-- 
Jeff Bilsky
Salt Lake City
jbilsky at gmail.com
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