[Birdtalk] Bear River MBR, 7/26/09

[Craig Fosdick]

Visited Bear River MBR this morning after being prompted by all the reports
of visible and photogenic Virginia's Rail and Sora kids.  As usual, I was
not disappointed.  Birds, birds, birds!  American Coot and Western
Grebe kids and babies were literally EVERYWHERE. Watched a huge armada
(~2,000!) of American White Pelicans on Unit 2 feeding ~8 am, roosting later
in day. On the northwest side (Unit 2C) of the refuge I saw 13-15 Marsh
Wrens dustbathing in the road; all in about 15-m of road. A few migrant
shorebirds (Marbled Godwit, Long-billed Dowitcher, both yellowlegs, Wilson's
Phalarope) were in Unit 3, on the east side of road.  More migrant
shorebirds were at about 5 miles from the I-15 interchange on Co. 1082, the
road to the refuge, in a playa with water.   Finally, I saw at least four
different SHORT-EARED OWLS on the refuge and along Co. 1082 this morning.

Checklists below.  Good birding, Craig

Craig Fosdick
Logan, Utah.

Location:     Bear River Bird Refuge
Observation date:     7/26/09
Number of species:     54

Canada Goose     100
Gadwall     12
Mallard     1
Northern Shoveler     3
dabbling duck sp.     200
Redhead     1
Ruddy Duck     2
Ring-necked Pheasant     1
Pied-billed Grebe     6
Western Grebe     140
Clark's Grebe     4
American White Pelican     2060
Double-crested Cormorant     6
Great Blue Heron     27
Great Egret     4
Snowy Egret     22
Black-crowned Night-Heron     10
White-faced Ibis     380
Turkey Vulture     1
American Kestrel     1
Virginia Rail     14
Sora     6
American Coot     600
Killdeer     2
Black-necked Stilt     130
American Avocet     50
Spotted Sandpiper     4
Greater Yellowlegs     8
Lesser Yellowlegs     30
Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs     3
Marbled Godwit     85
Long-billed Dowitcher     4
Wilson's Phalarope     75
Franklin's Gull     30
Ring-billed Gull     2
California Gull     50
Forster's Tern     18
Mourning Dove     1
Short-eared Owl     2
Eastern Kingbird     7
Horned Lark     3
Tree Swallow     1
Bank Swallow     20
Cliff Swallow     140
Barn Swallow     50
Marsh Wren     50
American Robin     1
Vesper Sparrow     1
Savannah Sparrow     23
Song Sparrow     8
Red-winged Blackbird     2
Western Meadowlark     1
Yellow-headed Blackbird     300
House Sparrow     2

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Location:     Co. 1082-Mile 5
Observation date:     7/26/09
Number of species:     12

White-faced Ibis     30
Killdeer     3
Black-necked Stilt     20
American Avocet     180
Willet     6
Lesser Yellowlegs     4
Long-billed Curlew     17
Wilson's Phalarope     20
Franklin's Gull     50
Ring-billed Gull     4
California Gull     1
Western Kingbird     2

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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