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UCB birders field trip ( Snowy and Semi-palmated Plovers )

 Nine Utah County Birders went on a field trip this morning to the areas around the south end of Utah Lake around Lincoln Beach. We were later joined by our president Reed Stone who was able to help us find a Snowy Plover at Lincoln Beach. Some of the highlights of the trip included The Snowy Plover at Lincoln Beach, then we were able to find two more at Lincoln Point with some Western Sandpipers. We saw nine Semi-palmated Plovers on the beach at the end of River Lane. Other shorebirds we saw were Marbled Godwits at Benjamin Slough, also there was a Long-billed Curlew that flew over. We saw several Cattle Egrets in the fields along the road to Lincoln Beach. There were some migrants at River Lane like Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Lark Sparrow and Chipping Sparrow. The group also saw a Barn Owl on River Lane. Today we tallied over 70 species of birds on our trip. It truly was a wonderful trip. I want to thank everyone that came along for the trip. It was a great time. Below is a list of species we saw on our trip today. Not every species was seen by every person. Sorry if I left out some species.
 
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
American White Pelican
Snowy Egret
Cattle Egret
White-faced Ibis
Canada Goose
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shovler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Red-breasted Merganser
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Chukar
Ring-necked Pheasant
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Snowy Plover
Semi-palmated Plover
Killdeer
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Spotted Sandpiper
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Western Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Phalarope
California Gull
Caspian Tern
Forester's Tern
Rock Pigeon
Eurasion Collard Dove
Mourning Dove
Barn Owl
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Say's Phoebe
Western Kingbird
Horned Lark
Tree Swallow
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern-Rough Winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black Capped Chickadee
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Yellowheaded Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Great-tailed Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bullock's Oriole
House Finch
House Sparrow
 

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