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Antelope Island Causeway
- Subject: Antelope Island Causeway
- From: "Glenn B. Barlow" <gbarlow at Aros dot Net>
- Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 22:38:37 -0700
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Today was such a beautiful day I thought, why not go out to AIC on my =
way home from my daughter's house in Clearfield? I got out on the =
causeway a little after 4 p.m. and proceeded slowly west. Both =
Farmington Bay, on the south, and the GSL, on the north, were like =
glass. Beautiful! First I came to some ducks on the north side, which =
were mainly Northern Shovelers and a few Northern Pintails. Further on =
there were more of the same, with a few Eared Grebes here and there =
Suddenly I spotted some different looking grebes on the south side, in =
the bay. Yep, a flotilla of 4 Horned Grebes. Just then a car pulled up =
on the opposite side of the road to take a look. I said, "They look =
like Horned Grebes to me." He looked at them and said, "I agree." (I =
was finally able to make a few Horned Grebes out of all the Eared =
Grebes.) Further on, 1/10 of a mile before the antenna on the right, =
and 3/10 of a mile before the 1 mile marker, I finally found what I was =
looking for for such a long time--a Surf Scoter (f)! Only one! The sun =
was just right so that it cast the right amount of light on the bird. =
It was all brown with a darker crown on the top of the head, with two =
white patches on each side of the head. I was pleased that the NGS =
Guide said, "Adult female and first winter male may (emphasis added) =
have a whitish nape. . .", since I did not see one. Otherwise it looked =
just like the picture of the female Surf Scoter in NGS! So, I finally =
got one!
I then turned around and left, since by that time it was dark. I =
stopped the fellow I previously talked to, and he was from France, =
attending a conference in SLC. He had been on the island all day. =
Amazing what he said he saw! But, he went to the ranch, which I for =
some reason thought was closed.
Wonderful day! The scoter was a lifer for me!
Glenn=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Today was such a beautiful day I =
thought, why not=20
go out to AIC on my way home from my daughter's house in =
Clearfield? I got=20
out on the causeway a little after 4 p.m. and proceeded slowly =
west. Both=20
Farmington Bay, on the south, and the GSL, on the north, were like =
glass. =20
Beautiful! First I came to some ducks on the north side, which =
were mainly=20
Northern Shovelers and a few Northern Pintails. Further on there =
were more=20
of the same, with a few Eared Grebes here and there Suddenly I =
spotted=20
some different looking grebes on the south side, in the bay. Yep, =
a=20
flotilla of 4 Horned Grebes. Just then a car pulled up on the =
opposite=20
side of the road to take a look. I said, "They look like Horned =
Grebes to=20
me." He looked at them and said, "I agree." (I was finally =
able to=20
make a few Horned Grebes out of all the Eared Grebes.) Further on, =
1/10 of=20
a mile before the antenna on the right, and 3/10 of a mile before=20
the 1 mile marker, I finally found what I was looking for for such =
a long=20
time--a Surf Scoter (f)! Only one! The sun was just right so =
that it=20
cast the right amount of light on the bird. It was all brown with =
a darker=20
crown on the top of the head, with two white patches on each side =
of the=20
head. I was pleased that the NGS Guide said, "Adult female and =
first=20
winter male <U>may</U> (emphasis added) have a whitish nape. . .", since =
I did=20
not see one. Otherwise it looked just like the picture of the =
female Surf=20
Scoter in NGS! So, I finally got one!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I then turned around and left, since by =
that time=20
it was dark. I stopped the fellow I previously talked to, and he=20
was from France, attending a conference in SLC. He had been =
on the=20
island all day. Amazing what he said he saw! But, he went to =
the=20
ranch, which I for some reason thought was closed.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Wonderful day! The scoter was a =
lifer for=20
me!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Glenn </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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