[ucbnet] The Big Sit
Eric Huish
poorwill_ at hotmail.com
Mon Oct 15 18:46:34 MDT 2007
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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