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I have been watching, and waiting my turn, well today they came. It seems when 
they are in YOUR backyard they even become more exciting! I live in Fruit 
Heights, and spent over an hour watching. When I went for the camera they must 
have known....away they all flew as if paranoia had just set in. I had about 40 
plus in my flowering pear tree. My first sightings were up in Alaska, so it 
made it even greater when they came to my home. Now I await the Common 
Redpoles... 


MarJean 
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  From: Colby Neuman 
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  Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 11:58 AM
  Subject: Re: [Birdtalk] ...and More Bohemian Waxwings in SL County


  Hi all,

 I had a Bohemian Waxwing calling while circling several hundred feet overhead 
when I was in Olympus Cove early this morning. 


  Colby


  On Nov 27, 2007 8:14 PM, < BirderB AT aol.com> wrote:

 The Bohemian and Cedar Waxwings continue in my Farmington area around my home 
(1292 West 1750 North/North end of Oakridge Golf Course). This morning I 
counted over 60 Waxwings (mixed flock of both species) in my ornamental pear 
and juniper trees, as well as using the berries on the pyracantha. Robins were 
well represented too. 



    Bill Fenimore
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Birders,
The Provo CBC will be a week later than most other
bird counts this year which will allow some of you who
are helping with Ogden, SLC, Logan, Zion, etc. to
participate in Provo if you would like to.  The count
is on December 22nd, a Saturday.  Contact me as soon
as possible if you would like to participate so that I
can assign you to an area.  Thanks.
Merrill Webb


 
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Highlights from my annual Thanksgiving trip to Utah;
 Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge: 2 Rough-legged Hawks, flock of Sandhill 
Cranes, a few Bonaparte's Gulls, a few Tundra Swans, one Northern Shrike, and 
one Ring-necked Pheasant. 

  I-15:  a Ferruginous Hawk over a vacant field.
 Farmington Bay WMA: 3 more Rough-legged Hawks including one locked in battle 
with a Northern Harrier. 

 Boulder, UT: On the Moody Canyon Road off of the Burr Trail a flock of 35 
Black Rosy-finches was a big surprise and a life bird for me. 

 Harris Wash off of Hole-in-the-Rock Road in Escalante, UT: Red-naped 
Sapsucker, flock of Cedar Waxwings, 2 Great Horned Owls, some Spotted Towhees, 
American Goldfinches, one Brown Creeper. 

  Fremont, UT: 2 adult Bald Eagles perched in a tree beside Hwy 72.
  Nothing rare this year but it was a fine trip with some sublime scenery.
  All the best,
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Just saw this report of New Mexico's first redpoll.? Tim's right- better start 
looking. 

Dan

-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry Oldenettel 
To: BIRDWG05 AT LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
Sent: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 6:04 am
Subject: [BIRDWG05] NM Redpoll north of Taos: images.

I've posted several images of the Common Redpoll, NM's first documented, on 
my Flickr photo site.?? This can be reached by going to my home page: 

http;//hometown.aol.com/borealowl

and clicking on the "My Favorites" link, or going directly to: 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jroldenettel/

the images are the latest in the phtot stream, or can be found in the Fall, 
2007 Documentary Photos set or in the Icterids-Finches set.?? 

The bird was first seen on Monday, was absent on Tuesday, then reappeared 
yesterday (Wednesday) morning.

Jerry R. Oldenettel
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Hi Folks -

If you would like to participate in the Salt Lake CBC and haven't notified me 
yet, please do so right away. I'm trying to get the teams set so we can begin 
scouting for the count. 


If you're still not sure if you will be able to attend, let me know as soon as 
possible and I'll make sure you get on a team. 


Thanks -

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This afternoon (4:00pm) while coming out of the Albertsons on 2100 South and
2300 east in Salt Lake a flock of ~20 BOHEMIAN WAXWING were swirling over the
neighborhood just to the north of the parking lot.  The birds were quite vocal.
 I believe this is the first time I have seen this species in the county.

Good Birding

Tim
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Quoting Colby Neuman :

> Hi all,
>
> I had a Bohemian Waxwing calling while circling several hundred feet
> overhead when I was in Olympus Cove early this morning.
>
> Colby
>
> On Nov 27, 2007 8:14 PM,  wrote:
>
> >   The Bohemian and Cedar Waxwings continue in my Farmington area around my
> > home (1292 West 1750 North/North end of Oakridge Golf Course).  This
> morning
> > I counted over 60 Waxwings (mixed flock of both species) in my ornamental
> > pear and juniper trees, as well as using the berries on the
> > pyracantha.  Robins were well represented too.
> >
> > Bill Fenimore
> > Utah Audubon Policy Advocate
> > Cellular
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> >
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Here they come...  I would guess in the next 3 weeks someone will find
one in Utah.

