Bear River

[cldavis at xmission dot com]

We visited the Bear River Bird refuge on Sunday and saw about 100 Long-
billed Dowitchers, a Long-billed Curlew, and a solitary Solitary Sandpiper.
Birds were out enjoying the cool air and occasional rain--the landscape was 
littered with birds in the morning.  
For a special treat, the marsh wrens were in the tops of the reeds posing 
for birding magazine front covers when they weren't hopping around 
collecting nesting material. We saw about 55 species in and around the 
refuge.
We even stopped by Antelope Island on the way home and (first time this 
year for us) the owl was in the barn and we also got to see the Marbled 
Godwits (obviously not in the barn).  
It was one of the best birding days ever.
Carol Davis and Nicky Davis

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