[Birdtalk] Basin Birds

[Brian Maxfield]

Cottonwood Reservoir in the Uinta Basin has been attracking a good 
number of waterfowl lately.  There were Red-breasted Mergansers (3) 
mixed with 30+ Common Mergansers.  Common Loons (3) have made it back.  
Even a single Greater Yellowlegs made an appearance.  Other birds observed:

Canada Goose
Snow Goose
Mallard
Gadwall
American Widgeon
Green-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup (tried to turn one into a Greater but it didn't work)
Bufflehead
Redhead
Great Blue Heron
Double-crested Cormorant
American Coot
Red-winged Blackbird
Marsh Wren
Song Sparrow
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull