[TopOfUtah] Cache Co. Hooded Merganser, Trumpeter Swans, Redpoll

[Ryan O'Donnell]

Had a great day of birding around Cache Valley today with Keith
Archibald, John Barnes, Bryan Dixon, Craig Faulhaber, Craig Fosdick,
Jean Lown, and Ron Ryel each for part or all of the day.  Highlights
included a pair of HOODED MERGANSERS at the Logan Fish Hatchery, which
flew to the ponds just west of the Logan Landfill; a continuing GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE off of Sam Fellow Road; a pair of TRUMPETER SWANS
near the Amalga Barrens; and a COMMON REDPOLL at a feeder at a private
residence in Richmond.  Firsts of the year included American Avocet,
Franklin's Gull, Savannah Sparrow, Double-crested Cormorant, Clark's
Grebe, Ruddy Duck, Yellow-headed Blackbird, and Black-necked Stilt.
 
Here is a great digiscoped comparison shot of the two swan species, with
a Tundra Swan on the left and a Trumpeter Swan on the right.  The pair
of Trumpeters was a nice treat after scanning through hundreds of
Tundras in the area.
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n105/Tsirtalis/Swans.jpg
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And here are two shots of the Common Redpoll:
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n105/Tsirtalis/Redpoll1.jpg
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http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n105/Tsirtalis/Redpoll2.jpg
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Happy Easter,
Ryan
 
Ryan P. O'Donnell
Department of Biology and the Ecology Center
Utah State University
5305 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-5305
 
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