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The Waterfowl and Shorebird migration through
Southern Utah is heating up fast. So, checkout Sand Hollow Reservoir this
weekend, also Quail Lake and the SR-9 sewage ponds.
Today, Tuesday, I counted roughly 40 Terns at
Sand Hollow. Most of them were Forster's, but the count included 2
Common, 4 Black and 3 Caspian. The Common Terns were with a large, mixed flock
of Am. Avocets and Black-necked Stilts located on the West shore. The
Forster's and Caspian Terns were located on a neck of exposed, bleached rock
extenting from the East shore. The Black Terns were on a recently exposed
rock and dirt island off the end of the neck of bleached rock. Other
species seen include: Red-breasted Merganser,California Gull, White-faced
Ibis, Marbled Godwit, Wilson's Phalarope, Snowy Egret, White Egret, Great Blue
Heron, Eared Grebe and an Osprey.
Good Birding,
Charlie
Sheard
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