-Tim

---------- Forwarded message ----------
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Date: Nov 28, 2007 5:54 PM
Subject: [IBLE] Common Redpolls
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Although I spent the majority of my time birding outside of Garden
 Valley today, I did manage to find two Common Redpolls late this
 afternoon in Garden Valley. I've been searching pretty hard for this
 bird with all of the info coming in about an irruption and it finally
 paid off. Now if only the Hoary Redpoll and White-winged Crossbill
 would make their way to the valley! Oh, to dream!

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 Garden Valley, Boise County

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Gary Grubb and I ventured north today up to the Antelope Island Causeway by  
way of the Kaysville ponds. At the latter we observed:
    Pied-billed Grebe
    Canada Goose (at least 100)
    Mallard (too many and too domesticated)
    Gadwall
    American Wigeon
    Redhead
    Common Goldeneye
    Hooded Merganser (a beautiful male on the near  shore and 3 females in 
the water)
    American Coot
    Ring-billed Gull
    Belted Kingfisher
    Black-billed Magpie
    Dark-eyed Junco
    House Sparrow
 
At the Antelope Island Causeway and on the island (in addition to several  
species above):
    Eared Grebe
    Northern Pintail
    Northern Shoveler
    Lesser Scaup
    Long-tailed Duck ( 2 males and 3 females south of  the bridge just east 
of the marina, 2 males and 
          2 females  a bit further west also on the south side, 4 females in 
the marina  area on the north side)
    White-winged Scoter (our best judgement of a female  in the marina area)
    Bufflehead
    Northern Harrier
    American Kestrel
    Killdeer (numerous along the north shore)
    American Avocet 
    Bonaparte's Gull
    Short-eared Owl (in the vicinity of the entrance  station)
    Common Raven
    White-crowned Sparrow (numerous outside the visitor  center even though 
the feeder was empty)
 
A beautiful day to be out after morning snow squalls and despite some  chilly 
breezes. 
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Hi all,

I had a Bohemian Waxwing calling while circling several hundred feet
overhead when I was in Olympus Cove early this morning.

Colby

On Nov 27, 2007 8:14 PM,  wrote:

>   The Bohemian and Cedar Waxwings continue in my Farmington area around my
> home (1292 West 1750 North/North end of Oakridge Golf Course).  This morning
> I counted over 60 Waxwings (mixed flock of both species) in my ornamental
> pear and juniper trees, as well as using the berries on the
> pyracantha.  Robins were well represented too.
>
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I took three BYU students and their professor out birding on the Antelope  
Island Causeway this afternoon.  It started out in a snow storm but soon  
cleared. The area was quite birdy. The Long-tailed Ducks were on the south side 

at the last bridge before the marina.  
 
We also found a Mew Gull on the north side, before reaching the second  
bridge. It was with two Ring-billed and a Bonaparte's Gull. There were quite a 

few Avocets, along with a large raft of Common Goldeneye,  Red-head, Northern 
Shoveler, Bufflehead and Eared Grebe.
 
We saw a Short-eared Owl just as you begin the Causeway after the entrance  
kiosk. A large flock of American Pipit were on the south side of the Causeway 

feeding on weed seeds near mile marker 4.
 
Regards, 
 
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The Bohemian and Cedar Waxwings continue in my Farmington area around my  
home (1292 West 1750 North/North end of Oakridge Golf Course). This morning I 

counted over 60 Waxwings (mixed flock of both species) in my  ornamental pear 
and juniper trees, as well as using the berries on the  pyracantha.  Robins 
were well represented  too. 





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This is a fascinating article that appeared in the Chicago Tribune over the
weekend:


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This morning a flock of 150+ BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS flew over my apartment on
Preston Ave. (between 100 and 200 North, and east of 500 East), in Logan.
I saw none in an evening walk around the neighborhood, however.

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The BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS continue in the Fruit Heights neighborhood, Davis 
County, that Franklin Clawson described on November 18. This afternoon I was 
cutting through Fruit Heights on my way to Kaysville Ponds and saw two dense 
flocks of waxwings coursing over the neighborhood just west of US-89 and 
south of the US-89/200S-400S intersection. I decided to bird dog those birds 
and turned south on Country Lane from 200S (about two blocks west of US-89). 
I drove about a half-mile south on Country Lane found several mixed flocks 
of Bohemian and Cedar Waxwings, starlings and American Robins around the 
intersection of Country Lane and Raymond Road. One flock easily included 
more than 100 birds; there were others in the treetops.

The area has lots of ornamental pear trees, Mountain Ash and juniper shrubs 
to keep the fruit eaters coming back for more. I passed through again on the 
way home and only found robins and one Townsend's Solitaire, but Glenn 
Barlow found a small flock of Cedar Waxwings and starlings that also 
included one Bohemian at around 3:30 pm.

