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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...)
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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.
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And here are links to other new-born photos:
Canada Goose,
Mallard,
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 Owl,
Western
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
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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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