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Fw: [birdnet] Fw: Blue Jay in No. Ogden

Well folks, the Blue Jay was present this morning also.  Alton and I went a
little earlier.  As we settled into the curb, just west of 413 West 3325
North, and started looking around, Alton spied it on the left hand side of
the street in front of us about 50 feet (by some children's play equipment).
It was scared away by some magpies, but we spied it later on a telephone
pole directly to the south of the play equipment and it a tree above us.  No
doubt as to what it was.  Good luck to all who want to see it.

As you turn left onto Washington Blvd., go straight ahead, as the road
twists, until you come to 3325 North.  Just turn left and park where you can
see the aspen trees behind Steve's house (about 2 o'clock) and just west of
the driveway in front of you.

Glenn

----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn B. Barlow" <gbarlow@aros.net>
To: "BirdNet" <birdnet@utahbirds.org>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 4:42 PM
Subject: Fw: Blue Jay in No. Ogden


I wrote this during work and sent it to myself.

Good luck!


----- Original Message -----
From: Glenn B. Barlow
To: gbarlow@aros.net
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 2:00 PM
Subject: Blue Jay in No. Ogden


Fellow birders,


On Sunday evening I received a telephone call from Bill Fenimore about a
Blue Jay coming to a feeder in No. Ogden.  The fellow call Bill at his
Layton Wild Bird Center to report the sighting.

I called the fellow shortly after Bill called me.  He told me the Blue Jay
had been coming to his feeder for 2-3 days, and he had seen it on Sunday
morning and photographed it.  I asked him for permission to view the bird.
He told me he lived on a hill and the best place to view the bird would be
from either the path or the street below his house, looking up at his deck.

This morning (Monday) I went to the place he described, arriving at 10:15
a.m.  At about 11 a.m. the bird showed up in the aspen trees below (and
south) of his home.  The man's name is Steven Federmann and he lives at 395
East 3350 North, in Lakeview Heights (North Ogden).  The bird stayed briefly
in the aspen trees below the deck, then flew south (to my left).  I tried to
chase it and locate it again, but was rewarded only with a view of a Western
Scrub Jay in the top of an evergreen.  So, I returned to my viewing sight.
As I approached from the west I saw what looked like the Blue Jay near the
top of a group of tall aspens, just south of Steven's property.  Sure
enough, it was the Blue Jay.  While the crest was not all that visible,
because of the way the bird was turned, the top of the head was NOT flat
like a scrub jay.  Also, the white marks on the wings were quite visible.
It subsequently flew away again to the south.

Here are directions for those who like long drives.  Take I-15 north to Exit
352: Farr West/Pleasant View.  Turn right on 1500 North (UT Hwy 134) past
the industrial buildings.  You will be traveling east.  Keep going until you
come to the UT 134 intersection with Hwy 89.  There will be a traffic light
and across the street you will see a Chevron Service Station.  Turn right.
Immediately you will see a sign to North Ogden, with the arrow pointing
left.  Take that next street left.  It will be 2550 North (UT Hwy 235) and
you will go east to Washington Blvd.  As you proceed east, on your right you
will pass the new North View Fire Station.  Ahead you will see a traffic
light.  At the traffic light you will see a sign that shows Washington Blvd.
(It will also be 400 East.)   Also, you will see a Smith's Market.  Turn
left (north) and immediately you will see another traffic light at 2600
North.  At that intersection there is a McDonald's Restaurant on the left
and a 7-11 convenience store on the right.  Continue north up the hill,
winding right, then straightening out.  As you pass an LDS Church on your
left, the street will become 450 East.

Continue up the hill and on your right you will see a rock/concrete sign
that reads "Lakeview Heights."  You will have crossed over a canal and will
see the canal and a path on your left.  You will then come to 3325 North.
Turn left on 3325 North.  Go slowly and on your right you will see the path
again.  On the left you will see a house with the address of 413 West 3325
North.  Park on the right side of the street, just past that house, but east
of the driveway on the right.  On your right you will see a string of houses
above you.  There is a house with a group of aspens running east to west at
the bottom of the property.  That is Steven Federmann's house.  He has a
feeder on the east side of the trees and on the west side of the trees.  In
the aspens, on the west side of his property, is where I first spotted the
Blue Jay and this is where he reported the bird coming to his feeder.  Good
luck!!!

Glenn


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