[TopOfUtah] Wellsville Walk

[Jason Pietrzak]

Today I went up the Wellsvilles with my friend Seth. Nothing out of the
ordinary... Thrushes, Tanagers, Chickadees, Siskins, Juncos, etc... below
the ridge. The Mountain Ash are a beautiful shade of orange, and they were
full of birds.

I should note that in Mendon, before beginning my hike, there was a swirling
mass of hawks at about 8 AM today. Perhaps 40+ although I didn't stop to
check as I wanted to get hiking...

Just below the ridge, there is a Cooper's Hawk (I was told it is very
regularly there) diving and chasing other things around. On the ridge up to
Hawk Mountain there were Golden Eagles, Swainsons Hawks, and Red-tailed
Hawks along with 1 Osprey flying over the top.

Like I said, nothing super exciting yet, but the birds are starting to come
more and more. In just the half hour I was up there, the Hawk Watch watchers
doubled their year-to-date count. Go on up and say hi!

Another creature of note: I found a Tiger Salamander about mid-way up the
mountain. It wasn't going anywhere fast so we had a chance to watch it for a
while before moving on.

Time for my nap!

Jason
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