Utah Bird Report for 5/4/2000
Submitted by Mark Stackhouse (westwings@sisna.com) to the bird net

 


Birds mentioned
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE . Washington Co
Ross's Goose  Washington Co.
Common Black-Hawk  Washington Co.
Black-bellied Plover  Davis Co., Utah Co., Washington Co.
SOLITARY SANDPIPER  Garfield Co., Salt Lake Co
WHIMBREL  Washington Co.
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER  Davis Co.
Caspian Tern  Washington Co.
Northern Pygmy-Owl  Washington Co.
Broad-tailed Hummingbird . Summit Co., Utah Co
Three-toed Woodpecker  Salt Lake Co.
Plumbeous Vireo  Salt Lake Co.
Western Bluebird  Weber Co.
Phainopepla  Washington Co.
Virginia's Warbler  Utah Co.
Lazuli Bunting  Salt Lake Co., Summit Co., Utah Co.

 


Transcript
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Compiler: Mark Stackhouse
Transcriber: Mark Stackhouse

DAVIS COUNTY

At least one SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER was seen among a flock of Long-billed Dowitchers at the Layton Wetlands Preserve on Saturday, 04/29 (MS,others). The Layton Wetlands Preserve is located along the shores of the Great Salt Lake west of Layton along Gentile Street.

About 50 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were seen on the mudflats just south of the entrance to the AIC on Saturday, 04/29 (MS,others).


GARFIELD COUNTY

A SOLITARY SANDPIPER was seen at the pond at Ruby's Inn, near Bryce Canyon NP on Tuesday, 04/25 (NE).


SALT LAKE COUNTY

A SOLITARY SANDPIPER was also seen at Decker Lake on Thursday, 04/27 (JH). The bird was in the marshy area by 2200 West as you head towards the lake.

At Brighton at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon, a THREE-TOED WOODPECKER was seen on Tuesday, 05/02 (AM).

Recent spring arrivals reported in Salt Lake County include a LAZULI BUNTING singing in City Creek Canyon about 1/2 mile from the entrance on Sunday, 04/30, and a PLUMBEOUS VIREO at the east end of Parley's Gulch on Wednesday, 05/03 (MS).


SUMMIT COUNTY

Spring arrivals in Summit County included BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRDS at Summit Park on Wednesday, 04/26 (LL), and at Hidden Cove (near Jeremy Ranch) on Friday, 04/28 (D&JP). LAZULI BUNTINGS were also reported from
Hidden Cove on Thursday, 04/27 (D&JP).


UTAH COUNTY

BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were seen on the mudflats at Swede Lane west of Springville on Thursday, 04/27 (MW).

Spring arrivals in Springville included BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRDS and LAZULI BUNTINGS, seen Sunday, 04/30 (AH). At Rock Canyon, a VIRGINIA'S WARBLER was seen on Thursday, 04/27 (MW).


WASHINGTON COUNTY

A WHIMBREL was seen in Washington Fields, SE of St. George, on Saturday, 04/29 (RF,JK).

A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen at the Southgate Golf Course in St. George, on Saturday, 04/29 (RF,JK).

A rare sighting of CASPIAN TERNS from the Zion NP area occurred on Saturday, 04/29, when five were seen at Kolob Reservoir (BS).

Other interesting birds seen in Washington County on Saturday, 04/29, included a ROSS'S GOOSE at Sunbrook Golf Course in St. George, COMMON BLACK-HAWK at Lytle Ranch, and BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS at Washington Fields (RF,JK). Also on Saturday, 04/29, several groups of PHAINOPEPLAS were reported from Lytle Ranch, both near the parking area and above the orchard (KP).

A NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL was seen along the trail to Weeping Rock in Zion NP on Saturday, 04/22 (NE).


WEBER COUNTY

In an unusual sighting for northern Utah, a WESTERN BLUEBIRD was seen in Eden on Sunday, 04/30, at the NW edge of the Eden Hills subdivision (RW). This concludes the Utah Bird Report for Thursday, May 4, 2000.


Observers: NE=Niel Ellman (of NJ), RF=Rick Fridell, JH=Jack Holley, AH=Alona Huffaker, JK=Josh Kreitzer, LL=Letitia Lussier, AM=Alan Miller, D&JP=Danielle & Joel Patterson, KP=Kathy Paulin, BS=Bob Showler, MS=Mark Stackhouse, MW=Merril Webb, RW=Ron Wheeler

Abbreviations used:

AIC = Antelope Island Causeway
NP = National Park


This concludes the Utah Bird Report for Saturday, May 4, 2000.


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