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Utah Bird Report for 09/24/01

- - RBA
* UTAH
* Statewide
* September 24, 2001
* UTAH0109.24

- - Birds mentioned:

Horned Grebe                                                Washington
Co.
Black-bellied Plover                                      Salt Lake Co.
Sanderling                                                     Davis Co.

Pectoral Sandpiper                                         Davis Co.
RUFF                                                            Davis
Co.
Herring Gull                                                  Box Elder
Co.
SABINE'S GULL                                        Salt Lake Co.
Common Tern                                               Washington Co.

Cassin's Vireo                                               Davis Co.
RED-EYED VIREO                                       Davis Co.
Winter Wren                                                  Davis Co.
VARIED THRUSH                                       Davis Co.
Nashville Warbler                                          Davis Co.,
Utah Co.
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER                Washington Co.
Townsend's Warbler                                     Cache Co., Davis
Co.
Northern Waterthrush                                   Utah Co.

- - transcript

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

BOX ELDER COUNTY

A HERRING GULL was seen at the southeast corner of the auto-tour loop at
BRMBR on Friday, 09/21 (TJ).

CACHE COUNTY

At Deep Creek Canyon in the Wellsvilles west of Logan, a TOWNSEND'S
WARBLER was seen on Tuesday, 09/18 (SD).

DAVIS COUNTY

A juvenile RUFF was seen at the ponds at the west end of Glover Lane in
Farmington at about 1:30 pm on Sunday, 09/23 (DG,JVM). It was seen and
photographed later that same day in the same location (MS,DW,v.o.). The
bird was in the north end of the pond closest to the road, but was seen
flying out to the Great Salt Lake shoreline at dusk. If accepted, this
will be the first record of Ruff in Utah.

At the Garr Ranch at Antelope Island SP, a RED-EYED VIREO and a VARIED
THRUSH were seen on Sunday, 09/23 (DG,JVM). This may be the earliest
fall record for Varied Thrush in Utah.

Other good birds at the Garr Ranch on Antelope Island on Sunday, 09/23,
included CASSIN'S VIREO, WINTER WREN, NASHVILLE WARBLER, and TOWNSEND'S
WARBLER (DG,JVM).

A PECTORAL SANDPIPER was seen at the south end of the west dike road at
FBWMA on Sunday, 09/23 (DG,JVM).

On the AIC, SANDERLINGS were seen on Friday, 09/21 (TJ).

SALT LAKE COUNTY

A SABINE'S GULL was seen along Lee's Creek, on the south shore of the
Great Salt Lake east of Saltair, on Wednesday, 09/19 (AN,v.o.).

Along the south shore of the Great Salt Lake east of Lee's Creek, two
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were seen on Wednesday, 09/19 (AN,v.o.).

UTAH COUNTY

A NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH was seen near the Botany Pond on the BYU campus
on Friday, 09/21 (MW). The bird was along the canal above the pond. The
Botany Pond is located in the arboretum, which is on 800 North, between
500 and 600 East in Provo.

At the "Camelot Woods," a NASHVILLE WARBLER  was seen on Tuesday, 09/18
(KCC,PF). The woods is located just west of the northern Springville
exit off I-15.

WASHINGTON COUNTY

An immature CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was seen near the inflow to Quail
Creek Reservoir on Saturday, 09/22 (KC,RF). The bird was in the willows
between Harrisburg and the reservoir.

On Sunday, 09/23, three COMMON TERNS were seen at Quail Creek Reservoir,
and a HORNED GREBE was seen at the sewage ponds along SR 9 west of
Hurricane (KC,RF).

Observers: KC=Kristen Comella, KCC=K.C. Childs, SD=Sue Drown, RF=Rick
Fridell, PF=Pomera Fronce, DG=Dana Green, TJ=Tony Jones, AN=Ann Neville,
MS=Mark Stackhouse, JVM=Julie VanMoorhem, MW=Merrill Webb, DW=David
Wheeler

Abbreviations used:

AIC = Antelope Island Causeway
BRMBR = Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
BYU = Brigham Young University
FBWMA = Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area
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





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