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Utah Bird Report for 12/10/00
- Subject: Utah Bird Report for 12/10/00
- From: westwings at sisna dot com (Mark Stackhouse)
- Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 23:42:43 -0700
- - RBA
* UTAH
* Statewide
* December 10, 2000
* UTAH0012.10
- - Birds mentioned:
Long-tailed Duck (Oldsquaw) Utah Co.
Barrow's Goldeneye Box Elder Co.
Hooded Merganser Box Elder Co., Salt Lake Co., Utah Co.
Merlin Cache Co.
Bonaparte's Gull Davis Co.
Northern Saw-whet Owl Utah Co.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Salt Lake Co.
Bohemian Waxwing Salt Lake Co.
White-throated Sparrow Summit Co.
Harris's Sparrow Salt Lake Co., Utah Co.
Lapland Longspur Washington Co.
Red Crossbill Salt Lake Co., Utah Co.
Note: See the end of this report for Christmas Bird Count information.
- - transcript
Utah Birdline
(801) 538-4730
Compiler: Mark Stackhouse
Transcriber: Mark Stackhouse
BOX ELDER COUNTY
At BRMBR, 2 male and 1 female HOODED MERGANSERS were seen, along with 2
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, on Monday, 12/04 (BP). They were in the canal along the
north side of the auto-tour loop.
CACHE COUNTY
A MERLIN was seen at Benson, in central Cache Valley, on Tuesday, 11/28 (BA).
DAVIS COUNTY
At least 50 BONAPARTE'S GULLS were seen at the second bridge (closest to
the island) along the AIC on Sunday, 12/03 (AR).
SALT LAKE COUNTY
A late BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER was seen along the JRP just south of 126th
South on Sunday, 11/26 (B&TC). At the same location, 3 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS
were seen on Tuesday, 11/28 (TS).
A HARRIS'S SPARROW was reported visiting a feeder near the JRP at about
50th South on Tuesday, 11/28 (TS).
A pair of HOODED MERGANSERS was seen at the marina at Great Salt Lake SP,
just west of Saltair, on Sunday, 12/10 (E&JC).
RED CROSSBILLS have been reported from several locations around Salt Lake
City. About 20 were seen near the greenhouse in Liberty Park on Monday,
11/27 (D&HG), a flock of about 30 was seen in the Salt Lake City Cemetary
on Saturday, 12/09 (MS,m.ob.), and several flocks have been reported to be
on the University of Utah campus over the past few weeks (BO).
SUMMIT COUNTY
A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was seen at a feeder in the Timberline
neighborhood near Summit Park on Monday, 11/27 (LL).
UTAH COUNTY
A female LONG-TAILED DUCK (Oldsquaw) was seen along the south jetty at Utah
Lake SP on Friday, 12/01 (J&KB).
A HARRIS'S SPARROW was seen in the southeast end of Provo on Tuesday, 11/28
(DS,m.ob.). It was feeding along Bullock's Lane, which runs between the
East Bay area and Ironton Hill.
A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was seen roosting in a tree in Bicentennial Park in
Provo, on Saturday, 12/02 (M&PD). Bicentennial Park is in the southeast
part of Provo, and can be reached by taking State St. to 1440 South, and
turning east for a couple of blocks. The bird was near the second "hole" of
the Frisbee Golf Course.
A male HOODED MERGANSER was seen on the pond at 400 North and Main St. in
Salem on Saturday, 12/02 (M&PD,MM).
RED CROSSBILLS also continue to be seen in the Provo Cemetary, with reports
from Tuesday, 11/28 (DS,m.ob.), and Thursday, 11/30 (BB,MS).
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Two LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen at the Washington Fields diversion along
the Virgin River on Wednesday, 11/29 (KW).
This concludes the Utah Bird Report for Sunday, December 10, 2000.
Observers: BA=Bob Atwood, K&JB=Kathy & Joel Beyer, BB=Bob Bond, B&TC=Brad &
Traci Clemens, E&JC=Ed & Joseph Conrad, M&PD=Matt & Pia DeVries, D&HG=David
& Hugh Gillilan, LL=Letitia Lussier, MM=Milton Moody, BO=Bryant Olsen,
BP=Bill Pollack, AR=Alan Rogers, TS=Terry Sadler, DS=Dennis Shirley,
MS=Mark Stackhouse, KW=Kevin Wheeler
Abbreviations used:
AIC = Antelope Island Causeway
BRMBR = Bear River Migratory Bird refuge
GC = golf course
JRP = Jordan River Parkway
m.ob. = many observers
SP = State Park
Utah Christmas Bird Counts for 2000:
14 December, Thursday - Kanab
Contact: Lisa Church at (435) 644-2672
or lchurch@ut.blm.gov
15 December, Friday - Cedar City
Contact: Steve Hedges at (435) 586-2401
or shedges@ut.blm.gov
16 December, Saturday - Escalante
Contact - Bill Falvey at (435) 826-5600
or bfalvey@ut.blm.gov
16 December, Saturday - Logan
Contact: Keith Archibald at (435) 752-8258
16 December, Saturday - Ogden
Contact: John Bellmon at (801) 444-3704
16 December, Saturday - Provo
Contact: Merrill Webb at (801) 224-6113
16 December, Saturday - Snake Valley, NV and UT
around Baker, NV and Garrison, UT (eastern edge of Great Basin NP)
Contact: Melissa Renfro at (775) 234-7154
Melissa_Renfro@nps.gov or John Woodyard theyurt@Lnett.com
17 December, Sunday - Salt Lake City
Contact: Mark Stackhouse at (801) 486-2221
20 December, Wednesday - Bear River Refuge
Contact: Keith Evans at (801) 476-0232
Kee0400@aol.com
23 December, Saturday - Heber City
Contact: Randy Cox at (435) 654-3030
26 December, Tuesday - St. George
Contact: Charlie Sheard at (435) 879-2210
or mcsheard@redrock.net
27 December, Wednesday - Zion National Park
Contact: Bob Showler at (435)-772-3256
or Bob_Showler@nps.gov
28 December, Thursday - Silver Reef
Contact: Marilyn Davis at (435)-673-0996
or kadavis@redrock.net
1 January - Jordan River
Contact: Jeanne LeBer or Ray Smith at (801) 532-7384
2 January - Glen Canyon
Contact: John Spence at (520) 608-6283
john_spence@nps.gov
- - end transcript
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call (801) 487-9453.
Mark Stackhouse
Westwings, Inc.
1432 Downington Ave.
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
(801) 487-9453
westwings@sisna.com
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