Utah Bird Report for 04/01/01

[westwings at sisna dot com (Mark Stackhouse)]

- - RBA
* UTAH
* Statewide
* April 1, 2001
* UTAH0104.01

- - Birds mentioned:

Horned Grebe                    Cache Co., Utah Co.
Tundra Swan                     Davis Co.
Snow Goose                      Cache Co., Davis Co., Juab Co., Millard Co.
Ross's Goose                    Millard Co.
Blue-winged Teal                Utah Co.
EURASIAN WIGEON                 Juab Co.
Greater Scaup                   Utah Co.
Barrow's Goldeneye              Wasatch Co.
Hooded Merganser                Cache Co.
Common Black-Hawk               Washington Co.
ZONE-TAILED HAWK                Washington Co.
Bonaparte's Gull                Juab Co.
ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD              Washington Co.
EASTERN PHOEBE                  San Juan Co.
Vermilion Flycatcher            Washington Co.

- - transcript

Utah Birdline
(801) 538-4730
Compiler: Mark Stackhouse
Transcriber: Mark Stackhouse

CACHE COUNTY

A male HOODED MERGANSER was seen west of Richmond on Sunday, 03/25. It was
on some ponds which can be reached by taking a dirt road west from North
Cache school in Richmond for 1-2 miles. The ponds are on the north side of
the road. Also on 03/25, a HORNED GREBE was seen at Clay Slough (BD).

About 70 SNOW GEESE were seen at the Cutler Marsh west of Logan on
Saturday, 03/24 (BD).

DAVIS COUNTY

At FBWMA, TUNDRA SWANS and SNOW GEESE were seen on Wednesday, 03/28 (HG).

JUAB COUNTY

A EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at Fish Springs NWR on Sunday, 03/25 (CN). The
bird was in the northeast corner of the Shoveler Unit. This is only the
second record of this species at Fish Springs.

Also at Fish Springs NWR on Sunday, 03/25, a lone SNOW GOOSE and a
BONAPARTE'S GULL were seen (CN).

MILLARD COUNTY

On Saturday, 03/24, a flock of about 1000 geese at Gunnison Bend Reservoir
was estimated to be about 30-45% ROSS'S GEESE, with the balance being SNOW
GEESE. A single "Blue" Goose was also present in the flock (P&SS).

SAN JUAN COUNTY

An EASTERN PHOEBE was seen at the Hatch Trading Post southeast of Blanding
on Saturday, 03/31 (MS,DW). The bird was in the trees across the road from
the store.

UTAH COUNTY

One male and two female GREATER SCAUP were seen at Lincoln Point along the
south shore of Utah Lake on Wednesday, 03/28 (DS).

Along the dike at the Provo Airport on Tuesday, 03/27, a HORNED GREBE was
seen at the southwest corner, and a BLUE-WINGED TEAL was seen to the east
of the dike where the dike meets the lake on the east side of the airport
(EH).

WASATCH COUNTY

A BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was seen near the dam at Deer Creek Reservoir on
Tuesday, 03/27 (JC).

WASHINGTON COUNTY

A ZONE-TAILED HAWK was seen at Pine Park on Monday, 03/26 (DG). Pine Park
is located west of Enterprise, and is the same area where Zone-tailed Hawks
have been seen for the past two years.

A male ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD was seen at the Red Hills GC in St. George on
Saturday, 03/31 (RD,RF). The bird was in the patch of native shrubs near
the west end of the course.

Also at Red Hills GC in St. George, a pair of VERMILION FLYCATCHERS was
seen in the cottonwoods near the second tee on Saturday, 03/31 (RD,RF).

A COMMON BLACK-HAWK was seen at Lytle Ranch in Beaver Dam Wash on Friday,
03/23 (B&GB,RT). It was in the same area where black-hawks have nested for
several years, in the first group of large cottonwoods in the center of the
wash north of the small irrigation pond.

This concludes the Utah Bird Report for Sunday, April 1, 2001.

Observers: B&GB=Bob & Georgine Bond, JC=J.C. Childs, BD=Byran Dixon, RD=Rob
Dobbs, RF=Rick Fridell, HG=Hugh Gillilan, DG=Dana Green, EH=Eric Huish,
CN=Colby Neuman, DS=Dennis Shirley, MS=Mark Stackhouse, P&SS=Priscilla &
Steve Summers, RT=Robin Tuck, DW=David Wheeler

Abbreviations used:

FBWMA = Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area
GC = golf course
NWR = National Wildlife Refuge

- - end transcript

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Mark Stackhouse
Westwings, Inc.
1432 Downington Ave.
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
(801) 487-9453
westwings@sisna.com


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