Utah County Birders  Field Trip Report

13 May 2019 Utah County Hotspots Field Trip   Report and Photos by Suzi Holt

Seventeen Utah County Birders met at Walmart at 7 am that is one hour before my usual wake up time :) We headed to Warm Springs WMA and got 27 species right of the bat. Highlights were the calling Long-eared Owl and the Common Yellowthroat. We also saw Canada Goose, Gadwall, Cinnamon Teal, California Quail, Ring-necked Pheasant, Mourning Doves, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Virginia Rail, Sandhill Crane, a Willet putting on a great show, Great Blue Heron, Osprey, Swainson's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Western Kingbird, Barn Swallow, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, European Starling, Lesser Goldfinch, Yellow Warbler, Western Meadowlark, Bullock's Oriole, Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Robin and House Sparrow, From there we stopped at the Goshen Ocean. We saw a Sanderling, a peep, Avocet, Black-necked Stilt, Gadwall, Cinnamon and Green-winged Teal, Red-necked and Wilson's Phalarope, Mallard, Killdeer and babies, Caspian Tern, Pied-billed Grebe, Long-billed Curlew, Yellow-headed Blackbird, and a Northern Harrier.    Sanderling & Peep Sanderling   Baby Killdeer Wilson's Phalarope Red-necked Phalarope Red-necked Phalarope     In Goshen Canyon there were 2 Golden Eagles, American Kestral, Cliff Swallow, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Barn Swallow, Black-billed Magpie, Yellow-breasted Chat, Lazuli Bunting, Rock Wren, Song Sparrow, Ring-billed and California Gulls. In the Elberta fields we saw Lark Sparrow, Western Kingbird, Brewer's Blackbird, Red-winged Blackbird, Eurasian Collared Dove, and Turkey Vultures.   Yellow-breasted Chat    Lazuli Bunting   Rock Wren Our favorites were along the Elberta Slant Road. We saw "8" Burrowing Owls, "3" Gray Vireos, Say's Phoebe, Spotted Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, and Horned Lark.   Burrowing Owl Say's Phoebe Gray Vireo Gray Vireo     Birding the Tintics, looking toward the Wasatch Mountain Range Photo by James Loveless    In the Tintics around Eureka we saw Warbling Vireo, Virginia's Warbler, Green-tailed Towhee, Spotted Tpwhee, Bushtit, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Dusky Flycatcher, Gray Flycatcher, Orang-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Mountain Bluebird, Juniper Titmouse, Western Tanager, Bewick's Wren, House Finch, and Rock Pigeon!!! Wow I think we hit 81 species with the unidentified peep! It was hot and I got sunburned but what a great day!!! Thanks to all who joined, it is so much fun to share such a fun passion!!!   Warbling Vireo Green-tailed Towhee Dusky Flycatcher Gray Flycatcher   Western Kingbird Western Tanager Mountain Bluebird

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