| Common Loon | Duchesne Co., Summit Co. |
| Great Egret | Davis Co., Uintah Co. |
| Wood Duck | Utah Co. |
| Common Moorhen | Davis Co. |
| Black-bellied Plover | Uintah Co. |
| Marbled Godwit | Uintah Co. |
| YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO | Davis Co., Uintah Co. |
| Rufous Hummingbird | Iron Co. |
| Williamson's Sapsucker | Cache Co., Utah Co. |
| Three-toed Woodpecker | Utah Co. |
| Purple Martin | Cache Co. |
| NORTHERN PARULA | Uintah Co. |
| White-winged Crossbill | Duchesne Co. |
| Utah Birdline (801) 538-4730 Compiler: Mark Stackhouse Transcriber: Mark Stackhouse |
CACHE COUNTY
A nesting site for PURPLE MARTIN was discovered at Monte Cristo on
Saturday, 06/24 (VAS, m.obs.). A nest was located near the top of Monte Cristo,
along SR 39 between Huntsville and Woodruff. To get there, find the Curtis Creek
Road junction near the summit, and look for the large sign with a map of the
area. The nest is in a large aspen tree about 100 yards west of the sign.
A female WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKER was seen in the Tony Grove CG on Saturday,06/24 (PU).
DAVIS COUNTY
A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was seen in the trees at the Fielding-Garr Ranch at
Antelope Island SP on Friday, 06/23 (C&CP,MS).
At FBWMA, A COMMON MOORHEN was seen in the first pond on the right as you
enter the refuge on Tuesday, 06/20 (RH).
Two GREAT EGRETS were seen in the pond at the west end of Glover Lane, west
of the entrance to FBWMA, on Tuesday, 06/27 (BH).
DUCHESNE COUNTY
A female WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL was seen at the east end of the Mirror Lake
CG on Tuesday, 06/27 (C&CP,MS).
On Starvation Reservoir, 6 COMMON LOONS were seen on Saturday, 06/24 (EH,DS,m.obs.).
IRON COUNTY
The start of the Fall migration was noted in Cedar City, when the season's first
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD was seen coming to a feeder (SS).
SUMMIT COUNTY
A COMMON LOON was also seen on Echo Reservoir on Tuesday, 06/27 (C&CP,MS).
UINTAH COUNTY
A female NORTHERN PARULA was seen at the Josie Morris cabin in Dinosaur NM
on Friday, 06/23 (RH).
A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was seen at Ouray NWR on Saturday, 06/24 (EH,DS,m.obs.).
In another indication of the start of the Fall migration, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and
MARBLED GODWITS were seen at Pelican Lake on Saturday, 06/24. A GREAT EGRET
was also at the lake on that day (EH,DS,m.obs.).
UTAH COUNTY
A THREE-TOED WOODPECKER was seen along the Nebo Loop Road on Thursday, 06/29 (DS). The bird was seen in some old pines about 30 yards south of the
parking area for the Nebo Bench trailhead.
A WILIAMSON'S SAPSUCKER was seen on the slopes of Mt. Timpanogos on Friday,
06/23 (JR). The bird was about 1/8 mile up the Horse Flat Trail, which starts near the top of the Alpine Loop Drive.
A female WOOD DUCK was seen on the Spanish Fork River on Friday, 06/23 (WC). The bird was near where SR 77 crosses the river west of Springville.
Observers: WC=Wade Covert, RH=Rich Hoyer (of AZ), EH=Eric Huish, BH=Bob
Huntington, C&CP=Carroll & Catherine Pinckard (of MD), JR=James Roberts,
DS=Dennis Shirley, VAS=V. Arnold Smith, MS=Mark Stackhouse, SS=Steve Summers, PU=Paul Ustach
Abbreviations used:
CG = campground
FBWMA = Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area
m.obs. = many observers
NM = National Monument
NWR = National Wildlife Refuge
SP = State Park
SR = State Route
This concludes the Utah Bird Report for Saturday, April 15, 2000.
Please report your sightings by calling the Utah Birdline at: (801) 538-4730 or by e-mail to westwings@sisna.com
You may e-mail questions and comments to westwings@sisna.com or you may call (801) 487-9453.