[Birdtalk] Birders from Illinois

[Dave Hanscom]

Your questions are very general, so I'll give you general answers.  It 
would be helpful to know what species you'd particularly like to see, or 
what kind of terrain you'd like to visit.

The best place to find information about birding anywhere in Utah is the
utahbirds.org website.  You'll find places to bird for each county in the 
state, along with birds you'll likely find there.  And you can click on
Hotline Sightings and Reports to see all the Birdnet emails that have come 
in recently to find out what others have been seeing and where.

Also linked to that web page are the local birding organizations.  Great 
Salt Lake Audubon is a Salt Lake City group, Wasatch Audubon is in 
Ogden, and Utah County Birders are in the Provo area.  All have field 
trips, and everyone's welcome.

Click on the State Calendar of Activities link to find out about field 
trips while you're here.  For example, GSLA has a trip to Brighton on 
Saturday, July 11.  If you're interested in mountain species, this would 
be an excellent choice.

Click on the Checklists link to find a bunch of lists for various parts of 
the state.  The Farmington Bay and Antelope Island lists would be most 
representative of Great Salt Lake bird species.  The shorebird migration 
hasn't really started yet, although people have reported seeing Wilson's 
Phalaropes.  The Antelope Island Causeway is the best place to look for 
such things if you want to see what you can find.

I live in Park City and could give you information on places to bird up 
here, but it sounds like you've already been here and may have checked
out the local spots.  If not, I'll be happy to make recommendations if you 
tell me what you'd like to see at our elevation.  I'm in the phone book if 
you'd rather call than email me.

Hope that helps a little.

Dave Hanscom

On Tue, 30 Jun 2009, Utah Birds wrote:

> From:  Jean M. Spitzer
> Date: 6/30/09
> Email addresses: comfortmusic at earthlink.net & bobspitzer1 at msn.com
> 
> We are from Illinois and are in Park City for several days.  We want to 
> bird around Salt Lake City and the Lake itself.  I have downloaded 
> 'Popular Birding Places in Salt Lake County plus the county map.  We 
> don't have a set time to return home as we are driving, but would enjoy 
> knowing the best places to bird in and around the city and the Lake.  
> 
> jean Spitzer 
>
> P.S. please email Bob Spitzer, as we leave 7/1 for Colorado, then come 
> to Park City UT on 7/9-12.
> 
> Is there a good place to go to first to find bird lists in the area 
> requested?  If there is a group going out to bird watch, please notify 
> us by our cell, so we can go along.  Bob's cell is:630 222-3307.  Mine 
> is: 630 207 5105.  We don't know where we'll be staying in SLC, but 
> trust we will find a place.  We are at the Park City Peaks Hotel from 
> 7/9-12, then we leave Park City.
> 
> We need some ideas.