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Utah Bird Report for 08/28/01

- - RBA
* UTAH
* Statewide
* August 28, 2001
* UTAH0108.28

- - Birds mentioned:

Red-shouldered Hawk                              Juab Co.
Black-bellied Plover                                 Davis Co.
Solitary Sandpiper                                    Utah Co.
Semipalmated Sandpiper                           Utah Co.
Stilt Sandpiper                                           Davis Co.
Cassin's Vireo                                           Davis Co., Utah
Co.
RED-EYED VIREO                                  Davis Co.
Purple Martin                                            Utah Co.
Nashville Warbler                                     Davis Co., Utah
Co.
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER            Utah Co.
Townsend's Warbler                                Davis Co., Utah Co.
Black-and-white Warbler                          Utah Co.
American Redstart                                     Utah Co.
Northern Waterthrush                               Box Elder Co., Grand
Co.
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak                          Utah Co.

- - transcript

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

BOX ELDER COUNTY

A NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH was seen at Willard Bay SP on Sunday, 08/19 (KL).
It was in the campground at the north end of the park, just east of
campsite #53.

DAVIS COUNTY

A RED-EYED VIREO continues to be seen at the Fielding-Garr Ranch at
Antelope Island SP. It was first seen on Thursday, 08/16 (KL), and most
recently reported from Tuesday, 08/28 (DG). The bird has been seen most
often in the trees to the east of the ranch house.

Other birds seen Friday, 08/17 and Sunday, 08/19 at the Fielding-Garr
Ranch at Antelope Island include CASSIN'S VIREO, NASHVILLE WARBLER, and
TOWNSEND'S WARBLER (KL,LW).

A juvenile STILT SANDPIPER was seen on the west edge of the pond at the
west end of Glover Lane, near FBWMA, on Sunday, 08/19 (J&KB).

Two BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were seen along the shore of the Great Salt
Lake  south of the entrance to the AIC on Monday, 08/23 (PM).

GRAND COUNTY

A NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH was reported from the Matheson Wetlands Preserve
in Moab on Friday, 08/24 (DF).

JUAB COUNTY

An adult RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen at Callao, west of Fish Springs,
on Tuesday and Wednesday, 08/21 and 08/22 (RF). The bird was in the
fields near the Callao schoolhouse.

UTAH COUNTY

An immature CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER  was among an impressive number of
"good" birds which have been seen along River Lane, near the mouth of
the Spanish Fork River, in the past week. The Chestnut-sided was first
seen on Sunday, 08/26 (J&KB) and has been seen every day since, with the
most recent sighting on Tuesday, 08/28 (DS). To get to River Lane, take
exit 263 (Springville) from I-15, and head west for about 4.5 miles,
turning north onto River Lane just before the road crosses the Spanish
Fork River. Most of the birds reported from this area have been in an
area where the road parallels the river just past the end of the fields.
Some flagging, placed by birders, marks places along the road where good
birds have been seen.

Other good birds reported along River Lane include a BLACK-AND-WHITE
WARBLER, which started the flurry of sightings when it was discovered on
Thursday, 08/23 (DS). It has been seen every day since then up through
08/28. Since 08/23, River Lane has produced sightings of CASSIN'S VIREO,
PURPLE MARTIN, NASHVILLE WARBLER, TOWNSEND'S WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART
and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK (v.o.).

A NASHVILLE WARBLER was also seen i the Payson Lake Campground along the
Mount Nebo Loop Road on Sunday, 08/19 (CD,ND,PF).

At the Lindon Marina on Utah Lake, a SOLITARY SANDPIPER and a
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER were seen on Friday, 08/24 (EH).

ANNOUNCEMENT: The first-annual state-wide conference of the Utah
Ornithological Society will be held Friday and Saturday, September 7-8,
at the Monte L. Bean Museum in Provo. Workshops, speakers, and (of
course) field trips will offer something for all birders interested in
Utah's birds. For more information and a registration form, call (801)
487-9453, or e-mail to westwings@sisna.com, or leave a message on the
Utah Birdline.

Observers: J&KB=Joel & Kathy Beyer, CD=Carol Davis, ND=Nicky Davis,
DF=Damian Fagan, RF=Rick Fridell, PF=Pomera Fronce, EH=Eric Huish,
PM=Paul Merola, DS=Dennis Shirley, MW=Merrill Webb, LW=Larene Wyss

Abbreviations used:

AIC = Antelope Island Causeway
FBWMA = Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area
SP = State Park
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

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