[Birdtalk] March Antelope Island Bird Survey

[Bryant Olsen]

I spent the night on Antelope Island last Tuesday, but because of the high winds birds were few and far between. The only bird I saw not on your list was a Ferruginous hawk at Ladyfinger Point, see photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/bryanto/3330978649/. I did also hear a Burrowing Owl at Bridger Bay Campground, but I could find him in the morning. hear a recording I got at http://www.flickr.com/photos/bryanto/3331847988/
Good Birding
Bryant Olsen
--- On Sun, 3/8/09, Steve Sommerfeld <ssfeld at gmail.com> wrote:
From: Steve Sommerfeld <ssfeld at gmail.com>
Subject: [Birdtalk] March Antelope Island Bird Survey
To: "bird talk" <birdtalk at utahbirds.org>
Date: Sunday, March 8, 2009, 6:57 PM

Today Steve, myself and Bob Macdougall  (thanks, Bob for the extra set of eyes) did our March Antelope Island bird survey.   I didn't have high expectations since many winter birds have left and the migrants haven't yet arrived.  It turned out pretty good.

Last March our survey turned out 25 different species.  This year we found 42 species.  One surprising note, last year we saw 4 Burrowing owls in March.  Today we didn't see any.

Here's the list:


Canada GooseAmerican WigeonCommon GoldeneyeChukarRing-necked PheasantAmerican White PelicanDouble-crested CormorantGreat Blue HeronBald Eagle
Northern HarrierCooper's HawkAmerican KestrelMerlinVirginia RailKilldeerRing-billed GullCalifornia GullBarn OwlGreat Horned Owl
Northern FlickerLoggerhead ShrikeNorthern ShrikeBlack-billed MagpieCommon RavenHorned LarkRock WrenBewick's WrenRuby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit ThrushSage ThrasherEuropean StarlingSpotted TowheeAmerican Tree SwallowSong SparrowWhite-crowned SparrowDark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Western MeadowlarkBrewer's BlackbirdHouse FinchPine SiskinAmerican GoldfinchCindy Sommerfeld


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