Mystery List

[Mark Stackhouse <westwings at sisna dot com>]

Hey, let's play a little game . . .

I was out establishing a new Breeding Bird Survey route today (23 May), and noticed that I had a
rather interesting list at the end of the survey - not only what was on it, but also what
wasn't. Anyway, see if you can guess where in Utah this list comes from (sorry, I haven't added
up all the numbers yet):

Turkey Vulture
Sharp-shinned Hawk*
Golden Eagle
American Kestrel
Mourning Dove
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Gray Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Loggerhead Shrike
Plumbeous Vireo
Warbling Vireo*
Western Scrub-Jay
Pinyon Jay
Black-billed Magpie*
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Mountain Chickadee
Juniper Titmouse
Bushtit
White-breasted Nuthatch*
Rock Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Mountain Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin*
Sage Thrasher
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Green-tailed Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Black-throated Sparrow
Sage Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Lazuli Bunting*
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird*
Cassin's Finch
House Finch
Pine Siskin

*seen in the area, but not on the survey itself

As a bonus/hint, on my way home, I stopped by a place about 20 miles to the south, and birded
for about an hour. Here's what I saw there:

American Kestrel
Killdeer
Mourning Dove
Lewis's Woodpecker
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Say's Phoebe
Warbling Vireo
Horned Lark
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Ovenbird
MacGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Western Tanager
Lincoln's Sparrow
Lazuli Bunting
Bullock's Oriole
American Goldfinch

Can you guess where I was birding? Notice anything strange about these lists? By-the-way, if
anyone wants to chase the Ovenbird, send me a message, and I'll let you know the answer right away.

Good birding!

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