birds

["judy jordan" <thane at accesswest dot com>]

On our way back from a breeding bird survey near Bluff Ut we were 
surprised to find route 14 closed to Cedar City!  Not to be detered or 
detoured we went to the Mammoth Cave road and on to Brian Head and down 
to Parowan.  BUT on the way we spotted an Osprey nest with at least one 
fledgeling.  The parent left the nest and that baby's head looked as big 
as the parent.  There may have been two.  This was in the evening on the 
5th.  There is still plenty of snow at Brian Head and a beautiful Mt. 
Blue bird.  Do they nest in the snow?
In Ivins on the corner of 40W  400 S
there are a lot of trees around some homes and buildings.  I saw three 
different kinds of doves in there, mourning, eurasian collard, and 
white- winged.  There may have been inca doves in there too.  There are  
Phainopepla also  which makes me think they are nesting there, all of 
them.  Ofcourse there is the mocking bird.  Now if you go in the 
driveway the first house is not very friendlly but in the back inside 
the gate and the cactus the old coulple that live there are the ones who 
planted all the trees and continue to feed and water the birds.  Now she 
can't see and he can't hear but they did say people were welcome to come 
and see the birds.  They don't get up until after 12:00.
      My computer "went south" so I need email addresses.  
If anyone is interested what birds are I saw in eastern Ut, I'll be glad 
to post it.    Judy
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