[redcliffs] Forward: Trip Report from Paul Hicks

[Rick Fridell]

Hello Everyone,

Paul Hicks, a birder from Washington recently spent a week in the area and
kindly provided a list of his sightings.  We thought these might be useful
to folks planning some birding in association with the upcoming bird
festival.


Below is a summary of the birds Paul found around Washington County, Jan
14-21. Paul can provide specific locations and/or directions for a
particular species if that would be helpful to anyone.  You can reach Paul
at hickswithamission at hotmail.com or email me if you need any additional
details.


Regards,

Rick Fridell
Hurricane, UT

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Locations

1 - Lytle Ranch
2 - St George neighborhood & around town
3 - River trail, bottom of 2450-E
4 - Pioneer Park/Red Cliffs Desert Preserve trails
5 - Sand Hollow reservoir
6 - Leeds Creek
7 - Fields at 3000-E
8 - Springs City Park & pond
9 - various

P-b Grebe             5,8
Eared Grebe          5
Horned Grebe        5
Cormorant             5
GB Heron              5
Night Heron (2)      8
Trumpeter Swan    5
Tundra Swan         5
Canada Goose      (3),7
Snow Goose [3-4] (3)
Mallard                 9
Wood Duck [5]      1
Gadwall                 3
Shoveler                5
Green-w Teal         3
Ring-n Duck          (4),5?
Greater Scaup       5
Lesser Scaup        5
Bufflehead             5,8
Com Goldeneye     5
Com Merganser     5
Hooded Merganser 5
Ruddy Duck           5,8
N Harrier                3,5
Cooper's Hawk       1,(8)
Red-t Hawk            9
Ferruginous Hawk [1] (1) near Kayenta
Golden Eagle (2)   (5) just off freeway
Kestrel                  7
Merlin [1]               3
Gambel's Quail       9
Ring-b Gull             3,5
Coot                      9
Eur Collared Dove   2,8
Mourning Dove        9
Rock Pigeon           9
Killdeer                  7
Wilson's Snipe [1]  1
Kingfisher              1, (8)
Flicker                   9
Red-n Sapskr         1
Ladder-b Wdpkr      1
Black Phoebe         1,3,8
Say's Phoebe         9
Loggerhead Shrike  5
Steller's Jay           6
Scrub Jay              6
Raven                    9
Crow                     2
Verdin                   1,2,3,
Rock Wren            1,3
Bewick's Wren       9
Marsh Wren [1]      7
Cactus Wren         (1)
Ruby-cr Kinglet      1,2,3,6
Black-t Gnatctr [1] 1
W Bluebird            1
Robin                    2,9
Starling                 (2),8
Mockingbird           2,7
Crissal Thrasher     1,3
Phainopepla           1
Pipit                       9
Cedar Waxwing [60] 2
Yellow-r Warbler       9
Orange-cr Warbler    2
Spotted Towhee      1,6
Abert's Towhee        3
Song Sparrow          3,7
Lincoln's Sparrow     3
Savannah Sparrow   3,7
White-cr Sparrow     9
Junco                     1,6
Great-t Grackle        2
Red-w Blackbird       (1),3
Western Meadowlark 4,5,7
House Finch             9
Pine Siskin               1[1],2,6
Lesser Goldfinch       2,3,6,8
Am Goldfinch [1]       3
House Sparrow         9