Utah Lake - Cattle Egrets

["S. Robert Bradley" <srobert at mail dot sisna dot com>]

Tony Jones and I went to St. George this weekend and saw some very 
interesting things.

On the way back home, we stopped at Utah Lake going out Center Street and 
continuing along the North side of the Provo River (Souther dike) where it 
empties into the lake.  After leaving the park, we turned North on 4200 
West, passed the parking lot and then turned East on the North Side of the 
Provo River (I think it is Boat Harbor Road).  About 300 yards East of the 
turn we saw 6 Cattle Egrets on the North side of the road in among a small 
herd of cattle.  They were busy eating the insects off the cattle.  On of 
the birds still had some of the rusty coloring.   Great sight.  This was a 
lifer for me.  I post again this evening with the other things we saw on 
the trip.

Bob Bradley


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