May 2008
Matt Mills (1 June 2008) - I spent most of the past week out at Fish Springs and, while much of the time was spent working, I did manage to get some birding in everyday. ... On Tuesday, 5/27, I had a first summer male American Redstart in the housing area. This is presumably the same bird photographed on Monday by Kris Van Fleet On Wednesday , 5/28, there were 2 Common Grackles... On Friday 5/30, we stopped in at the Callao Civilian Corps Campground again. The adult male Indigo Bunting was still present and singing. It was singing a very yellow warblerish song. Also present here was... a female Scott's Oriole...
Colby Neuman (26 May 2008) - Jeff Bilsky and I headed out to some of the migrant traps of the west desert from Saturday through Monday. ...Highlights from the weekend included - 5/24/08 - Fish Springs NWR - remember permission is required to bird the housing area... 1 White-winged Dove - housing area - at least the 5th record for the refuge... Callao - lack of migrants - 1 Whimbrel - in field that was being actively irrigated... 5/25/08 - Callao - 1 Whimbrel - continuing... 5/26/08 - ...Callao... 1 Black-and-white Warbler - singing male - it did it's normal song that went into a Yellow Warbler sounding song and then back into it's normal song...but it eventually reverted to their typical song....
Matt Mills (22 May 2008) - Yesterday Matt Westover and I had a pair of Indigo Buntings at the Civilian Corps Campground just south of the town of Callao, Utah...
Apr 2008
Tim Avery (25 Apr 2008) - Just stopped at chicken creek reservoir in Juab County and found a number of good birds: 1 Short-billed Dowitcher...3 Greater Scaup...
Tim Avery (7 Apr 2008) - ...Friday 04/04 - Chicken Creek Reservoir - 1 - Horned Grebe...
Feb 2008
Lu Giddings (9 Feb 2008) - Dennis Shirley and went in search of longspurs and other winter birds this morning. We passed through Santaquin to Mona, drove the west side of Mona reservoir and through Goshen canyon into Goshen and Genola and then back into Payson and Salem pond. We did not see any longspurs but did have a few noteworthy observations: - a pair of Trumpeter Swans were seen on Burriston ponds - three drake cinnamon teal were seen at the inlet end of Mona reservoir...
Nov 2007
Tim Avery (27 Nov 2007) - I ventured on to Yuba Lake State Park, also in Juab county, which had a number of birds around the shore and on the lake. The first bird I noticed was a single swan out on the water. I set my scope up, and the bird appeared to bean un-collared adult Trumpeter Swan.
Sep 2007
Larry Tripp (23 Sep 2007) - ...The only other birds of note this weekend were... a Broad-winged Hawk just south of Nephi on Friday.
Jay Banta (11 Sep 2007) - Immature Sabine's Gull has been seen on Sunday, Monday, and Tues just off the north dike of Pintail Unit on Fish Springs NWR. Photo will be posted soon. It is one of on two individual gulls that are currently using that area.
Aug 2007
The Reddish Egret was still present at Fish Springs just to the south of the rookery in Avocet Unit. The bird was not seen until nearly 6:00pm tonight and was about 300~ yards out from the dike.... The Painted Bunting was seen at 4:15pm and again at 5:20pm feeding low in the trees along the ditch on the west side of the picnic area.... 2 Solitary Sandpiper were seen around the refuge, amongst around 23 Spotted Sandpiper.
Buck Russell (4 Aug 2007) - Bob Bradley and I made a trip to Fish Springs NWR this morning and were fortunate to see the Painted Bunting (in the picnic area-showed up around noon), a female Scarlet Tanager (in the top of the canopy in the trees between the Headquarters building and residential area-got permission to walk through the residential area), the Reddish Egret (in the Avocet pond/unit, visible from the road between the Mallard Pond/unit and Avocet Pond/unit)...
