[TopOfUtah] Weekend birding in Cache Co., incl. Short-billed Dowitcher

[Ryan O'Donnell]

Here are a few highlights from the weekend. 

Saturday Mo Correll, Craig Fosdick, Bob Atwood, and I saw a Short-billed
Dowitcher at Sue's Ponds (Mitigation Ponds, just west of the Logan
Landfill). It's possible this is the same bird that was in the area back
in January, but I don't know of anyone seeing it since. We weren't able
to relocate the Mew Gull there. I also saw my first Brewer's Sparrow of
the year in Benson.  Here's a photo of the Short-billed Dowitcher
showing the distinctive tail pattern:

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n105/Tsirtalis/08.jpg
<http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n105/Tsirtalis/08.jpg> 

Today (Sunday) I saw my first White-throated Swifts of the year in Logan
Canyon, at least four birds near Right Hand Fork.

-Ryan
 
Ryan P. O'Donnell
Department of Biology and the Ecology Center
Utah State University
5305 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-5305
 
http://200birds.blogspot.com