| Wood Duck | Wasatch Co. |
| Barrow's Goldeneye | Box Elder Co. |
| ZONE-TAILED HAWK | Washington Co. |
| Semipalmated Plover | Utah Co. |
| RUDDY TURNSTONE | Davis Co. |
| Pectoral Sandpiper. | Box Elder Co., Davis Co. |
| Black Swift | Duchesne Co. |
| VAUX'S SWIFT | Washington Co. |
| Eastern Kingbird | Davis Co. |
| Purple Martin | Utah Co. |
| Townsend's Warbler . | Davis Co., Salt Lake Co. |
| HERMIT WARBLER | Washington Co. |
| Common Grackle | Salt Lake Co. |
| Utah Birdline (801) 538-4730 Compiler: Mark Stackhouse Transcriber: Mark Stackhouse |
BOX ELDER COUNTY
At BRMBR, a PECTORAL SANDPIPER was seen on Sunday, August 13. A possible female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was also seen at the refuge on the same day (LC,LW).
A winter-plumage RUDDY TURNSTONE was seen at the west end of the marina parking area at Antelope Island SP on Saturday, 08/19 (C&MSo).
At the Garr Ranch at Antelope Island SP, a TOWNSEND'S WARBLER was seen on Saturday, 08/19 (C&MSo).
A PECTORAL SANDPIPER was seen at the pond at the west end of Glover Lane, about one mile west of the entrance to Farmington Bay WMA, on Sunday, 08/13 (LC,LW).
Several EASTERN KINGBIRDS were seen at the parking lot by the south entrance to Farmington Bay WMA on Wednesday, 08/16 (SC).
DUCHESNE COUNTY
Eight BLACK SWIFTS were seen flying over Naturalist Basin on Saturday, 08/12 (M&MSm).
SALT LAKE COUNTY
At least 5 TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS were amongst a mixed warbler flock along the Lake Solitude trail near Brighton on Monday, 08/14 (A&AM). The birds were about 1/4 mile above Silver Lake along the trail.
A COMMON GRACKLE was reported in a yard near the JRP in Murray on Friday and Saturday, 08/11-12 (TS).
UTAH COUNTY
A few PURPLE MARTINS were seen flying over the Provo River, just west of Geneva Road, on Friday, 08/12 (RS).
Ten SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS were seen at Lincoln Point, on the south shore of Utah Lake, on Friday, 08/12 (RS).
WASATCH COUNTY
Three WOOD DUCKS were seen at the BoRec mitigation area below Jordanelle Dam on Sunday, 08/13 (M&MSm).
A ZONE-TAILED HAWK was seen along the road to the Pine Park CG, west of Enterprise, on Wednesday, 08/16 (TS). The bird was seen about 1 1/2 miles before the campground, near the large white sign, and just before the road begins its descent to the CG. This is the same area where Zone-tailed Hawks were seen last year.
A HERMIT WARBLER was seen in the Pine Park CG on Saturday, 08/12 (JK,SS).
A VAUX'S SWIFT was seen flying over the north end of Quail Creek Reservoir on Saturday, 08/19 (RF).
Observers: LC=Lyn Christiansen, SC=Steve Coleman, RF=Rick Fridell, JK=Josh Kreitzer, A&AM=Alan & Ann Miller, TS=Terry Sadler, M&MSm=Margaret & Mike Smith, C&MSo=Carolyn & Mort Somer, RS=Reed Stone, SS=Steve Summers, LW=Larene Wyss
Abbreviations used:
BRMBR = Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge BoRec = Bureau of Reclamation CG = campground JRP = Jordan River Parkway SP = State Park WMA = Waterfowl Management Area
This concludes the Utah Bird Report for Saturday, April 15, 2000.
Please report your sightings by calling the Utah Birdline at: (801) 538-4730 or by e-mail to westwings@sisna.com
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