David Allan (4 Aug 2007) - On Friday, 8/3, my wife Darcie and I finally got to enjoy the Painted Bunting (lifer for us both) seen by many at Fish Springs NWR. We arrived at the picnic area at 1230h and saw the bird almost immediately. We also got great looks at the Reddish Egret (lifer for Darcie). We observed it near the north end of Curlew, at ~1415h. Very soon after finding the bird, we were treated to a display of its foraging dance routine.
Pat Jividen (2 Aug 2007) - Reddish Egret, Painted Bunting... We saw both at fish springs today. The egret was at the rookery island at mallard and the bunting there at the picnic tables.
Matt Mills (1 Aug 2007) - Saw the Painted Bunting again last night (Aug 1st) in the picnic area at Fish Springs. The bird looked rather ruffled, not sure if it was the weather recently, being out of place, or just the attention it has been receiving but it sure looked a lot rougher than when we first spotted it.
Jul 2007
Steve Carr (31 Jul 2007) - The UOS Quick Chase to Fish Springs, attended by 8 birders, also saw the Painted Bunting at the picnic site within minutes upon arrival at about 10:15 a.m. today. A lifer for most and a state bird for all but Larene, who had seen it last week. ...A couple of fleeting glimpses of the possible/probable female Scarlet Tanager were seen, not at the picnic site but at the Hqs area. Unlike the Bunting, which made itself very obvious time and again, the "Tanager" kept to herself in the higher canopy of the cottonwoods, often flying from one set of trees to another.
Edson Leite (29 Jul 2007) - My girlfriend Beth and I went after the Painted Bunting this morning. What a great looking bird. We got to the refuge at 5pm. Spotted the bird by the cottonwoods near the picnic tables. Also a lot of Common Nighthawks, the Red-shouldered Hawk made an appearance near the picnic area and the Nighthawks were not too pleased. ...On our way out Beth spotted a American Bittern on the first pond from the entrance. Finally got that nemesis bird. But my camera battery had died.
Milt Moody (25 Jul 2007) - Matt Mills reported that the Painted Bunting is at the same location today and that he's gotten some pictures of the bird... He also saw a female Scarlet Tanager, and the same Red-shouldered Hawk as he saw yesterday (that's quite the trio all in the same place).
Milt Moody (24 Jul 2007) - Matt Mills phoned in to reported a male Painted Bunting at the Thomas Ranch Interpretive Site just up the road north of the main buildings at Fish Springs. It was on the ground around the picnic tables. He also reported seeing a Red-shouldered Hawk in the area.
May 2007
Lu Giddings (25 May 2007) - A very handsome male Rose-breasted Grosbeak was seen along Cherry Creek at about 10 a.m. this morning. It was flushed up out of the tops of the willows when a yellow warbler lit very near to it, long enough for me to get a very good look at it but not long enough for me to grab my camera. I spent over an hour waiting for the bird to reappear but to no avail. Cherry Creek is about 10 miles west of the north entrance to the Little Sahara Sand Dunes and provides some lovely dense, willow riparian vegetation in the middle of the pinion-juniper desert.
Apr 2007
Tim Avery - Friday 04/27 - Chicken Creek Reservoir ...4 - Semipalmated Sandpiper...
Jay Banta (17 Apr 2007) - [Fish Springs NWR] White-winged Dove has been seen at the feeder next to the Refuge HQ and the trees in the general vicinity for two day. Birders are reminded that they must get advance permission to bird in the Refuge housing area.
Lu Giddings (15 Apr 2007) - We had a great day of birding in the Great Basin yesterday. Five vehicles and 16 birders left the Payson Walmart at 6:00 a.m. and made the trek to Fish Springs...- two Greater White-fronted Geese and at least two Greater Scaup, the former at the northeast end of Harrison pool, the latter in the pool to the south of Harrison (thanks to Jack Skolicky for alerting the Sommerfelds to the geese!)
Nov 2006
Lu Giddings (19 Nov 2006) - It was a beautiful afternoon and a lovely, irresistible opportunity to spend a few hours outside. I started in Santaquin, worked my way to Mona, and then along the west side of the reservoir to the dam. Highlights include: - a Merlin in some trees along the east side of Mona reservoir - a female Western Tanager, again in some trees along east side of the reservoir - a Horned Grebe and two common loons on Mona reservoir, along with about a dozen straggling western grebes scattered across the lake's surface.
