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Utah County
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31 May - 1 Jun 2019 Washington County
Field Trip
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We had 7 Birders on Friday for
Lytle Ranch and 5 of us today for Kolob Terrace and Hurricane. But we had a
blast! We only missed a couple target species. |
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We started off early in Lytle our hightlights were the Long-eared Owls! We also love seeing the Phainopepla, Brown-crested and Ash-throated Flycatcher, Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, Bell's Vireo! |
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 Brown-crested flycatcher |
 Ash-throated Flycatcher |
 Long-eared Owl |
 Long-eared Owl chick |
 Black-tailed Gnatcatcher |
 Bell's Vireo |
 Lucy's Warbler |
 Common Black-Hawk |
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In Snow canyon we got
Black-chinned, Black-throated and Rufous-crowned Sparrows. We did
a drive by to see the notorious Vermillion Flycatcher and they have
little ones! |
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 Vermilion Flyicatcher |
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Saturday we met at 7 am and headed up Kolob Terrace. The Lava Point lookout had just opened up and we were able to see the California Condor from afar! We also saw the beautiful Grace's Warbler and enjoyed a Cordilleran Flycatcher. From there we went to Whispering Pines. We found a beautiful Red-naped Sapsucker and Mountain Bluebirds and a cooperative Dusky Flycatcher. |
 California Condor |
 Cordilleran Flycatcher |
 Grace's Warbler |
 Red-naped Sapsucker |
 Dusky Flycatcher |
 Vesper's Sparrow |
 Golden Eagle |
 Western Kingbird |
 Red-breasted Nuthatch excavating her nest |
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We went up to Kolob Reservoir and it is filled to overflowing with all the snow this year. But we were able to access the north end where we were happy to find the Lewis's and ACORN Woodpeckers. |
 Lewis's Woodpecker |
 Acorn Woodpecker |
 Western Bluebird |
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After the reservoir we stopped at Wildcat Csnyon trail and hiked down to see the Pygmy Nuthatches...no Pygmy's, but we did find a White-breasted Nuthatch and Western Bluebird. We then stopped at Confluence Park and saw the great horned owl, Verdin and Summer Tanager. It was a beautiful 2 days down south and we missed everyone. We tallied 100 Species in those 2 days so it was a success!
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 Great Horned Owl |
 Verdin |
 Summer Tanager |
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E-mail:
ucbirders@utahbirds.org |
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