Birding- Juab, Sanpete, and Carbon Counties

["Eric Huish" <poorwill_ at hotmail dot com>]

Hi all,
KC and I went out birding this morning. Our first stop was at Chicken Creek 
Reservoir.  We couldn't relocate the Tundra Swan and Barrows Goldeneye 
reported by James Lofthouse but the Reservoir was packed with waterfowl.  We 
saw 15 species of waterfowl there plus an Eared grebe and a Say's Phoebe, I 
guess.(Long story. Don't ask.)
We then headed for Yuba State Park. On our way we saw another Say's Phoebe 
and a few miles north of the State Park on State Rout 28 we saw a flock of 
15 Pinyon Jays.  On the lake there was a DC Cormorant, a Bald Eagle, and a 
W/C Grebe.
Our next stop was at Wales Reservoir (Sanpete County) which was also full of 
waterfowl (14 Species).  Other birds of interest at Wales Reservoir were 
Bonaparte's Gulls, Sandhill Crane(heard Only), and a large flock of Tree 
Swallows. Fresh spring arrivals. While still in Sanpete County we saw a 
Prairie form Merlin.
We then headed up Fairview Canyon, were we saw lots of Snowmobilers but no 
birds, to our last stop of the day at Scofield Reservoir.  There was just a 
little open water but it was full of waterfowl(11 Species) and there were a 
couple Mt Bluebirds in the area.
We ended the day with about 45 species and lots of new additions to our 
county lists. It felt like winter again but there are signs of spring.
Good birding all.


Eric Huish
Pleasant Grove UT
poorwill_@hotmail.com
801-360-8777




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