Bear River Refuge Birds

["Betsy Beneke" <bbeneke at brigham dot net>]

Hi All:

Over the past week at the refuge, Bridget Olson and I observed some new
arrivals.  Among the large number of avocets, Bridget found several snowy
plovers, a group of dowitchers, marbled godwits and also mountain bluebirds.
I observed a lone least sandpiper.  There are both Clark's and western
grebes, growing numbers of pelicans, cormorants, black-crowned night-herons
and tree swallows.  I was thrilled to be able to observe an adult golden
eagle sitting on a fence post at about 100 feet, and was also surprised to
see a rough-legged hawk.  Is this late?  The chorus of marsh wrens is almost
deafening!  Today I kicked up two small flocks of mixed sparrows, including
Savannah, vesper, white-crowned, song and juncos.  Several turkey vultures
have been in the area this week also.

Eagerly awaiting the next push of migrants...

Betsy Beneke
Perry, Box Elder County

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