[ucbnet] The Big Sit

[Eric Huish]

Yesterday's Big Sit was a success.  We counted 58 species,  3 over our 
previous record of 55.  We had 13 participants who joined in for at least 
part of the count.  Most interesting sightings included a Barn Owl hunting 
very near our circle in the morning (6:30 a.m.) and flew by again in the 
evening (7:30).  We had a Sora and Virginia Rail walking out where we could 
see them.  A Merlin hung out in the trees at the other end of the mudflat 
much of the morning.  3 Steller's Jays in some small trees way out in the 
middle of the marsh.  We had a good movement of raptors in the early 
afternoon with at least 15 Red-tailed Hawks making their way south.  Two 
Cattle Egret flew by in the evening. Two or three Semipalmated Plovers way 
out on the far end of the mudflat.  A very distant but very large flock of 
Sandhill Cranes (100-200?) flying into the marshes out on the other side of 
Provo Bay (we also had 3 soaring with the raptors in the early afternoon). 
Plus lots of other birds

Look for the full report in the next UCB Newsletter.

Species List -

Canada Goose
Mallard
Northern Shovler
Green-winged Teal
Western Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Cattle Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
White-faced Ibis
Turkey Vulture
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Golden Eagle
American Kestrel
Merlin
Virginia Rail
Sora
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
American Avocet
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Caspian Tern
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Barn Owl
Northern Flicker
Steller's Jay
Black-billed Magpie
American Crow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Marsh Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
American Pipit
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch




Eric Huish
Pleasant Grove UT
poorwill_ at hotmail.com
801-360-8777

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