[Birdtalk] Garfield Co. big day

[JOEL and KATHY BEYER]

While at Bryce Canyon NP for our breeding bird survey, Kathy and I decided to try a big day on Monday for Garfield County.  We started at Bryce Canyon, drove Highway 12, visited Escalante State Park, Calf Creek R.A., Tropic Reservoir, and Panguitch Lake, and ended back at Bryce Canyon (our campsite).  Species count for the day was 103.  Highlights were a Peregrine Falcon at Bryce Canyon City, a pair (m & f) of Indigo Buntings along Calf Creek, Blue Grosbeak and Ash-throated Flycatcher (also Calf Creek), a female Wild Turkey trailed by 3 young near Cannonville, approximately 300 Common Ravens gorging on grasshoppers just west of Red Canyon on Hwy 12, Pine Grosbeaks bathing at a leaky water tap at Tropic Res. campground, a Grace's Warbler foraging on the ground in Bryce Canyon (no neck strain!), and Pygmy Nuthatches and Warbling Vireos feeding young at the nest hole/nest (Bryce Canyon).

Our Bryce Canyon BBS was noteworthy for the large number of Red Crossbills, and scarcity of woodpeckers.

Joel 
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