About 25 HOODED MERGANSERS are at Kaysville Ponds. Most are female-type 
birds, although at least three of the female-type birds are first-year males 
with yellowish eyes and black bills. I saw about five adult males. The 
mergansers seem to like to hide behind the island in the corner of the 
duckiest pond (the northern one) and on my last sweep I only came up with 
three Hoodies, although they hadn't flown.

I was surprised to see a raccoon sleeping in the tree on the west side of 
the next pond south (the middle one). The tree is very exposed and the coon 
was about 2/3 the way up.

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I found a flock of about 500 waxwings on the Utah State University
campus today in Logan, at the NW corner of the BNR building.  There
seemed to be about 10-20 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS for every cedar waxwing.
They were observed for about a half an hour by myself, Stephanie
Cobbold, Sarah Mohlman, Hillary White, Drew Rayburn, Ryan (forgot his
last name), Kim Sullivan, and others.  
 
-Ryan
 
Ryan P. O'Donnell
Department of Biology and the Ecology Center
Utah State University
5305 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 
 
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John Stevens sent in some pictures of a HARRIS'S SPARROW visiting a
yard in Spring City.  Here are the photos and his note:

http://utahbirds.org/hotlinephotos/2007/HarrissSparrow.htm


 
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Larene Wyss sent in this interesting picture she took along the Green
River: [Birds can fly, so I guess they can go anywhere they like! ~MGM]

http://utahbirds.org/hotlinephotos/2007/GreatBlueHeron.htm


 
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This is very long, but I have threw a couple pictures in to try and break it
up...

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Do you ever get that feeling its going to be a good day of birding? How about a 

good birding trip?  When I left Salt Lake on Saturday I had a feeling it was
just going to be "one of those weekends".  I decided to bird my way south,
making plenty of stops along the way to fill the normally mundane winter drive.
 The first stop was at East Bay in Utah county, where a flock of ~750 American
Wigeon were making all kinds of racket.  I spent a good 30 minutes scouring the
flock for a Eurasian, without luck.  Those in Utah county may want to start
checking the flock as with that many birds I suspect a Eurasian should be mixed
in.

My next stop was at Chicken Creek Reservoir in Juab county which to my surprise
had some water in it (as opposed to being empty most of the last 6 months). 
But when I got to the "dam" I could see it was fairly shallow and completely
frozen.

I ventured on to Yuba Lake State Park, also in Juab county, which had a number
of birds around the shore and on the lake.  The first bird I noticed was a
single swan out on the water.  I set my scope up, and the bird appeared to be
an un-collared adult TRUMPETER SWAN.  It had a massive honker, as you can see
here:

http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/trus_01.jpg

Several hundred Horned Lark were working the shore, as well as a smattering of
waterfowl.  A flock of about ~100 of Aechmophorus (Western probably) Grebes sat
in the middle of the lake, and one COMMON LOON, as well as one adult PACIFIC
LOON in basic plumage sat on the water as well. A PRAIRIE FALCON and GOLDEN
EAGLE were seen around the lake as well.

>From here I made a quick gas stop in Scipio then headed south, looking for
raptors on the telephone poles and fence posts.  Many Red-tailed Hawks and
several Golden Eagles were seen.  1 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen in Millard
county, and 1 very dark MERLIN (probably TAIGA race) was seen at MM69 just
north of Cedar City.

Upon arrival in Washington County I stopped at Quail Creek Reservoir where
plenty of Eared Grebes were on the water.  I worked my way to the dam, and
managed to find one HORNED GREBE and what appeared to be a 1st winter PACIFIC
LOON near the south dam.  Darkness set in as I drove into Dammeron Valley for
dinner at the Veyo Cafe.  I set up camp in the dark on the Beaver Dam Slope.

Sunday started out... cold!  I managed to finally pull myself form my sleeping
bag at 7:30 to a welcome cup of hot cocoa.  As with most trips to the Beaver
Dam Wash, I anticipate what the first bird of the day will be... and as it is
with most trips, the first bird was a flyover House Finch calling.  Several
minutes later an American Pipit flew over as if to say "Ha Ha!".

As I pulled up the road to Lytle 2 PHAINOPEPLA could be seen against the 
morning 

sky.

http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/phai_01.jpg

Verdin, and White-crowned Sparrow were both vocal, as well as a number of
Gambel's Quail.  I made to hike through the orchard and up to the last gate (a
new gate this fall) were the creek washes out the road.  Several more
PHAINOPEPLA were seen, 1 LADDER-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen pecking away, and 4
singing CRISSAL THRASHER were heard.

http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/crth_01.jpg

In the housing area, 8 BROWN CREEPER were working the trees. Several Sapsuckers 

were seen, nothing unusual.  Lots of Yellow-rumped Warblers.  I made my way out
to the south "reservoir".  Nothing there.  On the way back after I crossed the
creek, a warbler flew by that looked to have a nice yellow undertail.  I
thought to myself, "Palm Warbler?".  AS I came around a tree, there it was on
the ground, tail just pumping away!  I slowly got my camera off my shoulder and
snapped away.  My 23rd species of Warbler in Utah in 2007.

