Long billed Dowitcher, Bullock's Oriole

[Denkare at aol dot com]

Two days ago I went looking for whatever Orioles might be responsible for  
nests along the Jordan River just upstream of 9800 South.  I checked the  pond 
near the parking lot and saw two wading birds.  I was able to view  them for an 
extensive period of time.  Two boys came by and threw a rock in  the pond and 
I asked them not to scare the birds.  However when they walked  around the 
pond they scared up the two Long Billed Dowitchers who flew and  landed within 
50 feet of me.  This was a first for me.  Then as I was  walking down the paved 
trail I heard a bird near the ground in thick brush  within a few feet.  It 
started making a loud clucking sound.  I  thought it must be some type of 
grouse or quail.  So I froze to wait it  out.  Not long after a beautiful orange 
Bullock's Oriole flew out of that  brush and landed in a tree near me.  Another 
item of note was the house  sparrows taking up residence in the swallow nests 
under the bridge.  
 
Dennis Williams

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