Antelope Island, etc.

[cldavis at xmission dot com]

Seems like Antelope Island was the place to be today, along with Farmington 
Bay.
I just wanted to add that we saw a Say's phoebe at the second restroom past 
the cut-off to the visitors center on Antelope Island.  It was perching on 
the buildings, parking signs and taller bushes.  We took some pictures but 
left when a shrike started chasing the phoebe.
We also saw lots of bucks and does at Garr Ranch along with a merlin, 
prairie falcon, mountain chickadee, and hermit thrush.
Not far from Garr Ranch we spotted a blue bird.  It's mate was orange on 
the front.  They both moved so fast up the hillside we were unable to 
identify the species--possibly lazuli buntings or mountain bluebirds.
On the way off the island along the causeway were long-billed curlews, 
killdeer, grebes, pipits, and three black-bellied plovers.
Also, at Decker lake in Salt Lake valley there was a great blue heron and  
a group of greater white-fronted geese. 
Carol Davis

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