http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/pawa_01.jpg
http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/pawa_02.jpg
http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/pawa_03.jpg

I jumped around like an idiot, happy with a new year bird and new Utah bird. 
Just then I heard a car rumbling up the road, and upon inspection it appeared
to be the Sommerfeld's.  I made my way back to the parking area, and when I
could see Steve I yelled that I had a Palm Warbler.  they hurried over and we
headed back.  After a few minutes I relocated the bird, but neither got to see
it as it flushed off across the creek,  After about 10 more minutes I found it
again, and Steve was close enough to get okay looks at it across the creek.  By
the time we ushered Cindy over the bird had "disappeared".  It was nearly 30
minutes later when the bird literally popped up right in front of all three of
us for fantastic views.

We did a quick walk to the orchard again, and again, not much going on.  As we
got back to the parking area, we ran into Larry Tripp who we talked with for a
bit.  After heading back over to the warbler spot and not finding the bird
after 15 minutes I headed out to get in some more birding.  I made my way to
Ivins Reservoir which had a good number of waterfowl on it, before hitting
Tonaquit Park where a couple ABERT'S TOWHEE were bouncing around, as well as an
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER.  Checked the trees around Southgate Golf Course and the
ducks on the pond (another good Wigeon flock), before grabbing a late lunch and
heading north and east.  I stopped Stratton Pond where no less than 80 HOODED
MERGANSER and 20 or so GREATER SCAUP were feeding in the mostly drained pond.

Swung through the SR9 Sewage Ponds and found the mixed goose flock with 1
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED, 6 ROSS's and 7 SNOW GEESE as well as 1 Ruddy Shelduck
(dirty bugger).

Bad digiscope of the GWFG:
http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/gwfg_01.jpg

Next it was onto Sand Hollow State Park. What had to be the largest congestion
of American Coots I had ever seen was on the lake.  I think 15,000 birds may be
an underestimate.  Vice versa the thousands of RUDDY DUCK on the water were the
most I have seen in one location as well.

I made my way to Hurricane Fields to look for Rick's bunting from last week.  I
spent an hour looking to no avail.  There was a nice prairie race MERLIN in the
same area where Rick had the bunting.

http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/merl_01.jpg

Sparrows were aplenty with VESPER, SAVANNAH, LINCOLN, SONG, CHIPPING and
WHITE-CROWNED being seen.  I headed back to St. George to get some dinner as
the light was again fading fast.  I watched the Broncos blow a two touchdown
lead, and lose in OT before heading back out to the slope for the night.

A couple shots of a Savannah Sparrow and 1 of a Loggerhead Shrike:

http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/savs_01.jpg
http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/savs_02.jpg

http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/losh_01.jpg

About the time I got to Santa Clara my phone rang with an unfamiliar area code
in tow.  Since it was after 6pm on a Sunday I decided it was safe to answer,
and was shocked to hear Dave Slagers voice on the other end.  Like a saint,
Slager let me know that Larry had relocated the Eastern Phoebe, and that it was
tail-less to boot.  As I told him the story about the Palm Warbler, and my
"jumping around", I mentioned that if someone saw me they would likely thing I
was nuts, or insane, or something of the sorts.  His reply was to simply tell
me that I was... Typical.  Well in any event, I must thank Dave for his heads
up, as I figured the bird was long gone.  I ended the conversation, and
continued on my way.  I arrived on the slope in almost pitch black, as the
clouds, smoke, and whatever else is in the air was blocking out the almost full
moon, a stark contrast to the lit up sky of the night before.  And as I looked
at my phone, I noticed I had a new voicemail, from none other than Steve
Sommerfeld, with the same message as Dave.  So thanks to Steve for his heads up
as well (oh yeah and thanks to Kris for her initial post about the warbler!).

Monday morning started out just like Sunday, a bit chilly.  The first bird of
the day was a little better with a Great Horned Owl hooting away from the wash
below most of the night.  Several Kit Foxes were yelping away pretty close to
camp as well for a couple hours.  It never fails, no matter what time of year,
what time of day, etc.  Whenever I pull around the corner and can see the wash
and the ranch its always a welcome sight after the long drive:

http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/bdwash_01.jpg

When I got to the ranch I headed directly to the area where the Phoebe was seen
on Sunday, hoping to track it down.  I looped the south �reservoir�, walked
downstream a couple hundred yards, and then made my way back towards the beaver
dam, when I flushed the PALM WARBLER from the baby cottonwoods along the
stream.  I called Rick Fridell who made his way down and we were able to
relocate the bird after about 15 minutes of searching.  Shortly after finding
the bird, I followed it as it flew about 100 feet downstream into a large
cottonwood.  When I got my binoculars up another warbler caught my attention. 
At the distance all I could tell is that it wasn�t a Yellow-rumped and we
needed to get better looks.  We made our way down and kept eyes on the bird as
it foraged about. Finally it popped out in the open, and my first impression
was that it was a 1st winter female Bay-breasted Warbler.

