[Birdtalk] SKIPPER BAY TRAIL - PROVO - 5/11 and 5/12 - WATERTHRUSH YES

[Jeff Bilsky]

Two days of birding Skipper Bay - I missed the NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH  last
night but went back today and got one just past the end of the fence. I also
heard (1) and saw (1) COMMON YELLOWTHROATS. Lots of other great birds around
and a lot of nesting activity - including a Yellow Warbler hard at work on
one and an Oriole gathering nesting materials while several Robins are
incubating. Definitely seems like a hot spot right now. And great
illustration of how you can go to the same place more than once in 24 hours
and have two unique experiences.

Location:     Skipper Bay Trail
Observation date:     5/12/09
Number of species:     30

Canada Goose     2
Mallard     6
Cinnamon Teal     6
Western/Clark's Grebe     1 (heard only)
Snowy Egret     2
Osprey     1
American Kestrel     1
American Coot     2
Killdeer     2
Mourning Dove     3
hummingbird sp.     1
Downy Woodpecker     1
Western Kingbird     6
Black-billed Magpie     3
swallow sp.     100 (Ok, I was being lazy)
Black-capped Chickadee     3
American Robin     7
Yellow Warbler     20
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)     7
Northern Waterthrush     1
Common Yellowthroat     2
Green-tailed Towhee     2
Chipping Sparrow     1
Brewer's Sparrow     2
Song Sparrow     6
White-crowned Sparrow     4
Red-winged Blackbird     5
Yellow-headed Blackbird     8
Brown-headed Cowbird     3
Bullock's Oriole     8


Location:     Skipper Bay Trail
Observation date:     5/11/09
Number of species:     46

Canada Goose     7
Mallard     3
Cinnamon Teal     4
Ring-necked Pheasant     1
California Quail     2
Western/Clark's Grebe     3
Double-crested Cormorant     1
Snowy Egret     1
White-faced Ibis     15
Osprey     2
American Coot     5
Killdeer     1
American Avocet     1
Mourning Dove     3
hummingbird sp.     1
Downy Woodpecker     1
Empidonax sp.     1
Western Kingbird     8
Black-billed Magpie     2
Tree Swallow     15
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     8
Bank Swallow     15
Barn Swallow     5
Marsh Wren     16
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     1
Hermit Thrush     2
American Robin     15
European Starling     20
Cedar Waxwing     5
Orange-crowned Warbler     1
Yellow Warbler     20
Yellow-rumped Warbler     14
Wilson's Warbler     1
Green-tailed Towhee     3
Chipping Sparrow     5
Brewer's Sparrow     1 (seen singing)
Song Sparrow     13
White-crowned Sparrow     6
Red-winged Blackbird     8
Western Meadowlark     1
Yellow-headed Blackbird     12
Brown-headed Cowbird     4
Bullock's Oriole     12
House Finch     4
Pine Siskin     1
American Goldfinch     3


-- 
Jeff Bilsky
Salt Lake City
jbilsky at gmail.com
www.endlesswilderness.com
twitter.com/Bilsky
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