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Calendar for Jordanelle State Park
The Photo Quiz for September has been
posted. Give it a try!
Records Committee:
A sight record for a
Chihuahuan Raven has gone to
a second round of reviews by the Utah Bird
Records Committee. If accepted, it will be a new species for
Utah (number 447). Another
interesting record -- one for a
Northern Cardinal seen in
Ivins -- is under review. If accepted it will be the
2nd sighting
accepted as a naturally occurring (non-introduced) Northern Cardinal for
Utah.
Bird Humor:
Here are some links to the "Bird
Humor" section of our feature pages:
- "Change is in the Air" (A stealthy
Starling is up to something).
- "Mom's Favorite" (How
you can tell you're NOT).
- "Snack-lifting "
(A clever little gull is hooked on junk food).
- "Heavenly Smiley Faces" (Smiley faces
are use in emails and...)
Feature Pages:
Here's a true
story appropriate for Springtime: A mother Mallard chose to nest
on a treacherous ledge in downtown San Antonio, Texas. Getting the
chick from the 10-foot ledge, across a busy street, to the water and
safety is the plot of this cyberspace tale. Here's the story that
was sent in by Jack Binch.
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Photo Gallery: |
This
is the time of the year when new chicks will be making their debut.
If you get a chance to take pictures of these cute little critters
(without disturbing the nesting process, of course) please send them
in to add to our collection. Here's the first one of the season
sent in by Wayne Whaley of some new-born
Great-tailed
Grackles. And here are some
Pied-billed Grebe
chicks with their Mother by Paul Higgins.
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And here are links to other new-born photos:
Canada Goose,
Mallard,
California Quail,
Pied-billed Grebe,
Western Grebe (2),
Clark's Grebe,
Turkey Vulture,
Osprey,
Golden Eagle,
Prairie Falcon,
Virginia Rail (2),
Sora,
American Coot,
Sandhill Crane,
Killdeer,
Black-necked
Stilt, American
Avocet,
Long-billed Curlew,
Barn Owl,
Western
Screech-Owl,
Great Horned Owl,
Northern
Pygmy-Owl,
Burrowing Owl,
Short-eared Owl,
Northern
Saw-whet Owl,
Common Nighthawk,
Broad-tailed
Hummingbird,
Western Scrub-Jay,
Cliff Swallows,
Barn Swallows,
Mountain Bluebird,
American Robin,
Spotted Towhee,
Black-headed
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Photo Gallery:
Having lived in Florida before coming to Utah, Mia
McPherson photographed some of the hard-to-get species that are on the
Utah checklist. Her tasteful and varied pictures of
Reddish Egrets,
Wood Storks,
Tricolored Herons, Yellow-crowned
Night-Herons,
Roseate Spoonbills, and
Little Blue Herons have broadened our Utah Birds Photo Gallery with photos
of these exotic rarities.
Articles:
There are a couple of articles by Jerry Liguori and
Brian Sullivan about two forms of Red-tailed Hawks. One is entitled "Comparison
of Harlan's with Western & Eastern Red-tailed Hawks"
and the other "A
Study of Krider's Hawk." These are great articles with a lot
wonderful pictures.
Rare Birds:
Three rare gulls have been hanging out at the
Antelope Island Causeway. Jack Binch found a
Black-legged Kittiwake on
Friday the 6th of November which brought birders flocking to the causeway.
The next day, Tim Avery discovered a
Little Gull in with the large
flock of Bonapart's Gulls and the kittiwake. AND THEN, on the next
day Kris Purdy and her group found a
Lesser Black-back Gull a
little further to the east of the others. A "seagull" festival in
Utah is probably fitting, in a funny sort a way.
Hotlines:
Ever wondered how to put links to
photos,
videos,
directions to locations, etc., in your messages to the
Birdnet or BirdTalk?
Well, a new "Email Tips" page has
been added to the Utah Birds website that will answer some of those
questions. If you have other tips that may be helpful, just send
them in to the webmaster and
we can add them to the page.
UOS Book Reviews:
Several new book reviews have been posted on the
Utah Ornithological Society website. Several
of these books are written by local birders and ornithologists familiar to
the Utah birding community, these are:
Peregrine Quest by
Clayton White, Backyard
Birds of Utah by Bill Fenimore,
Utah’s Featured Birds
and Viewing Sites by Keith Evens and Wayne Martinson and
Hawks from Every Angle,
by Jerry Liguori.
Bird Songs:
Podcasts for Birders are available for FREE DOWNLOAD
through the
iTunes
website. Kevin Colver's "soundscape" recordings include "Sunrise at
Fish Srings," and "Starvation Creek," in Utah as well as bird
sounds from places in Texas, California and Alaska.
Feature Pages:
Jerry Liguori, an expert in identifying flying
raptors, has sent in an article with excellent photos about the difficult
task of "Ageing Golden
Eagles in Flight" This specifically covers 1 to 3 year-old Golden
Eagles with very similar plumages having white in the wings or tail.
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