[redcliffs] Veery, Swainson's Thrush, and Bobolink at Lytle Ranch 5/22

[Rick Fridell]

Hello,

This evening (5/22)I was able to take advantage of the cool weather and long
days and spend some time birding at Lytle Ranch (Washington Co.).

Highlights included a Veery (in the orchard mulberry tree), a Swainson's
Thrush (under the large Box Elder along the road near the alfalfa field),
and a male Bobolink (in the alfalfa field).  I also saw a Western Flycatcher
that was vocalizing and calling consistent with a Pacific-Slope Fly.

The 40 degree drop in temperature from two days ago really has the birds
active.  The orchard and the area around the ranch houses were particularly
birdy.

A complete list of species observed is included below.

Regards,

Rick Fridell
Hurricane, UT


Wild Turkey (female w/ young)
Gambel's Quail
Turkey Vulture
Common Black-Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Eurasian Collared-Dove (6)
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Greater Roadrunner
White-throated Swift
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Western Wood-Pewee (40)
Willow Flycatcher (3)
Hammond's Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
'Western' Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher (6)
Western Kingbird
Loggerhead Shrike
Bell's Vireo (6 singing)
'Solitary' Vireo (heard only)
Common Raven
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cactus Wren (entrance road)
Bewick's Wren
Rock Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Cedar Waxwing (25)
Phainopepla (30)
Lucy's Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler (recently fledged)
MacGillivray's Warbler (2)
Common Yellowthroat (female)
Wilson's Warbler (12)
Yellow-breasted Chat
Summer Tanager
Western Tanager
White-crowned Sparrow
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Bobolink (singing male)
Bullock's Oriole
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
House Sparrow