Bountiful Landfill

[Roostertael at aol dot com]

Hi,
 
Bob Huntington and I went out this morning to do some scouting for  
tomorrow's CBC. Naturally, afterward we also went birding. We started out  at AIC, and 
found three of the Long-tailed Ducks at the bridge by the marina. We  also saw 
a Glaucous Gull and two Herring Gulls on the south side of the bridge. 
 
We had talked about going to the Bountiful Landfill for a couple of weeks,  
and Colby's report this morning made sure we went this time. We found a 
Glaucous  Gull right off as well as a Thayers. Lots of Herring Gulls. We walked to 
the top  of a dirt ridge south of the main dump where we could see the main dump 
better.  We spent about a hour here and Bob thought he saw a very dark backed 
gull  flying, but neither of us could pick it up with the binoculars. I did 
get a  bonus however. On the west side hill was an adult GLAUCOUS-WINGED  GULL. 
It gave us both good looks over several minutes, and we both  were on it when 
it flew and got a good look at its wing tips. Not only a  new year bird, but 
also a Utah life bird for me. Bob already had  one this year, so I picked up 
one on him as well.  
 
Good luck to everyone tomorrow on the CBC.
 
Jack Binch

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