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Greetings -
Thursday was a great day at Bear River! I was
particularly looking for the Solitary Sandpiper and found two
(or saw the same one twice). Also of note were lots of
Black-crowned Night Heron and on the east side of the auto tour
loop about six Semipalmated Plovers along with some
Snowy Plovers and Black Terns. My
favorite sights of the day were six Virginia Rails that were
feeding right out in the open and the many juvenile Pied-billed
Grebes looking so striking with their white and black face
patterns.
I ran into two birders from New Hampshire who had committed
the ultimate birding sin (right after forgetting your binoculars) by burying
their field guide at the bottom of all their belongings in the back of the
car. They were not familiar with western birds and had taken pages of
copious notes so they could identify the birds they saw when the guide
surfaced. We spent about an hour putting names to their birds and enjoying
seeing some of the species through the scope. Although they were in a bit
of a time crunch, they were so enjoying Bear River that they decided to continue
birding and make up for lost time by driving through the night. Sounds
familiar, doesn't it.
Pomera
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