We continued to watch the bird, noting several things that didn�t quite fit, at
which point Rick brought up Pine Warbler.  The long tail as well as the
auricular patch, along with some faint streaks in the flanks seemed to point
that direction.  Add in the apparent yellow-gray leg color and it seems like a
good match.  We got back to the vehicles after doing a little more birding (the
next highlight being a tree with at least 11 PHAINOPEPLA in it near the south
reservoir), and popped out Sibley to take a look.  Rick�s instinct was correct
as the bird did appear to be a PINE WARBLER.

http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/piwa_01.jpg
http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/piwa_02.jpg
http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/piwa_03.jpg
http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/piwa_04.jpg
http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/piwa_05.jpg

We headed to the river crossing to check out the pond on the edge of the 
Iverson 

property to see if the Phoebe had meandered that way� no such luck.  However,
we did run across a HERMIT THRUSH and the WINTER WREN Rick mentioned, which was
giving a loud chip note from a brush pile.

http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/wiwr_01.jpg

>From here we parted ways and I slowly made my way back across the Beaver Dam
Slope, stopping to look at a couple Black-throated Sparrows, as well as a
CACTUS WREN that flew across the road.  I swung by Gunlock Reservoir, which was
pretty dead.  A few Greater Scaup were seen near the inlet.  Then it was off
towards home, after what seemed like a short trip down south.  I made one stop
for gas in Parowan on the way home and was treated to a nice interaction
between a juvenile PRAIRIE FALCON and a RED-TAILED HAWK.  I got some decent
shots of the falcon

http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/prfa_01.jpg
http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/prfa_02.jpg

And now, 840 miles later here I am typing away. Not a bad trip to say the 
least! 


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Thanks to Kris, Rick and Larry for their posts about the birds at Lytle.  I
headed south this weekend hoping to find Eastern Phoebe and Lark Bunting, and
instead walked away with two more eastern Warblers for the year... too strange.

Here are some shots of the Pine Warbler:

http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/piwa_01.jpg
http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/piwa_02.jpg
http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/piwa_03.jpg
http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/piwa_04.jpg
http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/piwa_05.jpg

Note the dark auriculars, bordered on the top by a thin yellow streak through
the eye, as well as a yellow wash on the nape/neck.  the last two shots show
the undertail pattern, as well as the "longish" tail. Unfortunately, none of
the shots really show the faint streaking on the flanks, I'll have to look
through them again.  I also got one shot that shows the legs, and the
gray/black/yellow mix of color.

And the Palm Warbler:

http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/pawa_01.jpg
http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/pawa_02.jpg
http://theaerialperspective.com/birds/pawa_03.jpg

Nothing like late November Warblers in Utah!  I've got a lot more pictures and
sightings I will probably post about in the morning...

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Paul,

I had to look - it's a really cool photo, but yes, clearly "pshopped." 
Besides the items you mentioned, the moon is too large relative to the 
owl. For the apparent size of the moon to be that large relative to the 
owl, the owl would have to be quite distant from the photographer, 
making the depth of field/lighting issues even greater. Besides, as 
black as the sky is, it would be hard to even see an owl at the 
required distance, even in the moonlight. I can't imagine trying to get 
a photo (especially one that beautiful) under those conditions.

Mark Stackhouse
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On Nov 26, 2007, at 4:13 PM, Paul Higgins wrote:

> I've have had fiun with the "Short-eared Owl--full moon" image�I 
> posted last Friday.� Several people have responded to ask if the image 
> is real or "photoshopped".��I even had a couple of people say it was 
> pshopped because it was too perfect not too be.� I guess I better quit 
> trying for the perfect bird�image... no one will believe it even if I 
> get it.
> �
> No one yet has told me why they thought it was pshopped except it was 
> too perfect.
> �
> This is why I think it is pshopped.� (1)� both the owl and the moon 
> are in sharp focus.� No one makes a lens/camera�with that large of a 
> depth of field.� The only way you could get both images sharp is by 
> double exposing two images(my camera does that), or imprinting one 
> image upon another(photoshop).
> �
> (2) The lighting is good but has some problems.�With a full moon 
> behind�the owl, and dark ambient light,�the owl would be extremely 
> backlit and would appear black.� This could be overcome with some fill 
> light but as you can see the fill light is coming in from the high 
> right.� It could possibly be done in a�gallery but highly, 
> highly,�unlikly in the wild.� The owl wouldn't just sit there while 
> you did all of this�preparing.� Enlarging the images and looking at 
> the congrous edges is another good help in detecting pshopped.
> �
> Is it too perfect?...maybe.� Are those real?...I'll never tell.
> Here is the image again, I hope you enjoyed it.
> �
> http://www.pbase.com/phiggins/image/
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I've have had fiun with the "Short-eared Owl--full moon" image I posted last 
Friday. Several people have responded to ask if the image is real or 
"photoshopped". I even had a couple of people say it was pshopped because it 
was too perfect not too be. I guess I better quit trying for the perfect bird 
image... no one will believe it even if I get it. 

