Cassin's Vireo etc.

["Rick Fridell" <rfridell at redrock dot net>]

Hello,
This evening (6/03) Kristen Comella and I walked around the Lower LaVerkin
Creek / Virgin River confluence (Washington Co. UT).  The highlight was a
very late Cassin's Vireo foraging in the cottonwoods. We also saw a pair of
Green Herons. Spring migration is winding down.  There are still a few
lingering Western Wood-pewees, Willow Flycatchers, Wilson's Warblers,
MacGillivray's Warblers, and Western Tanagers.  We saw at least 3 or 4
migrant Willow Flycatchers.  They have been surprisingly abundant over the
last few days at lowland sites around Washington County.

Rick Fridell
Hurricane, UT

Birds observed 6/03 at Lower LaVerkin Creek/ Virgin River confluence:
Green Heron (2)
Gambel's Quail
Mourning Dove
White-throated Swift
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (4)
Western Wood-pewee (2)
Willow Flycatcher (3-4)
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
CASSIN'S VIREO
Common Raven
Violet-green Swallow
N. Rough-winged Swallow
Verdin (4)
Canyon Wren
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Phainopepla (~10)
Lucy's Warbler
Yellow Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler (2)
Wilson's Warbler (3)
Summer Tanager
Western Tanager (2 females)
Abert's Towhee
Black-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Black-headed Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bullock's Oriole
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
House Sparrow