Yankee Meadow Reservoir, etc. (11/7)

["Matthew J. Williams" <mjw22 at comcast dot net>]

Hello All,
	While returning from a friend's wedding in Las Vegas, my wife and I 
stopped at a few spots to look for birds.  Because of a nice array of ducks 
seen on ponds at Mesquite, NV, we decided to try to find some water.
	At Yankee Meadow Reservoir, a little ways north of Brian Head and east of 
Parowan, we almost struck out on ducks but found a small group (about 8) of 
LESSER SCAUP with only 1 male in crisp plumage.  We also saw a lone adult 
BALD EAGLE on the shore near where Bowery Creek flows in.  At one point, 
the eagle flew out into shallow water and snagged something (probably a 
fish) and ate it for a while.  Then, it flew out across the lake. Other 
birds included a Townsend's Solitaire and a Pinon Jay that flew across the 
road as we were returning to Parowan.
	Also, while passing rapidly through Meadow this evening on I-15, I saw a 
dark Rough-legged Hawk.  There are many Red-tailed's along the I-15, 
although they seemed to prefer (or were more visible) in areas with 
adequate trees and poles for perches.
	For the curious and border-ignoring, at Mesquite, we had a few Bufflehead, 
50+ American Coot, 3-4  Mallards,  ~5 Canvasback, 4 Redhead, 30+ 
Ring-necked Ducks, 10+ Ruddy Ducks, 2 Great Blue Herons and about 10 
Double-crested Cormorants.  For land birds here we saw a Say's Phoebe (late 
or wintering?), a Sharp-shinned hawk that had some prey (and some blood on 
the side of its head) and a few flyover American Pipits.

Good Birding,
Matt Williams
Provo, UT


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