   
 No one yet has told me why they thought it was pshopped except it was too 
perfect. 

   
 This is why I think it is pshopped. (1) both the owl and the moon are in sharp 
focus. No one makes a lens/camera with that large of a depth of field. The only 
way you could get both images sharp is by double exposing two images(my camera 
does that), or imprinting one image upon another(photoshop). 

   
 (2) The lighting is good but has some problems. With a full moon behind the 
owl, and dark ambient light, the owl would be extremely backlit and would 
appear black. This could be overcome with some fill light but as you can see 
the fill light is coming in from the high right. It could possibly be done in a 
gallery but highly, highly, unlikly in the wild. The owl wouldn't just sit 
there while you did all of this preparing. Enlarging the images and looking at 
the congrous edges is another good help in detecting pshopped. 

   
  Is it too perfect?...maybe.  Are those real?...I'll never tell.
  Here is the image again, I hope you enjoyed it.
   
  http://www.pbase.com/phiggins/image/
   
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Though I rarely contribute to this hotline, I read it avidly. I have enjoyed 
the many photos of this owl, and the other bird photos which have appeared 
regularly, and I enjoy reading about many other sightings. Unhappily, there is 
something about owls which brings out the worst in people; they are often 
persecuted, shot, trapped, and molested. Their frequent indifference to people 
potentiates this. 

 
While I'm delighted to hear about these exciting visitors, I'd rather they not 
be posted publicly. Morons with cameras don't seem to care much about winter 
wrens or prothonotary warblers, but raptors are just irresistable to some 
people. I'd rather think that somewhere out there, secret and protected, 
amazing creatures are living out their lives, than feel that I must be 
personally aware of every sighting which occurs. If I really want to see a 
Northern Hawk owl, I'll read up, travel, and do my best to find one myself. If 
by some miracle I'm lucky enough to make a really unique sighting myself some 
day, I plan to tell only TRUSTED friends. 

 
Jeffrey Saffle, MD
Professor, Surgery

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Sent: Mon 11/26/2007 1:17 PM
To: BIRDTALK
Subject: [Birdtalk] FW: [IBLE] Hawk Owl, Northern Shrike - ETHICS


Following are several very disturbing posts from IBLE describing the recent 
highly unethical behavior of a few birders and photogs watching/shooting the 
visiting Northern Hawk Owl near Rexburg, ID. Deliberately causing this bird to 
fly just to get flight shots is unacceptable. It is trying to survive the 
winter months far from its natural home and needs all its energy to remain warm 
and obtain food in freezing temperatures. 

 
Here are some helpful guidelines for observing and photographing wildlife:
http://www.americanbirding.org/abaethics.htm
http://www.nanpa.org/docs/principles.pdf
 
I sincerely hope there won't be any future occurrences of this inconsiderate, 
stressful behavior. The unfortunate result might be that it would become 
necessary to exclude sightings of rare northern raptors from publication on the 
bird forums (as was done for the Snowy Owl that visited Utah several years 
ago). 

 
Jim
 
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From: ible AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dave Mead
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 12:04 PM
To: Darren Clark
Cc: Chad Adams; IBLE list serve; O'Connell John
Subject: Re: [IBLE] Hawk Owl, Northern Shrike



Darren, Chad, IBLE, et. al.

I agree with what's been written about over-enthusiastic birders, but the 
behavior that Chad observed is totally unethical and unacceptable. I too feel 
partially responsible as I was the one who "leaked" it to the Pocatello press. 
I should've asked the newspaper reporter to include a paragraph about birding 
ethics to discourage the aforementioned behaviors. I don't know it it'll do any 
good, but I'll ask him to publish a follow-up including such verbiage. 


Sorry folks!

Dave Mead

On Nov 26, 2007, at 11:24 AM, Darren Clark wrote:


	

	Chad and IBLE,
	
 Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm usually not one to get too up in arms 
about observers flushing an occasional bird to get a better look, but the 
behavior you describe is unethical, selfish, and perhaps immoral. I've been 
worried about the bird crossing highway 33 on its own, it certainly doesn't 
need anybody flushing it into traffic. I encouraged the Rexburg paper to run a 
story (written first by the Pocatello paper) on the bird and now feel a bit 
responsible for some of the "enthusiasm" shown the bird. I hope anybody who 
observes such behavior towards the bird lets the people involved know how you 
feel. 