Lu Giddings (2 Nov 2006) - Earlier this morning Dennis Shirley and I spent some time checking Mona reservoir. We saw 30+ species, most notable of which were near the dam and which include: a Horned Grebe in standard plumage - a Hooded Merganser hen - a flock of about 40 red-breasted mergansers, all hens - two common loons - a drake canvasback, possibly in the company of 5 females (seen from a considerable distance in bad light)
Oct 2006
Dennis Shirley (16 Oct 2006) - The Shirley boys {Darren,Bryan,Devin,and Dennis} were at Fish Springs over the weekend and ran into Jack Skalicky, who was doing his monthly bird survey for Jay Banta, the refuge manager. He found some good birds for the area. The best included; Eastern Phoebe, Summer Tanager, Common Grackle, Great Egrets. The EP ST and CG were around the headquarters. No unusual shorebirds or waterfowl were found. The phoebe was a striking dark and white adult. The tanager was a red/orange/yellow juvenile, and could have easily been an eastern variety.
Sep 2006
Rick Fridell - ...Other highlights included: Fish Springs NWR, Juab Co., 9/7 Semipalmated Sandpiper (Ibis Unit), Common Tern (Avocet Unit), Eastern Kingbird (picnic area), American Redstart (first year male, in greasewoods along Gadwall unit), Common Grackle (2 at headquarters). - Miller Spring, Juab Co., 9/7 Red-shouldered Hawk (adult), Indigo Bunting (female)
May 2006
Colby Neuman (23 May 2006) - ...we then drove back north to Fish Springs NWR where migrants were relatively scarce (quite windy). However, highlights were a male Bobolink and a Stilt Sandpiper foraging with a flock of Long-billed Dowitchers. ...This morning we conducted a breeding bird survey for Jay Banta at Fish Springs and the nearby desert. Highlights included a Sanderling mixed in with a flock of Snowy Plovers, and a male Indigo Bunting and a Northern Waterthrush at the picnic area. Also, there was a substantial overall increase in the number of migrants present at the housing and picnic areas today.
Joel Beyer (4 May 2006) - Kathy and I made a quick trip to the St. George area earlier this week, with the highlights as follows: Juab Co. Mona Reservoir - Blue-winged Teal, Caspian Terns; Burraston Ponds - 4 Barn Owls, 2 Common Grackles (building nest), Bullock's Oriole; Chicken Creek Reservoir area - Wilson's Phalaropes, Blue-winged Teals, Long-billed Curlews, Ferruginous and Swainson's Hawks, 2 Short-eared Owls, Grasshopper Sparrows...
Merrill Webb (2 May 2006) - Yesterday afternoon I went to Juab County with my wife to see what I could find on the first day of May. Mona Reservoir continues to be very productive. We found all four grebes...and a Great Egret. ...Had a Eurasian Collared Dove and a Lesser Goldfinch in Levan...
Apr 2006
Carol Davis (26 Apr 2006) - At Yuba Recreation Area there were six Marbled Godwits, two Horned Grebes, three Common Mergansers, one Great Egret, two Common Loons, seventeen Caspian Terns, and many Snowy Egrets.
Carol Davis (24 Apr 2006) - I took the Levan cutoff over to I-15 on Sunday (the old highway) so I could drive by Yuba Reservoir... present along the road parallel to the railroad tracks I heard one Grasshopper Sparrow...
Merrill Webb (14 Apr 2006) - I had a chance to do some birding...in Juab County yesterday afternoon from 3:00 to 6:00 PM. ...five species of shorebirds and 12 species of waterfowl including a female Long-tailed Duck at Chicken Creek Reservoir...
Tim Avery (10 Apr 2006) - ... As we headed back through Mona we saw a Eurasian Collared- Dove along Main Street. Our next stop was Chicken Creek Reservoir which was covered with waterfowl and a number of grebes. By far the best bird was a Short-billed Dowitcher molting into breeding from basic plumage, along with what was a molting Long-billed Dowitcher.
