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Utah Bird Profile |
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Name Roots: (L. gavia, "gull" - stellata, "starred" [back, in winter]) |
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| In Utah: |
Sightings in Utah Map of Sightings |
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| Nesting, feeding, characteristic behaviors: |
This smallest loon, is generally solitary, dives for fish in more shallow waters than other loons, holds its relatively slender, small bill pointed up above the horizontal. | |||||||||||||||
| Habitat: | Lowland riparian |
by John Crawley |
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| How to find: |
Has been see at Hyrum Reservoir in Cache County, Bear River Refuge in
Box Elder County, Minersville Reservoir in Beaver County, Hite
Marina in San Juan County, and Quail Creek Reservoir in Washington
County in the spring and summer months except for the San Juan Co.
sighting which was in February . (see bar chart below ) |
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USGS Profile
(Geological Survey) |
US Winter Range |
US Summer Range | |
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