	
	Darren Clark
	Rexburg, ID
	riversilt AT hotmail.com
	
	

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		To: ible AT yahoogroups.com
		From: candjbirds AT yahoo.com
		Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:46:13 +0000
		Subject: [IBLE] Hawk Owl, Northern Shrike
		
		
		On 11/23 I went to Beaver Dick park to see the hawk owl. It was there, 
		being photographed (harassed) by three photographers who followed it 
		from tree to tree, making owl and rodent sounds and otherwise bothering 
		it. It was neat to see the owl, and to watch it hunt voles (very 
		successful at that), but not so neat to see the people chasing it 
		around, including one young person whose parents had the kid climb the 
		tree the owl was in. One photographer approached the owl in a tree as 
		it landed next to Hwy 33, causing it to fly out in the road, nearly 
		getting hit. 
		Across Hwy 33, I observed the owl for some time sitting on a telephone 
		pole, where it was repeatedly buzzed by a very light colored Northern 
		Shrike. The owl didn't seem to mind much, but the shrike was clearly 
		agitated. 
		Its great to see the owl, but people need to use a little common sense 
		around the owl and other people.  
		 
		Chad 
		
		
		
		


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Thanks a lot folks. The reason I originally posted a reminder to use caution 
and consider the welfare of the bird first is because I watched someone walk 
right up to the bird and flush it, with camera pointed at it, presumably to 
capture a flight shot. That person is well know and highly regarded among 
birders and he knew better. When he realized that I was there to look at the 
bird he apologized, saying that he didn't realize I was a birder. Would it have 
been OK if no one had seen him? It's not about the birders and I don't care 
about my lost opportunity to view the bird on an advantageous perch. I was 
concerned about the bird being constantly harassed. Maybe that point wasn't 
made obvious enough? It's not about someone not seeing the bird it's about 
protecting the owl. I was disappointed that this sighting got posted in a 
public forum in the first place but it was already too late at that point. Owls 
generate a huge amount of interest as evidenced by the fact that someone has 
seen this individual almost every day since it was first reported more than two 
weeks ago, and the four or five carloads of birders every weekend for two 
months looking for the Rexburg Snowy Owls. If only one or two people went to 
see it flushing it wouldn't be that big a deal for the bird (just for the 
record I wouldn't flush it on purpose then either). But with all the pressure 
this bird is receiving it's a whole different story. Can we afford to continue 
to flush this bird over and over? Just for a stupid photograph? I too enjoy 
taking photos of birds so I understand the desire to get close. But that's not 
a good reason, in my opinion, to flush a wintering bird like this over and 
over. And what really pisses me off is that this bird is exceedingly 
cooperative. You can get very close and capture excellent photos, even with 
point and shoot digital cameras, so there's no need to push the bird to the 
point where it flushes. If you want a flight shot that badly then just wait for 
the bird to fly on its own. Let's use a little common sense and let this bird 
do its thing without unnecessary interference from us. 


I propose that we collect names (or make/model of car and license plate-someone 
will know who it is) from people exhibiting such behavior and post them on this 
forum so everyone knows who not to tell about vulnerable birds in the future. 
I'll bet the same people that cause these problems by showing a total disregard 
for the welfare of the bird will be the first ones to bitch when they find out 
about the next Snowy or Hawk-Owl long after it's left the area. 


Cliff

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Following are several very disturbing posts from IBLE describing the recent
highly unethical behavior of a few birders and photogs watching/shooting the
visiting Northern Hawk Owl near Rexburg, ID.  Deliberately causing this bird
to fly just to get flight shots is unacceptable.  It is trying to survive
the winter months far from its natural home and needs all its energy to
remain warm and obtain food in freezing temperatures.
 
Here are some helpful guidelines for observing and photographing wildlife:
http://www.americanbirding.org/abaethics.htm
http://www.nanpa.org/docs/principles.pdf
 
I sincerely hope there won't be any future occurrences of this
inconsiderate, stressful behavior.  The unfortunate result might be that it
would become necessary to exclude sightings of rare northern raptors from
publication on the bird forums (as was done for the Snowy Owl that visited
Utah several years ago).
 
Jim
 
-----Original Message-----
From: ible AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dave
Mead
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 12:04 PM
To: Darren Clark
Cc: Chad Adams; IBLE list serve; O'Connell John
Subject: Re: [IBLE] Hawk Owl, Northern Shrike




Darren, Chad, IBLE, et. al.

I agree with what's been written about over-enthusiastic birders, but the
behavior that Chad observed is totally unethical and unacceptable. I too
feel partially responsible as I was the one who "leaked" it to the Pocatello
press. I should've asked the newspaper reporter to include a paragraph about
birding ethics to discourage the aforementioned behaviors. I don't know it
it'll do any good, but I'll ask him to publish a follow-up including such
verbiage.

