The wintering waterfowl are starting to show up in Cache Valley. On Sunday, 10/31, at 1st dam at the mouth of Logan Canyon I saw 5 beautiful Barrows Goldeneyes (3 male, 2 female). I am sure to see many more in the coming months. I also saw 3 breeding plumage male Buffleheads. Along the Logan river I saw a male Belted Kingfisher.
On the BAS trip the day before (Sat. 10/30) the birds we saw included:
(Rendezvous Park)
Yellow Rumped Warbler
Downy Woodpecker
Black -capped Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
European Starling
American Kestrel
Brown Creeper
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ring Necked Pheasant
Black-billed Magpie
Mallard
Belted Kingfisher
American Robin
Rock Pigeon
Ring-billed Gull
(Benson area: Marina, fields, Bear River)
American Kestrel
Red-tailed Hawk
Canvasback (1 male, marina)
Bufflehead (male & female; also seen at 20/20 ponds)
Scaup (20/20 ponds)
Ring-necked Duck (female; Benson sewage pond)
Common Goldeneye (20/20 ponds)
Tundra Swan ( flock of 7 and then 15 seen overhead in Benson)
Marsh Wren
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Green-tailed Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Unknown Owl (more than likely Great Horned, which was spooked from its perch and flew across the Bear River)
Peace (Don't Forget To Vote Tomorrow!!!),
Stephen Peterson
Logan, UT