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Greetings!
Julie VanMoorhem and I went in search of the Acorn Woodpecker
this weekend. Much to our delight, he was right where he was
supposed to be!
Wayne County yielded some nice birds. Near the town of
Grover were a few flocks of Pinyon Jays, Clark's Nutcrackers and a Lewis's
Woodpecker. The woodpecker was located less than 1/10th of a mile past the
Grover city limit sign as you are traveling south on Highway 12. Look for
a sign which reads Clark Country on the east side of the road and a lone dead
tree on the west. He was flying back and forth across the road in this
general area.
At Escalante State Park in Garfield County, we saw a nice
collection of ducks including Buffleheads, Redheads, Ruddy Ducks and Common
Mergansers. At various stops along Highway 12, we saw Juniper Titmouse,
Western and Mountain Bluebirds, both Chickadees, Red and White-breasted
Nuthatches, Brown Creepers and a lone Ring-necked Duck with the most brilliant
colored bill we have ever seen. Despite birding until dark on Friday
evening and being out in 21 degree weather the next morning, the Pygmy
Nuthatches eluded us. That's birding! It was a great
trip.
Pomera
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