[redcliffs] St. George Winter Bird Festival Field Trip Results - Hurricane 1/31

[Webmail rfridell]

Hello,

I apologize for the late reports, as I've been out of town this week.  Last
Saturday (1/31) from 9:00 to 3:00, a large group of us enjoyed a beautiful
day on a St. George Winter Bird Festival Field Trip to several Hurricane
locations. Thanks to everyone on the trip; it was great seeing many of you
again and meeting several new friends.  We primarilly concentrated on water
birds with a little time dedicated to looking at raptors. We did
exceptionally well with waterfowl (20 species) and had so many highlights
and outstanding birds that I'll just include a complete list below.  Sites
visited included Quail Creek State Park (A), Stratton (Grandpa's) Pond (B),
SR-9 (Hurricane) Sewage Ponds (C), Sand Hollow State Park (D), and the
Hurricane Fields (E).

Birds observed by the majority of the group:

*Greater White-fronted Goose (5 - C)*
*Snow Goose (7 -C)*
*Ross' Goose (2 -C)*
Canada Goose (C)
Tundra Swan (9 - D)
American Wigeon (B)
Mallard (D)
Northern Shoveler (B,C)
Northern Pintail (D)
Green-winged Teal (B)
Canvasback (B,D)
Redhead (B,D)
Ring-necked Duck (B,C)
*Greater Scaup (B)*
Lesser Scaup (D)
Bufflehead (B,D)
Common Goldeneye (A,D)
Hooded Merganser (A,D)
Common Merganser (A,B,D)
Ruddy Duck (A,B,C,D)
Ring-necked Pheasant (E)
*Pacific Loon (D)*
Common Loon (7 -A,D)
Pied-billed Grebe (A,D)
*Horned Grebe (D)*
Eared Grebe (D)
Western Grebe (A,D)
Double-crested Cormorant (A,C,D)
Great Blue Heron (A,B)
Bald Eagle (D)
Northern Harrier (C,D,E)
Red-tailed Hawk (E)
Ferruginous Hawk (11 - E)
Golden Eagle (D)
American Kestrel (E)
American Coot (A,B,C,D)
Ring-billed Gull (A,B,C,D)
California Gull (A)
*Herring Gull (first-year - A)*
*Thayer's Gull (first-year - B)*
Eurasian Collared Dove (B)
Mourning Dove (E)
Say's Phoebe (E)
Loggerhead Shrike (C)
Common Raven (B,D)
European Starling (E)
*Sage Sparrow (D)*
Savannah Sparrow (E)
White-crowned Sparrow (C,E)
Red-winged Blackbird (E)
Western Meadowlark (D,E)
Brewer's Blackbird (E)
House Finch (C)

Regards,

Rick Fridell
Hurricane, UT
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