Utah Bird Report for 9/27/99
Submitted by Mark Stackhouse (westwings@sisna.com)
to the bird net
Birds mentioned
| BROAD-WINGED HAWK | Wasatch Co.
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| Rough-legged Hawk | Cache Co.
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| LONG-BILLED MURRELET (possible) | Salt Lake Co.
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| Lewis's Woodpecker | Wasatch Co.
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| PALM WARBLER | Box Elder Co.
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| White-winged Crossbill | Salt Lake Co.
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Transcript
Utah Birdline
(801) 538-4730
Compiler: Mark Stackhouse
Transcriber: Mark Stackhouse |
A PALM WARBLER was seen at Lucin, about 40 miles north of Wendover, west of
the Great Salt Lake, on Sunday, 09/26 (RJA). The bird was in the trees
around the dry pond to the south of the main pond. This is the eighth
record of Palm Warbler in Utah.
CACHE COUNTY
Many hawks, including a few early ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, were seen in the area
between Logan and Sardine Canyon on Wednesday, 09/22 (KE).
SALT LAKE COUNTY
An apparent murrelet, probably of the genus Brachyramphus, and possibly a
LONG-BILLED MURRELET, was seen on the Great Salt Lake, north of Saltair, on
Sunday, 09/19 (JT). The bird was seen from Saltair, flying across the lake
well to the north, and landed far out on the lake. The distance was too
great for a possitive identification to species. At this time, there are no
records for Brachyramphus murrelets in Utah.
Three WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen in a large spruce tree at Brighton
Ski Resort on Wednesday, 09/22 (AC). The tree was near the base of the
upper lift which leads to Snake Creek Pass.
WASATCH COUNTY
A BROAD-WINGED HAWK was seen soaring over the Interlocken Estates, just
north of Midway, on Wednesday, 09/22 (CC,JVM).
A LEWIS'S WOODPECKER was seen in a dead tree at the junction between Ceri
Lane and SR 224, near Wasatch Mountain SP, on Wednesday, 09/22 (CC,JVM).
This concludes the Utah Bird Report for Monday, September 27, 1999.
Observers: RJA=R.J. Adams, AC=Alan Condie, CC=Calleen Cox, KE=Keith Evans,
JT=Jim Tietz (of CA), JVM=Julie VanMoorhem
Please report your sightings by calling the Utah Birdline at: (801)
538-4730 or by e-mail to westwings@sisna.com
You may e-mail questions and comments to westwings@sisna.com
or you may call (801) 487-9453.