Utah Bird Hot Line

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The most recent update for the Utah Bird Sightings report follows:

Transcript:

Utah Bird Line (801) 538-4730

Compiler and Transcriber: Bill Fenimore, Wild Bird Center, Layton, Utah

Bird Sightings reported to the Utah Bird Line as of Tuesday, September 3, 
2002:

Grand County:

Tuesday, September 3rd, recent bird sightings in the Scott M. Matheson 
Wetlands Preserve Moab, Utah: greater yellowlegs; solitary and spotted 
sandpiper; western and least sandpiper; calliope hummingbird; olive-sided 
flycatcher; dusky flycatcher; warbling vireo; red-breasted and white 
nuthatch; house wren; Townsend's, Nashville, and orange-crowned warbler; 
American redstart; northern Waterthrush; green-tailed towhee; lesser and 
American goldfinch. 
Damian Fagan 
Colorado and Green Rivers Area Program Manager 
The Nature Conservancy of Utah 
P.O. Box 1329 
Moab, UT 84532 
435-259-4629 phone 
435-259-2677 fax

San Juan County:

Jim Hook of Bluff, Utah reported a breeding pair of Summer Tanagers in Bluff. 
 It is the first time he has seen this species in Bluff since moving there 15 
years ago. 

Salt Lake County:

September 3rd Waterbird survey - last one of the season! 7:00-10:00. South 
shore (east of SaltAir, west of Airport - general vicinity of 10200 West and 
I-80) approximate 5 mile stretch.

Bob Huntington, Deedee O'Brien, and Ann Neville Reporting:

Eared Grebe 1000 (there were thousands more on the water far away); White 
Pelican 1; Great Blue Heron 1; Black-crowned night heron 6; White-faced Ibis 
4; Canada Goose 1; Mallard 6; Snowy Plover 11; American Avocet 2,177; Willet 
2; Long-billed curlew 2; Marbled Godwit 2; Spotted Sandpiper 1; California 
Gull 259; Ring-billed Gull 25; Franklin gull 248
Also saw a couple of nighthawks very near the beach and a Peregrine.

Ann Neville, Wetland Manager, HSEQ - ISSR;  801 569 7204 office
 
End Transcript

Please report your sightings by calling the Utah Bird Line at (801) 538-4730 
or by e-mail to: frnatent@earthlink.net or BirderB@aol.com.

You may e-mail questions and comments to the Wild Bird Center at 
frnatent@earthlink.net or to BirderB@aol.com or you may call (801) 525-8400.

Bill Fenimore
Wild Bird Center
1860 North 1000 West
Layton, UT 84041-1858
(801) 525-8400
frnatent@earthlink.net 
BirderB@aol.com

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