Bear River/Antelope Island Saturday

["Dave Rintoul" <drintoul at ksu dot edu>]

Greetings

Two Kansas birders (myself and KOS president Gene Young) as well as a
recently-transplanted postdoctoral researcher from Rhode Island, took a trip
to Bear River (BR) and Antelope Island (AI) yesterday, via the Sage-Grouse
lek west of Henefer. Notable sightings included

At least two different Red-breasted Merganser drakes (BR)
American White Pelican vainly trying to capture some very large carp (BR)
A very pale, reddish and unstreaked American Pipit (alticola subspecies)
with a flock of winter-plumaged pipits (BR)
Several flocks of Western Sandpipers and Sanderlings (AI causeway)
Black-bellied Plovers (AI causeway)
Long-eared Owl (AI)

Gene picked up two lifers (Sage Grouse and Chukar), and we all had a good
time prior to the start of the afternoon thundershowers!

Some photos taken yesterday (and previously) as well as an animated version
of the pelican who was unable to get a grip on the large carp, can be seen
at

http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~drintoul/sabbatical_images/utahbirds.htm

Cheers

Dave


Dave Rintoul                                <drintoul at ksu dot edu>
Biology Division - KSU                           ICBM: 39.18N, 96.34W
Manhattan KS 66506-4901                             VOX: 785-532-6615 
http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~drintoul/              FAX: 785-532-6653
Currently on sabbatical at the Unversity of Utah
 
"The rulers of this most insecure of all worlds are rulers by accident;
inept, frightened pilots in control of a vast machine they cannot
understand."
						- William S. Burroughs


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