Feb 2006
Lu Giddings (4 Feb 2006) - It was a cold and windy but dry day at Fish Springs today...The surprise birds of the day were four Great Egrets and five White-faced Ibis in the northwest corner of Mallard pool, all feeding together. Tim Avery reported seeing four great egrets and 6 or 7 white-faced ibis on his trip to Fish Springs on Jan 8th; perhaps these are the same birds...
Jan 2006
Tim Avery (8 Jan 2006) - ...I came across 2 adult Trumpeter Swan, on the north end of Mallard Unit at Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge. Despite weather reports it was sunny and clear most of the day. Other birds of note at the refuge were: 4 Great Egret, 6 or 7 White-faced Ibis...
Nov 2005
Bryan Shirley (21 Nov 2005) - Hi All. After birding in the sauna of Bangkok for the last month Fish Springs was a bit cool this weekend, but it did produce a few good birds. The best was 1 Bohemian Waxwing in the trees around the headquarters. We also saw our first Bald Eagles of the winter, 1 Rough-legged Hawk, 5 Tundra Swans, and 1 snow goose.
Oct 2005
Terry Sadler (20 Oct 2005) - A White-throated Sparrow was observed at Fish Springs NWR in Juab Co. The bird was seen yesterday, Oct 19th, along the north-south ditch which runs along the west side of the picnic area. Other notable birds observed on this GSL Audubon Hotspots excursion include 3 Great Egrets at the Refuge and 12 Short-eared Owls seen along the 5 Mile Pass- Faust cut-off road during the early morning drive to the Refuge.
Sep 2005
Colby Neuman - My dad received a phone call from Jay Banta this afternoon (Thursday 9/29/05) concerning an Inca Dove or Ground-Dove sp. being present at Fish Springs NWR...that is all the information I have at this time. (30 Sep 2005) - I just talked with Jay Banta, and he said they thought the bird was most likely a Ruddy Ground-Dove. He said the bird was seen yesterday coming to a puddle in the housing area. They have yet to see the bird today, but he said they have spent little time looking for it. Note: this area is closed to the public and one needs permission to bird this area.
Colby Neuman (18 Sep 2005) - Tim Avery and I went birding around the west desert this past weekend. ...We stopped in Callao (Juab Co.) and saw quite a few migrants from the road...some of which included ...one Cassin's Vireo. ...headed to Fish Springs NWR...where we did find one juvenile Stilt Sandpiper and two (possibly three) Short-billed Dowitchers mixed in a flock of 12 basic plumaged Long-billed Dowitchers. The two Short-billed Dowitchers appeared to be juvenile birds that had nearly molted into basic plumage.
Rick Fridell (5 Sep 2005) - Kristen and I took advantage of the Labor Day holiday...and made a run through the West Desert...The highlight was a Hudsonian Godwit at Fish Springs. The Godwit was foraging along the west side of the large shallow pool in the Pintail Unit of the refuge. There were 1000's of birds in this pool and conditions are currently perfect for shorebirds, waders, pelicans, ducks, etc. There were dozens of herons and egrets (50+ GB Herons, 80+ Snowy Egrets, 1 Great Egret) and we saw 18 species of shorebirds (including 50+ Snowy Plovers and a couple Sanderlings) and at least half of the shorebirds were on the far side of the pool and unidentifiable even with a scope. We also saw a female Blue Grosbeak near the refuge headquarters.
Sep 2004
Jack Binch (18 Spet 2004) - I took another trip to Fish Springs to look for warblers, and was not disappointed. There was a Chestnut-sided Warbler in the trees just before you enter the private homes. It was very co-operative and let me and a group of SLCounty Birders get some very good looks and some photos.
Aug 2004
KC Childs (28 Aug 2004) - This morning a group of about 16 birders left from Provo to start our day at Burrstin Ponds near the town of Mona in Juab County. ...we were greeted with ...an American Redstart at the west end of the corner northeast pond. It was a beautiful bird and for the most part all got great looks.
Jun 2004
Bryan Shirley (20 June 2004) - Yesterday on our UT county birders field trip we located a Least Tern on Mona Res. At first it was flying around the North end of and then it flew in and landed just to the north of the Dam....
May 2004
Larry Tripp (31 May 2004) - ...The best bird I saw on Sunday was a singing male Tennessee Warbler in the town of Callao. It was at the west end of town, I heard it singing from my truck as I entered the town. When I located the bird it was singing from a small mostly dead tree behind a deserted house on the north side of the road. I last saw it fly into some tall Elms at the next house to the E.
Colby Neuman (24 May 2004) - My dad and I headed out to Fish Springs NWR (Juab Co.) today...Here were some of the more notable sightings from the day: Blue-winged Teal - 1 male in Avocet Unit ...Pacific Loon - 1 - It was in the far east end of Avocet Unit. The loon appeared to be molting into first summer plumage. I obtained a few decent photographs of the unusual plumage the bird was displaying! ...Great Egret - 1 in Avocet Unit ...Least Tern - 1 adult mixed in with a flock of approximately 30 Forster's Terns in Mallard Unit. I was also able to obtain poor, but sufficient photographs of this bird for documentation. ...American Redstart - 1 second calendar year male in the picnic area - it sang occasionally
Jay Banta (18 May 2004) - A female Northern Parula warbler was caught in the mist nets and banded at Fish Springs NWR on 05-18-04 at approx. 11 am. This is a new species record for the Refuge. Birders interested in attempting to look for this bird should contact the Refuge office during working hours (7-4:30) or contact Jay at 435 (830)7039(after 4:30 pm only, use the office number before then!) All birders are reminded that most of the Refuge Headquarter compound is not open to the public without advance permission from Jay or one of his staff.
Jan 2004
Reed Stone (30 Jan 2004) ...Wednesday Bob Parsons, Oliver Nickleson and I went birding the Mona area. We took the cross road that goes past the north end of Mona Reservoir. Where the stream exits the reservoir we jumped a Sandhill Crane. Also in the same area there were a pair of Golden Eagles and one Bald.
KC Childs (27 Jan 2004) - I ran down to Juab County to do a little bit of birding this afternoon. I got off the South Santaquin exit number 245. I saw several Rough-Legged Hawks along this road. In the town of Mona just north of Center Street along Main Street were 3 Eurasian Collard-Doves. Along the road to Goshen Canyon on the west side of Mona Resivoir there was a Ferruginous Hawk. Near the wooden shack in Goshen Canyon on the Juab County side was an adult Noerhtern Shrike.
Colby Neuman (4 Jan 2004) - Here are some highlights from the Fish Springs CBC (Juab County) today: White-faced Ibis - 1 along the north side of Avocet unit, Snowy Egret - 1 immature along the north side of Avocet unit, Cinnamon Teal - a pair, Canvasback - a pair, Eurasian Wigeon - 2 males roosting on the ice with a flock of ~2100 Northern Pintails and American Wigeon on the east side of Shoveler unit. Sage Sparrows - 15 - unusually common this year
Nov 2003
(18 Nov 2003) - Two male Eurasian Widgeon were sighted by Jay Banta at the Fish Springs NWR on Tues. Nov 18. The two birds are in with a flock of over 5,000 ducks located on Egret Unit. this group contains about 2,500 American Widgeon. Egret Unit is currently closed to the public and individual permission is needed to access that area.
Sep 2003
(25 Sept 2003) - Merrill Webb reported two Merlins today (one dark and one light race). One was just south of the Utah Lake State Park in Provo and the other was at Mona Reservoir (north of Nephi). He also saw a female Wood Duck at Burriston ponds just south of Mona.
Aug 2003
Cindy Orten (4 Aug 2003) - Tonight at 8:00 pm, we saw an adult Semipalmated Plover on the dock shore at Mona Reservoir. It was great when a killdeer came along and started chasing the plover to compare the two.
