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Utah Bird Report for 09/09/01
- Subject: Utah Bird Report for 09/09/01
- From: Mark Stackhouse <westwings at sisna dot com>
- Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2001 23:16:41 -0600
- - RBA
* UTAH
* Statewide
* September 9, 2001
* UTAH0109.09
- - Birds mentioned:
Merlin Utah
Co.
Semipalmated Plover Salt Lake Co.
Solitary Sandpiper Utah Co.
Pectoral Sandpiper Salt Lake Co.,
Utah Co.
Williamson's Sapsucker Cache Co.
Three-toed Woodpecker Summit Co.
Least Flycatcher Davis Co.
Cassin's Vireo Davis Co.
PHILADELPHIA VIREO Davis Co.
Winter Wren Davis Co.
Nashville Warbler Davis Co.,
Utah Co.
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER Davis Co.
Townsend's Warbler Davis Co., Utah
Co.
- - transcript
Utah Birdline
(801) 538-4730
Compiler: Mark Stackhouse
Transcriber: Mark Stackhouse
CACHE COUNTY
At least four WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKERS, including 2 males, a female, and
a juvenile, were seen along the trial to White Pine Lake on Wednesday,
09/05 (J&SS). The White Pine Lake Trail starts at Tony Grove in Logan
Canyon.
DAVIS COUNTY
An apparent PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen at the Garr Ranch at Antelope
Island SP at about 5 pm on the afternoon of Sunday, 09/09 (MAA,KS,v.o.).
The bird was seen for a prolonged time foraging on the lawn near the
porch of the ranch house, and was last seen in the bushes to the
southeast of the house. A Philadelphia Vireo was also reported from Garr
Ranch on Thursday, 08/30 (BS), but had not been seen since. If
confirmed, this would be a first record of this species in Utah.
A BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was seen at the Garr Ranch at Antelope
Island SP at about 6 pm on Saturday, 09/08 (DG). It was seen in the
northeast corner of the grove of trees at the ranch. Efforts to
re-locate the bird on Sunday morning, 09/09, were unsuccessful.
Other good birds seen at the Garr Ranch at Antelope Island SP on Sunday,
09/09, included a LEAST FLYCATCHER, a WINTER WREN, many CASSIN'S VIREOS,
NASHVILLE WARBLER, and many TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS (SH,MS,DW,LW).
SALT LAKE COUNTY
A shorebird survey along the south shore of the Great Salt Lake east of
the old Saltair Dike turned up two SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and three
PECTORAL SANDPIPERS on Wednesday, 09/05 (AN,v.o.).
SUMMIT COUNTY
Two female THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS were seen along the trail to Island
Lake on Monday, 09/03 (LP). The Island Lake Trail starts at the Crystal
Lake CG trailhead along the Mirror Lake Highway (SR 150).
UTAH COUNTY
Birds seen on field trips at the Utah Ornithological Society Convention
this past weekend included a SOLITARY SANDPIPER at the southern
extension of the Provo Airport Dike, six PECTORAL SANDPIPERS at the
mouth of the Provo River at Utah Lake SP, and a single PECTORAL
SANDPIPER seen at Lincoln Point on the south shore of Utah Lake. These
birds were all seen Friday, 09/07 (v.o.). At River Lane, along the
Spanish Fork River west of Springville, on Saturday, 09/08, a MERLIN, at
least two NASHVILLE WARBLERS, and a TOWNSEND'S WARBLER were seen (v.o.)
Observers: MAA=Martha Ann Albretson, DG=Dana Green, SH=Stan Heath,
AN=Ann Neville, LP=Lisa Prudden, J&SS=Jeff & Susan Saffle, BS=Bryan
Shirley, MS=Mark Stackhouse, KS=Katie Steele (of UK), DW=David Wheeler,
LW=LareneWyss
Abbreviations used:
CG = campground
SP = State Park
SR = State Route
v.o. = various observers
- - 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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