[Birdtalk] Garr Ranch 9/30/08

[Ben Palmer]

I ran out to Garr Ranch yesterday morning. Nothing unusual to report.
The complete list is below. This is my third trip to the ranch in a
row when there were school field trips going on. The noise did seem to
make the birds disperse a bit, but it was fun to hear a hundred kids
ooh and aah over the Great-Horned Owls. Also, it always seems like the
workers at a ranch do a great job with the kids. It looked like the
kids were having a blast with the activities and nature walk, and not
just running around in the woods.

Here is a photo of a Hermit Thrush near the spring.

http://picasaweb.google.com/bhhpalmer/GarrRanch?pli=1&gsessionid=qu00SmD4oL1rUJQq7DZtJA#5252214829776834994

Location:     Antelope Island--Garr Ranch
Observation date:     9/30/08
Number of species:     17

Sharp-shinned Hawk     2
Red-tailed Hawk     1
American Kestrel     1
Mourning Dove     1
Great Horned Owl     2
Northern Flicker     5
Common Raven     2
Hermit Thrush     4
American Robin     2
Cedar Waxwing     X
Yellow-rumped Warbler     6
MacGillivray's Warbler     1
Wilson's Warbler     4
Song Sparrow     1
Lincoln's Sparrow     1
White-crowned Sparrow     3
Western Meadowlark     1