May 2003
Joel Beyer - A Ruddy Turnstone and a Red Knot were amongst a large group of shorebirds this weekend on the north end of Chicken Creek Reservoir in Juab County. The Turnstone was seen Saturday evening, May 10, and the Knot this evening, May 12.
Eric Huish - (13 May 2003) Tuula, Milt, KC, and I birded in Juab County this
morning (5-13). We were able to relocate the Red Knot the Beyers reported
at the North end of Chicken Creek Reservoir among the many Dowitchers. We also
saw a Black-bellied Plover. (FYI- the lighting would be better in the evening.)
On our way back we stopped at Burriston Ponds and found a Northern
Waterthrush along a wooded trail between the two ponds on the north end of
the area. It was at the waters edge under some fallen logs. Other birds of note
at Burriston were Lewis's Woodpecker and GT Grackle.
Mar 2003
Lu Giddings - (Sunday, March 02, 2003) A Black Scoter was observed in the inlet immediately behind the dam at Mona Reservoir today between 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. It was viewed from a distance of about 225 yards with a 20x60 power spotting scope under nearly ideal atmospheric conditions. It had the characteristic black slightly hooked bill with a large bright orange-yellow bump on the upper bill. ...
Jack.Torrey and Glenda Cotter - (Mon, 3 Mar 2003) For two years in a row we've found Pinyon Jays in the exact same location while driving down to the Snow Goose Festival in Delta. Going west from Nephi on Highway 132, after you drive across the valley and enter the first mountain pass, the north side of the road changes from dead trees to live pinyon. About halfway up on the right under the power poles there was a small (~12) flock of jays.
Feb 2003
KC Childs, Eric Huish - (~ 17 Feb) We went to Burrstin Ponds where Eric was able to see an American Tree Sparrow.
September 2002
Pomera Fronce - (Fri, 20 Sep 2002) Sid Westerman birded Goshen Canyon
today and just called me with a report. We
have been going back and forth about a vireo we saw down there. After he and his
son studied the bird for quite some time, they feel 100% sure that it is a
Philadelphia Vireo. ...
Eric Huish - (Sat, 14 Sep 2002) ... There was a lot of activity at Burriston Ponds though. Most exciting being a female American Redstart. Take the road on your right as you enter and park where the trees start to get thick and walk the trail between the two ponds.
May 2002
Carol Davis - (Sun, 26 May 2002) Went to Fish Springs for the first time. Saw my first Black Tern and my first Northern Mockingbird north of Cedar City. It's a very nice place, but I think I'll visit earlier in the year next time to avoid the BUGS.
Jay Banta - (Fish Springs, Juab County, Thursday, May 23, 2002) A male Rose-breasted Grosbeak was caught in mist netting operation at Fish Springs NWR on Wed afternoon, 5-22. This is the second consecutive year that this species has been caught during spring mist netting efforts and is the third sighting of this species at the refuge in the last 12 months.
Report from web site - (Thu, 16 May 2002) A male Bobolink was sighted along the road in SE Harrison Unit of Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge.
Jay Banta - A second year male Summer Tanager was trapped in the mist nets, banded, and photographed at 10:30 am on Monday May 13. (Fish Springs)
Jay Banta - A White-crowned Sparrow was seen at the residence area on 4-29-02 by Sam Orr, a refuge volunteer and experienced birder. (Fish Springs) A White-winged Dove was see at the feeding station on the east side of the office at Fish Springs NWR on 5-2-02 by Jay Banta, Sam Orr, and Robert Sims
December 2001
A COMMON REDPOLL was seen on the CBC at Fish Springs NWR on Sunday, 12/30 (DG,CN,TS). The bird was in a tamarisk thicket along the Pony Express route 12 miles west of the refuge, about 1/2 mile west of the power lines that cross the road. It was last seen flying northeast across the desert.
An immature TRUMPETER SWAN with a neck collar was seen at the Burriston Ponds, south of Mona, on Thursday, 12/27 (JR,SW).
