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Submitted by Mark Stackhouse (westwings@sisna.com) to the bird net

Birds mentioned

Short-eared Owl	Salt Lake Co.
Black Swift	Utah Co.
VAUX'S SWIFT	Utah Co.
Williamson's Sapsucker	Utah Co.
Three-toed Woodpecker	Duchesne Co.
WHITE-EYED VIREO	Juab Co.
White-breasted Nuthatch	Ducesne Co.
Black Rosy-Finch	Duchesne Co.
Pine Grosbeak	Duchesne Co.
Evening Grosbeak	Salt Lake Co.

Transcript

Utah Birdline
(801) 538-4730
Compiler: Mark Stackhouse
Transcriber: Mark Stackhouse

DUCHESNE COUNTY

A THREE-TOED WOODPECKER was seen and heard drumming in the trees east of the parking area at the Bald Mountain Trailhead on Sunday, 07/19 (AG,SH,D&MS,YS). The bird was later seen in one of the dead trees at the southwest corner of the parking lot.

A female BLACK ROSY-FINCH was seen at the south end of the eastern face of Bald Mountain on the morning of Sunday, 07/19 (AG,SH,D&MS,YS).

A WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH was working the trees in the same area.

Several PINE GROSBEAKS were working the area around Mirror Lake on Sunday, 07/19 AG,SH,D&MS,YS).

JUAB COUNTY A WHITE-EYED VIREO was seen and heard along Tom's Creek, South of Callao in western Juab County on Saturday, 07/18 (AB). The bird was found during a bird survey for Utah State University. This is only the third record of White-eyed Vireo in Utah. To get to Tom's Creek, take the dirt road south from Callao, which is about 25 miles west of Fish Springs, and go four miles to the CCC Campground. Either walk or drive up the four-wheel drive road which starts opposite from the campground and follows the creek upstream. The bird was singing vigorously from a Cottonwood about 500 yds upstream on this road.

SALT LAKE COUNTY

A SHORT-EARED OWL has been seen regularly near the junction of State Route 111 and 11800 South, near Butterfield Canyon in southwest Salt Lake County. The most recent sighting was Saturday, 07/18 (DG).

A male EVENING GROSBEAK was observed feeding a juvenile along the boardwalk at Silver Lake in Big Cottonwood Canyon on Sunday, 07/19 (KJ,TJ).

UTAH COUNTY

In case you've missed them, the VAUX'S SWIFTS which have been apparently nesting at the intersection of 100 East and 500 North in Lehi were still present as of Sunday, 07/12 (DG,JVM).

The pair of WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKERS which was seen along the Squaw Peak Road last Tuesday, was seen for the next few days, with the last reports from Thursday, 07/16 (MW). They may still be in the area, though some groups of birders have failed to see them since then. The birds were seen at mile 13.1, in the tall aspens which are in the middle of the horseshoe bend in the road at that point. A high-clearance vehicle is required on the upper reaches of the Squaw Peak Road.

The BLACK SWIFTS at Bridal Veil Falls were seen again on Sunday, 07/12 (DG,JVM).

This concludes the Utah Bird Report for Monday, July 20, 1998.

Observers: AB=Ann Braun; AG=Alan Godwin; DG=Dana Green; SH=Stan Heath; KJ=Kevin Johnson; TJ=Tony Jones; D&MS=Dee & Mark Stackhouse; YS=Yvonne Stroup; JVM=Julie VanMoorhem; MW=Merrill Webb

Please report your sightings by calling the Utah Birdline at: (801) 538-4730 or by e-mail to westwings@sisna.com.