[Birdtalk] FIRST OF 2009

[Jeff Bilsky]

Carl and I found it with a bunch of the killdeer between mm 3 and 4. It was
a bit tough to spot initially because the way the light was, everything
looked washed out and he blended in well with the killdeer. Sorry you missed
him. Today was a great day for sure. I forgot to mention at least one bird
we saw - American Tree Sparrow - we saw probably 8 or 10 of those guys as
well - on the island.

Jeff

On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Doug Roberts <djrob1943 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> Hi Jeff,
> You saw the Ruff? We missed it during the CBC today (1/1/2009). Where was
> it?
> It sure was fun birding today!
> Doug
>
>
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> *From:* Jeff Bilsky <jbilsky at gmail.com>
> *To:* Birdtalk <Birdtalk at utahbirds.org>
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 1, 2009 8:49:01 PM
> *Subject:* [Birdtalk] FIRST OF 2009
>
> Ok so my first two birds were House Sparrow and House Finch at my feeder;
> less than exciting. But I am happy with my first 47 (listed below but not in
> order of sighting) - mostly in the Antelope Island area. The Big Year has
> begun - see you out there!
>
> 1     Canada Goose
> 2     American Wigeon
> 3     Mallard
> 4     Northern Shoveler
> 5     Green-winged Teal
> 6     Long-tailed Duck
> 7     Bufflehead
> 8     Common Goldeneye
> 9     Chukar
> 10     Bald Eagle
> 11     Northern Harrier
> 12     Red-tailed Hawk
> 13     Rough-legged Hawk
> 14     American Kestrel
> 15     Merlin
> 16     Peregrine Falcon
> 17     Prairie Falcon
> 18     Virginia Rail
> 19     Killdeer
> 20     Least Sandpiper
> 21     Ruff
> 22     Ring-billed
> 23     California Gull
> 24     Rock Pigeon
> 25     Mourning Dove
> 26     Northern Flicker
> 27     Northern Shrike
> 28     Black-billed Magpie
> 29     American Crow
> 30     Common Raven
> 31     Horned Lark
> 32     Rock Wren
> 33     Marsh Wren
> 34     Hermit Thrush
> 35     American Robin
> 36     Varied Thrush
> 37     European Starling
> 38     American Pipit
> 39     Spotted Towhee
> 40     Song Sparrow
> 41     White-crowned Sparrow
> 42     Dark-eyed Junco
> 43     Red-winged Blackbird
> 44     Western Meadowlark
> 45     House Finch
> 46     American Goldfinch
> 47     House Sparrow
>
>
> --
> Jeff Bilsky
> Salt Lake City
> jbilsky at gmail.com
>
>
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Jeff Bilsky
Salt Lake City
jbilsky at gmail.com
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