Mergs and Goldeneyes at East Canyon

["Kristin Purdy" <kristinpurdy at comcast dot net>]

All three merganser species were present at East Canyon Reservoir in 
Morgan County today--HOODED, Red-breasted, and Common.  Six Hooded 
Mergansers (five males and a female) and a male Bufflehead swam in the 
reservoir at the south end adjacent to mile marker 16 of SR-65.  A mixed 
flock of the other two species were on the opposite shore from the road, 
about .1-.2 miles further north.  A few Common Mergansers also swam in 
the water east of the road and east of the Taylor Hollow area.  

A flotilla of 12 goldeneyes also swam in the same area.  All of the 
adults--six males and two females--were BARROW'S GOLDENEYES.  The 
remaining four were juveniles.  

Other species on the water included many Common Loons, a few Western 
Grebes and a few Mallards.

An adult Bald Eagle looked pretty comical on a Great Blue Heron nest at 
the Henefer wastewater treatment lagoons in Summit County.  A second 
Bald Eagle was perched on a cottonwood tree along the Weber River.

East Canyon Reservoir can be reached from I-80 exit 134 in Parley's 
Canyon (about 16 miles from there over Big Mountain Pass, which will 
likely close soon for the season), or from I-84 exits 112 or 115 in 
Henefer (about 8 miles to the reservoir from Henefer).  

Kris

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