[Birdtalk] Around Salt Lake Sunday

[Tim Avery]

Birded around th valley today.  A numebr of spring arrivals, and a few lingering winter birds were seen at various stops. 

Some PIctures from yesterday and today:

http://www.timaverybirding.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=572&page=1&sort=na

Highlights below:

Sugarhouse Park

  1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Jordan River at 3100 South

  1 HARRIS'S SPARROW
  10 Tree Swallow
  2 California Quail
  4 Western Meadowlark

Decker Lake

  35 American Avocet
  3 Double-crested Cormorant
  5 American White Pelican
  60 Gadwall

Lee Kay Ponds

  American Wigeon     2
  Cinnamon Teal     4
  Canvasback     2
  Redhead     24
  Ring-necked Duck     100
  Lesser Scaup     40
  Bufflehead     4
  Common Goldeneye     2
  Common Merganser     30
  Red-breasted Merganser     2
  Ruddy Duck     10
  HORNED GREBE     1
  Eared Grebe     40
  Western Grebe     1
  Swainson's Hawk     1
  Black-necked Stilt     4
  Yellow-headed Blackbird     400


7200 West behind the Landfill

  1 Ferruginous Hawk
  50 American Avocet
  30 White-faced Ibis

Frontate Raod Between 7200 West and Saltair

  4 Willet
  1 NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD

Good Birding

Tim
Salt Lake City, Utah
tanager at timaverybirding.com
http://www.timaverybirding.com
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