[Birdtalk] Thayer's Gull, Hooded Mergansers & Barrow's Goldeneye in SL County

[Tim Avery]

This morning (11/22) Jeff Bilsky and I birded around Salt Lake County.

We stopped at Glendale Golf course  where 8 HOODED MERGANSER were on the
pond visible from 2100 south and about 1300 east to the north.

At Decker Lake was a lone Greater Yellowlegs, Belted Kingfisher,
Yellow-rumped Warbler, and a smattering of ducks.

We drove through the Lake Park Facility where there were hundreds of Canada
Geese.  4 BARROW'S GOLDENEYE and a lone Common Merganser were also present.
Another Yellow-rumped Warbler was also heard calling here.

Next we stopped at Lee Kay Ponds where 1000's of gulls were present,
including numerous Ring-billed and Herring Gulls.  A first-winter THAYER'S
GULL was present on the west pond as well.

Saltair was about as still as last week.  The large mass of (25,000~) Eared
Grebes to the west was still present today.  Not much else.

We made a quick loop through the Salt Lake City Cemetery as well, and there
wasn't a whole lot outside of the regulars.

Good Birding

Tim
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