Utah County
- Wood Duck
- West Provo - (About 2700 west and 220
North in Provo) There is a short dead end road (2710 N.) that
ends in a fence and gate. This is a good place to look in the
wooded ponds behind the houses. If you go north from here on 220
North to where the road turns south, you can sometimes see the Wood
Ducks in the yards of the houses in front of the ponds. If you
go around the corner (turn left twice) there is a spot where you can
look into the ponds from the street
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- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- On River Lane - (Near the Spanish
Fork River near Lake Shore) From the south Springville exit of
I-15 (Exit 263) go west about 4 miles on UT 77 (4000 S.) toward
Palmyra and Lake Shore. Turn right at the "T" in the road (4400
South) and then take the next right on River Lane (before you cross
the bridge over the Spanish Fork River). The Eurasian
Collared-Doves are usually near the houses and near-by poles as the
road makes an "S" curve around the houses and farm buildings.
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- Burrowing Owl
- North of Elberta - Go north on UT 68 from Elberta about a mile. As you cross
the railroad tracks and approach mile marker "1," look right (east)
and check out the prairie dog mounds in the sage brush flat.
(Burrowing Owls have been spotted at different locations within a
12-mile stretch along this road).
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- Lewis's Woodpecker
- East of Salem - From highway 198
going from Spanish Fork to Salem, pass the Hari Krishna temple on the
right , turn left at the bottom of the hill (going east) on 8800 South
(county road) which is also 1100 North (Salem street). Cross Woodland
Hills Drive (there's a stop sign) and turn right at the first
available road (there is no sign, but this should be 400 East as a
county road, not to be confused with a street of the same name within
the Salem City limits). If you continue south on this road for about a
half mile you will come to a hill which is part of a ridge which has a
lot of scrub oak on it (at the top of the ridge, 9650 South Street
goes off to the left [east] along the ridge) . The Woodpeckers can
often be seen on the telephone poles along the road near the hill and
also in the scrub oak along the ridge as well as in the larger trees
along the top of the ridge.
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- Swainson's Thrush
- South Fork of Provo Canyon -
From Vivian Park, about 5 miles up Provo Canyon, take the South Fork
Road 1.1 miles to a white gate on the right. There are signs
that read "Provo City Watershed" and "no trespassing," You can
usually hear the thrushes from the road. Swainson's Thrushes can
also be found at Vivian Park
at the mouth of South Fork Canyon and at
Big Spring Hollow about 3 1/2 miles
up the canyon.
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