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For those who keep lists -- send in your numbers!
St. George Winter Bird Festival Coming in January

Recent Rare Sightings:
Clickable thumbnail photos have been added to the "Recent Rare Bird Sightings List" so you can easily see pictures of the rare birds that have recently been seen.  Also added to the page are links to the other sightings of the same species along with reports and descriptions of these birds.

Records Committee:
Nine sight records for birds on the "Review List" were submitted to the Records Committee in the month of May.  Two of them were for very rare Palm Warblers.  One was discovered in Salt Lake City by David Wheeler and another was spotted at Fish Springs by Jack Skalicky.  A third was photographed by Paul Higgins in West Weber. May was a great month for rare birds in Utah. 

Feature Article:
Ted Fitzgerald took photos of some nesting robins capturing a couple
of fortuitous photos of the "fecal sac" phenomenon. Here's a link of
the series from incubation to fledglings producing the "Next Generation of Robins."

Feature Article:
Oliver Hansen discovered a Red-tailed Hawk nest near Gunlock Reservoir in Washington County.  Here's his story along with pictures of the nest, the chicks, the adults and the red cliffs of Southern Utah..

BirdTalk Message:
The yearly "Peregrine Watch" in downtown Salt Lake City is on!  The first egg has been laid (April 19th) and the WebCams are rolling.  The Birds are nesting in a nest box located on the east face of the northeast corner of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building at 15 East South Temple Street.

Records Committee:
Number 448 on the Utah Checklist is -- the Purple Sandpiper found by Rick Fridell at Sand Hollow State Park in Washington County.  Many birders got to see and photograph this "First State Record"

Google Gadget:
Robin Tuck has improved his gadget that brings up the latest "New Bird Photos,"  "Picture of the Month" and the latest "Hotline Photos from our website to your Google Personalized Homepage.  If you have a personalized homepage or would like to create one you can get the details on Robin's website.

Bird Humor:
Here are some links to the "Bird Humor" section of our feature pages:
  - "Change is in the Air"  (A stealthy Starling is up to something).
  - "Mom's Favorite"  (How you can tell you're NOT).
  - "Snack-lifting "  (A clever little gull is hooked on junk food).
  - "Heavenly Smiley Faces"  (Smiley faces are use in emails and...)

Photo Gallery:
This is the time of the year when new chicks will be making their debut.  If you get a chance to take pictures of these cute little critters (without disturbing the nesting process, of course) please send them in to add to our collection.  Here's the first one of the season sent in by Wayne Whaley of some new-born Great-tailed Grackles.  And here are some Pied-billed Grebe chicks with their Mother by Paul Higgins.
  
  
And here are links to other new-born photos:  Canada GooseMallard, California Quail, Pied-billed Grebe, Western Grebe (2), Clark's Grebe, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Golden Eagle, Prairie Falcon, Virginia Rail (2), Sora, American Coot, Sandhill Crane, Killdeer, Black-necked Stilt, American Avocet, Long-billed Curlew, Barn OwlWestern Screech-Owl, Great Horned Owl, Northern Pygmy-Owl, Burrowing Owl, Short-eared Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Common Nighthawk, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Western Scrub-Jay, Cliff Swallows, Barn Swallows, Mountain Bluebird, American Robin, Spotted Towhee, Black-headed Grosbeak

Rare Birds:
Three rare gulls have been hanging out at the Antelope Island Causeway.  Jack Binch found a Black-legged Kittiwake on Friday the 6th of November which brought birders flocking to the causeway.  The next day, Tim Avery discovered a Little Gull in with the large flock of Bonapart's Gulls and the kittiwake.  AND THEN, on the next day Kris Purdy and her group found a Lesser Black-back Gull a little further to the east of the others.  A "seagull" festival in Utah is probably fitting, in a funny sort a way.

Bird Songs:
Podcasts for Birders are available for FREE DOWNLOAD through the  iTunes website.  Kevin Colver's "soundscape" recordings include "Sunrise at Fish Srings," and "Starvation Creek," in Utah  as well as bird sounds from places in Texas, California and Alaska.

  

  
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