[Birdtalk] The last three days: Tonaquint Park, Lytle Ranch, Kolob Terrace, Farmington Bay & Glover Ponds & Kaysville Ponds. (LONG)

[Carl Ingwell]

I've done a lot of driving in the last three days.  Brittany and I went out
to the St. George area for an overnighter Sun-Mon.  We birded Tonaquint Park
on Sun night, Lytle Ranch on Monday morning & Kolob Terrace area on Mon.
night.  I got home and had some catching up to do around the SLC area.
Birded this morning at Farmington Bay & Kaysville ponds. Here are the birds.

Tonaquint Nature Center (10/26/08 1730-1830):  Mallard, Gambel's Quail,
Great Blue Heron, Sharp-Shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Red-Tailed Hawk,
American Coot, Mourning Dove, Northern Flicker, American Robin, Starling,
Abert's Towhee, White-Crowned Sparrow, Great-Tailed Grackle, Red-Winged
Blakbird, House Finch, Lesser & American Goldfinch.  The Coop was hunting
Gambel's Quail with no luck....  Fun to watch.

Lytle Ranch (10/27/08 0800-1300):  Mallard, HOODED MERGANSER, Gambel's
Quail, Sharp-Shinned Hawk, Red-Tailed Hawk, American Kestrel,
Belted-Kingfisher, Red-Naped Sapsucker, Northern Flicker, Black Phoebe,
Say's Phoebe, Common Raven, Verdin, Rock Wren, Bewick's Wren, Ruby-Crowned
Kinglet, Western Bluebird, American Robin, Crissal Thrasher, Phainopepla,
Yellow-Rumped Warbler, Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, White-Crowned Sparrow,
Dark-Eyed Junco, House Finch, Pine Siskin, Lesser Goldfinch.  This was the
most dead I have ever seen Lytle.  The wind was blowing in the early
morning.  That might have had something to do with it.  Ate a pomegranate &
it was really delicious.

Kolob Terrace (10/27/08 1700-1900):  Mallard, Red-Tailed Hawk, American
Coot, Lewis's Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Stellar's Jay, Western Scrub
Jay, Common Raven, Mountain Chickadee, White-Breasted Nuthatch, Pygmy
Nuthatch, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Western Bluebird, Mountain Bluebird,
White-Crowned Sparrow, Dark-Eyed Junco.

Farmington Bay & Glover Ponds (10/28/08 1130-1200):  Canada Goose, Gadwall,
American Wigeon, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Redhead,
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, Pied-Billed Grebe, Double-Crested Cormorant,
Northern Harrier, American Kestrel, Virginia Rail (heard only), American
Coot, Greater Yellowlegs, California Gull, Rock Pigeon, Northern Flicker,
Black-Billed Magpie, Common Raven, Horned Lark (Heard only), Starling, Song
Sparrow, White-Crowned Sparrow, Red-Winged Blackbird, Western Meadowlark,
House Sparrow.  I only did a quick scan of both areas.  Not many raptors.
Didn't find any Broad-Winged Hawks.

Kaysville Ponds (10/28/08 1230-1300) Canada Goose, Gadwall, Mallard,
Northern Shoveler, Green-Winged Teal, Lesser Scaup, Pied-Billed Grebe,
American Coot, Killdeer (heard only), California Gull, Western Scrub Jay.
No sign on Greater White-Fronted Goose or Hooded Mergansers.  Darn.  If
anyone finds the GWFG, let me know.  I'd be down for checking again.

Great birds for me.

Carl
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