[ucbnet] Coon Canyon / Farnsworth Peak Field Trip Report

[oliver hansen]

The fieldtrip with Anne on Friday morning was a blast. We met up with some
birders from the Salt Lake area and Anne brought a Rio Tinto 12 passenger
van. We headed up a dirt road up "coon canyon" by magna. The road took us
through sagebrush feilds, scrub oak forests and after a few hours we made it
all the way to the top of Farnsworth Peak a little over 9000 ft (the peak
with all the radio towers above Magna). We saw 3 diferent red-tailed
hawk nests with juvies in them. Besides those, my 2 favorite birds were the
Say's Phoebe and the Cordilleran Flycatcher. I think the entire group saw
both of them. It was a fun trip. Thanks to Lou for putting this together.
Thanks all you that drove, and thanks a million to Anne for taking us up.

Here's my list

Bullokcs Oriole 4
Am. Robin 10+
Lark Sparrow 20+
Cal. Gull 3
Can Goose 2
Cliff Swallow 12
W. Meadowlark 8
Lazuli Bunting 7
Turkey Vulture 1
Magpie 9
W. Kingbird 3
Red-tailed Hawk 7
Mourning Dove 12+
Brown Headed Cowbird 1
Says Phoebe 1
Warbling Vireo 2
Chipping Sparrow 1
Rock Wren 6
W. Tanager 2
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Broad tailed hummingbird 1
Black chinned hummingbird 1
W. Wood Peewee 1
Plumbeous Vireo 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Cordilleran Flycatcher 1
Mountain Bluebird 2
Violet Green Swallow 3
Brewer's Sparrow 4
Green-tailed Towhee


Oliver Hansen.
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