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July Meeting:
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Thursday July 10, 2025, at 7pm - Bean Museum and on Zoom
Birding in Northern Costa Rica
Our guest speaker will be Steve VanWinkle presenting on Birding in Northern
Costa Rica. Hope to see you all there!
(The Zoom link will be emailed out the day before the meeting)
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UPCOMING
FIELD TRIPS:
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SATURDAY JULY 12
– Utah Lake State Park
Birding and Cleanup of the south wooded birding area
across the bridge on the south side of the park.
Please join us on Saturday July 12th at 7am at the Utah Lake State Park.
We will bird around the park from 7- 9 and then from 9:30-12 help park
personnel clean up some of the debris in the wooded grove on the south side
of the park next to the Provo Airport Dike. Many of you have birded this
area and have even found rarities in this area.
The State Park has been generous with us by letting us use their
facilities for the last few years for our Christmas Bird Count tally
potluck. Join us as we give back to the park and help improve a valuable
birding spot. The park will provide any tools needed, but bring water,
sunscreen, bug spray, and gardening gloves if you have them.
A park pass will be required for entry, but we may be able to consolidate
vehicles and carpool in from outside the park. Contact Keeli Marvel (keeli.marvel@gmail.com)
or Steve VanWinkle (qrubra17@gmail.com) with questions.
TUESDAY JULY 22 – Uinta Mountains
On Tuesday, July 22nd we will be heading up to the Uinta Mountains. We
will meet at 5:30 at Palisade Park near the mouth of Provo Canyon. There is
a parking lot there that is a park and ride. DO NOT GO TO THE PARK AND RIDE
BY WILLS PIT STOP at the mouth of Provo Canyon as this lot is often full.
Also if it is easier for anyone, you can meet us at the Kamas Food Town
parking lot in Kamas at 6:25. We will be hiking up Bald Mountain first thing
to try and see birds like Pine Grosbeaks, Three-toed Woodpecker, Black Rosy
Finch, and a possible chance at a White-tailed Ptarmigan. This hike is 3
miles round trip and gains 1100 feet in 1.5 miles. It's a good trail, but
you should bring water, hiking poles, and sturdy shoes as we may wander on
the rocks to look for the Ptarmigan.
After the hike we will go and explore a few other areas around the
Uinta’s targeting specialties like Canada Jay, Clark's Nutcracker,
Williamson's Sapsucker, and many other high elevation breeders. We will have
lunch at Mirror Lake, so pack a lunch or some snacks to eat there. Remember
that Mirror Lake Highway has a recreation fee of 6 dollars, or you can use
your America the Beautiful Pass. We will try and carpool to hopefully avoid
the fee. After we eat lunch and walk around the campground at Mirror Lake,
we will head back to Kamas and Orem hopefully being home no later than 2
P.M. I hope to see as many people as possible.
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