Mc Murdie Hollow

[jbloft at netzero dot net]

If you happen to be in the paradise area, Mc Murdie Hollow is a worthwhile 
diversion.  Turn to the West at 8700 South in Paradise.  This road goes 
down the bottoms, across the Little Bear River, and up Mc Murdie 
hollow.  About two miles on this road you will come to a gravel road going 
North and up the hill.  This is the Meridian Road.  It will take you to Mt 
Sterling and from there you can go to the Hyrum Dam, by holding to the 
left, or to highway 89/91 going up Wellsville canyon, by holding to the right.

This evening My wife and I went only about one mile, over to where the 
oiled road turns off to the new subdivision on the hill, and birded on the 
way back.  The light was better looking Eastward at this time of evening. 
Here is what we saw;

Chickadee, Eastern Kingbird, Gray Catbird,  Yellow Warbler, Black-headed 
Grosbeak, Mourning Dove, Gold Finch, Barn Swallow, Rough-winged Swallow, 
Bullock's Oriole, Ring-necked Pheasant, Western Kingbird, Red-winged 
Blackbird, King Fisher, Killdeer, House Wren, Downey Woodpecker, 
Black-chinned Hummingbird, Meadow Lark, Robin, Magpie

We didn't see any hawks this evening, but usually there is Kestrel, 
Red-tailed Hawk, and Swainson's Hawk in the area.  There is an Osprey nest 
upstream from the river bridge about a quarter mile in a large cottonwood 
tree.  You need to look for this from a vantage point about 150 yards east 
of the bridge.  There has been a family of Canada Geese on the pond just 
north of the road as you first go down the dugway.  We didn't see them this 
evening either.

Great Birding!

James Lofthouse
Paradise,  Cache County
Lofthouse 

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