Utah Bird Report for 04/25/01

[westwings at sisna dot com (Mark Stackhouse)]

- - RBA
* UTAH
* Statewide
* April 25, 2001
* UTAH0104.25

- - Birds mentioned:

Wood Duck                       Cache Co., Grand Co.
Blue-winged Teal                Cache Co.
Black-bellied Plover            Cache Co., Davis Co.
WHIMBREL                        Iron Co.
Acorn Woodpecker                San Juan Co.
Three-toed Woodpecker           Utah Co.
Cassin's Vireo                  Washington Co.
Western Bluebird                Davis Co.
NORTHERN PARULA                 Wayne Co.
PAINTED REDSTART                Washington Co.
Fox Sparrow                     Salt Lake Co.
INDIGO BUNTING                  Utah Co.
Hooded Oriole                   Iron Co.

- - transcript

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

CACHE COUNTY

At the oxbow bend of the Bear River just north of Benson, WOOD DUCKS and
BLUE-WINGED TEAL were seen on Sunday, 04/15 (BA), and a BLACK-BELLIED
PLOVER was seen on Thursday, 04/19 (SD).

DAVIS COUNTY

In a rare sighting for northern Utah, a WESTERN BLUEBIRD was seen at the
Garr Ranch at Antelope Island SP on Wednesday, 04/18 (BH,EW). The bird was
in the tall trees east of the ranch house.

About 10 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were seen along the AIC on Friday, 04/13
(MS,v.o.). They were mostly between mile markers 4 and 5.

GRAND COUNTY

A pair of WOOD DUCKS was seen at the Matheson Wetlands Preserve in Moab on
Monday, 04/16 (MS,v.o.). They were in the creek just east of the bridge
near the refuge entrance.

IRON COUNTY

A WHIMBREL was seen at Quichapa Lake west of Cedar City on Monday, 04/23
(RD). It was seen again in the same location on Tuesday evening, 04/24
(SS). Quichapa Lake is just south of SR 56, about 7 miles west of Cedar
City.

Making a rare appearance outside Washington County, a HOODED ORIOLE was
seen visiting a hummingbird feeder in Cedar City on Thursday, 04/19 (SS).

SALT LAKE COUNTY

A FOX SPARROW was seen and heard singing along the boardwalk just below the
Terraces Picnic Area in Millcreek Canyon on Thursday, 04/19 (JN).

SAN JUAN COUNTY

A lone ACORN WOODPECKER was seen at Devil's Canyon on Tuesday, 04/17
(MS,v.o.). The bird was seen in the trees along the east side of the
highway on the south side of the canyon. This has been a good location for
this species in recent years, however, reports have been much less frequent
for the past two years.

UTAH COUNTY

A male INDIGO BUNTING was seen near Lakeshore on Sunday, 04/22 (TR). The
bird was seen again on Monday, 04/23 and Tuesday, 04/24 (v.o.). To get to
where the bird has been seen, take exit 263 from I-15, and go west for
about 5 miles to the bridge across the Spanish Fork River. The bird has
been seen near the junction of 4400 South and River Lane, just east of the
bridge.

Three THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS were seen along the Nebo Loop Road, about 1/4
mile below the ranger station, on Wednesday, 04/18 (RS).

WASHINGTON COUNTY

A PAINTED REDSTART was seen in Zion NP on Sunday, 04/22 (RD). It was in the
riparian woodland about 1/4 mile downstream from the Temple of Sinawava
parking area. The bird was seen again, and heard singing, in a Douglas Fir
tree near that location on Tuesday, 04/24 (RF).

A CASSIN'S VIREO was seen at the Red Cliffs Recreation Area near Leeds on
Sunday, 04/22 (SS).

WAYNE COUNTY

A male NORTHERN PARULA was seen and heard singing in Capital Reef NP on
Sunday, 04/15 (LN). The bird was along the Fremont River trail, just past
the bridge in two large cottonwoods.

This concludes the Utah Bird Report for Wednesday, April 25, 2001.

Observers: BA=Bob Atwood, RD=Robs Dobbs, SD=Sue Drown, RF=Rick Fridell,
BH=Bob Huntington, JN=Joann Natrup, LN=Laurie Ness (of WA), TR=Tuula Rose,
MS=Mark Stackkhouse, RS=Reed Stone, SS=Steve Summers, EW=Elaine Wonsavage

Abbreviations used:

AIC = Antelope Island Causeway
NP = National Park
SP = State Park
SR = State Route
v.o. = various observers

- - end transcript

Please report your sightings by calling the Utah Birdline at:

(801) 538-4730

or by e-mail to westwings@sisna.com

You may e-mail questions and comments to westwings@sisna.com or you may
call (801) 487-9453.

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


========================================================================
 Send submissions to . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  birdnet@utahbirds.org
 Send replies to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  birdnet@utahbirds.org
   or to the original poster indicated in the From: line of the post
 Send (un)subscribe requests to  . . . .  birdnet-request@utahbirds.org
   In message body: type "subscribe" (without quotes) to subscribe
   In message body: type "unsubscribe" (without quotes) to unsubscribe
 Send problem reports to . . . . . . . . .  owner-birdnet@utahbirds.org
 Visit the Utah Birds web site at  . . . . .   http://www.utahbirds.org

------------------------------