RE: Trip to Mirror Lake Highway

["Kevin J. Colver" <colver at mstar2 dot net>]

Speaking of Williamson’s Sapsucker, I was recording what I thought from the sound was a Williamson’s on the Nebo loop last Friday but the drumming sequence was somewhat shorter and more intermittent.  After waiting and repositioning myself for awhile I was able to watch the bird directly in front of me as she did her drumming.  Yes, it was the female, and so I was able to record a female Williamson’s drumming pattern.

Kevin Colver

 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-birdnet@utahbirds.org [mailto:owner-birdnet@utahbirds.org] On Behalf Of Glenn B. Barlow
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 7:25 AM
To: BirdNet
Subject: [birdnet] Trip to Mirror Lake Highway

 

Yesterday Reed Stone and I met at Provo at went up the Mirror Lake Highway, as far as Butterfly Lake.  At Bald Mountain we had the pleasure of meeting a Leo Weigand, who was visiting from Maryland.  His companion was from New Mexico.  Somehow I recognized his name.  It seems he has a list of over 750 on the ABA North American List.  He was looking for a Canada Jay.  Together we saw a Clark's Nutcracker at Butterfly Lake.

 

Birds seen by Reed and I included in the following:

 

Lincoln Sparrow

Yellow Warbler (feeding young)

Northern Flicker

Clark's Nutcracker

Pine Grosbeak (Mirror Lake)

Chipping Sparrow

Three-toed Woodpecker (both m. & f. at nest @ Trial Lake)

 

Due a a stomach upset on my part we had to cut the trip short.  However, it was a beautiful day to be in the Uintahs.

No Gray Jay or Williamson's Sapsucker.

 

Glenn