October 2001
A juvenile PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER was seen at Fish Springs NWR on Sunday, 10/21 (MS). It was at the north end of Curlew Unit, just south of the road running along the north side, about mid-point along the road on a small mudflat island with a old log. It was seen again on a grassy island about 100 yds. to the east on Monday, 10/22 (LW) and it was seen in the original location on Tuesday, 10/23 (TS,DS). This may be the first record of Pacific Golden-Plover in Utah.
A EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at Fish Springs NWR on Wednesday, 10/31 (JG).
An immature GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was seen in the Fish Springs Mountains just west of Fish Springs NWR on Saturday, 10/20 (MS). It was about 1/4 mile uphill from the old BLM campground directly west of the NWR.
A RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER was observed in the residential area of Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge on 9/27 (LW).
An adult RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen at Callao, west of Fish Springs, on Tuesday and Wednesday, 08/21 and 08/22 (RF). The bird was in the fields near the Callao schoolhouse.
March 2001
A EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at Fish Springs NWR on Sunday, 03/25 (CN). The bird was in the northeast corner of the Shoveler Unit. This is only the second record of this species at Fish Springs.
Also at Fish Springs NWR on Sunday, 03/25, a lone SNOW GOOSE and a BONAPARTE'S GULL were seen (CN).
October 2000
An adult male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was seen at Fish Springs NWR on Wednesday, 10/25 (TS). The bird was in the residential area at the refuge. Birders must ask permission at the office to bird this area.
Also at Fish Springs NWR, a female SUMMER TANAGER was seen in the picnic area on Wednesday, 10/25 (TS).
September 2000
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was seen at Fish Springs NWR on Sunday, 09/17 (DW). The bird was in the residential area at the refuge. Birders must ask permission at the office to bird this area.
A possible PINE WARBLER was seen at Fish Springs NWR on Saturday, 09/16. The bird was seen in the trees in the housing area near the refuge office at about 7:30 pm (CN). Birders are reminded to request permission at the office before birding the residential area at the refuge. If confirmed, this would be the first record of Pine Warbler in Utah.
Other birds seen at Fish Springs NWR on Saturday, 09/16, included a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER and a female PHAINOPEPLA, both seen in the housing area near the refuge office (JB,CN,TN,m.obs.).
August 2000
The immature RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, which was seen at Fish Springs NWR on Tuesday, 07/25, was last reported in the picnic area on Saturday, 07/29 (JB).
July 2000
An immature RED-SHOULDERED HAWK has been seen at Fish Springs NWR (JB). It was first seen in the residence area near the refuge office on Tuesday, 07/25, and has been seen daily since then through at least Thursday, 07/27. Birders are reminded to request permission at the refuge office before entering the residence area.
May 2000
A MAGNOLIA WARBLER was banded at Fish Springs NWR on Tuesday, May 30 (JB),
and was observed again later that same day (TS). The bird was in the
residential area at the refuge. Birders are asked to get permission at the
office before birding this area.
Also at Fish Springs NWR, a male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was seen visiting
the feeder at the office on Monday, 05/22 (JB).
Ten RED KNOT were seen at Fish Springs NWR on
Wednesday, 05/17 (JB). The birds, which are the first record of Red Knot at
Fish Springs, were seen in the Avocet Unit of the refuge.
Also at Fish Springs, a BOBOLINK was seen on Tuesday, 05/16 (C&TN).
April 2000
A mixed flock of about 30-40 SNOW and ROSS'S GEESE was seen at the north end of Mono Reservoir on Saturday, 04/01 (DS).
March 2000
At Fish Springs NWR, an AMERICAN TREE SPARROW was seen at the feeders at the refuge headquarters on Saturday, 03/04, and a group of SAGE SPARROWS was seen along the road on the west side of the refuge (DG,DS).
On Sunday, 03/26, a GREAT EGRET was seen at Fish Springs NWR, and a WESTERN BLUEBIRD was seen near Keg Springs, southeast of Fish Springs (B&JM).