Sorry folks!

Dave Mead

On Nov 26, 2007, at 11:24 AM, Darren Clark wrote:




Chad and IBLE,

Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm usually not one to get too up in
arms about observers flushing an occasional bird to get a better look, but
the behavior you describe is unethical, selfish, and perhaps immoral. I've
been worried about the bird crossing highway 33 on its own, it certainly
doesn't need anybody flushing it into traffic. I encouraged the Rexburg
paper to run a story (written first by the Pocatello paper) on the bird and
now feel a bit responsible for some of the "enthusiasm" shown the bird. I
hope anybody who observes such behavior towards the bird lets the people
involved know how you feel. 

Darren Clark
Rexburg, ID
riversilt AT hotmail.com




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From: candjbirds AT yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:46:13 +0000
Subject: [IBLE] Hawk Owl, Northern Shrike


On 11/23 I went to Beaver Dick park to see the hawk owl. It was there, 
being photographed (harassed) by three photographers who followed it 
from tree to tree, making owl and rodent sounds and otherwise bothering 
it. It was neat to see the owl, and to watch it hunt voles (very 
successful at that), but not so neat to see the people chasing it 
around, including one young person whose parents had the kid climb the 
tree the owl was in. One photographer approached the owl in a tree as 
it landed next to Hwy 33, causing it to fly out in the road, nearly 
getting hit. 
Across Hwy 33, I observed the owl for some time sitting on a telephone 
pole, where it was repeatedly buzzed by a very light colored Northern 
Shrike. The owl didn't seem to mind much, but the shrike was clearly 
agitated. 
Its great to see the owl, but people need to use a little common sense 
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 Thanks a lot
folks.  The reason I originally posted a reminder to use caution and
consider the welfare of the bird first is because I watched someone walk
right up to the bird and flush it, with camera pointed at it, presumably to
capture a flight shot.  That person is well know and highly regarded among
birders and he knew better.  When he realized that I was there to look at
the bird he apologized, saying that he didn't realize I was a birder.  Would
it have been OK if no one had seen him?  It's not about the birders and I
don't care about my lost opportunity to view the bird on an advantageous
perch.  I was concerned about the bird being constantly harassed.  Maybe
that point wasn't made obvious enough?  It's not about someone not seeing
the bird it's about protecting the owl.  I was disappointed that this
sighting got posted in a public forum in the first place but it was already
too late at that point.  Owls generate a huge amount of interest as
evidenced by the fact that someone has seen this individual almost every day
since it was first reported more than two weeks ago, and the four or five
carloads of birders every weekend for two months looking for the Rexburg
Snowy Owls.  If only one or two people went to see it flushing it wouldn't
be that big a deal for the bird (just for the record I wouldn't flush it on
purpose then either).  But with all the pressure this bird is receiving it's
a whole different story.  Can we afford to continue to flush this bird over
and over?  Just for a stupid photograph?  I too enjoy taking photos of birds
so I understand the desire to get close.  But that's not a good reason, in
my opinion, to flush a wintering bird like this over and over.  And what
really pisses me off is that this bird is exceedingly cooperative.  You can
get very close and capture excellent photos, even with point and shoot
digital cameras, so there's no need to push the bird to the point where it
flushes.  If you want a flight shot that badly then just wait for the bird
to fly on its own.  Let's use a little common sense and let this bird do its
thing without unnecessary interference from us.  

I propose that we collect names (or make/model of car and license
plate-someone will know who it is) from people exhibiting such behavior and
post them on this forum so everyone knows who not to tell about vulnerable
birds in the future.  I'll bet the same people that cause these problems by
showing a total disregard for the welfare of the bird will be the first ones
to bitch when they find out about the next Snowy or Hawk-Owl long after it's
left the area.  

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Hello Everyone,

I received a call from Tim Avery about 8:30 this morning (11/26) and he had
relocated the Palm Warbler (found yesterday) along the Beaver Dam Wash at
Lytle Ranch.  I didn't have much time so I hurried down and with Tim's help
we relocated the Palm Warbler around 9:30a.  While we were watching the Palm
Warbler Tim noticed a "non Yellow-rumped Warbler" in the cottonwoods near
the small pond (downstream of the beaver dam).  We managed to track it for a
while and noticed it was a Bay-breasted/Pine/Blackpoll type. Eventually we
saw documented the field marks (dark auriculars, wing pattern, tail pattern
and length, etc.) and confirmed it was a Pine Warbler.  Tim got some great
shots and I'm sure he'll post these when he gets home this afternoon.  Both
warblers were in the same general vicinity as reported yesterday (along the
Beaver Dam Wash downstream of the beaver dam, and adjacent to the small pond
that sits along the west edge of the wash.  We did not see the Eastern
Phoebe but Tim took some pictures of a western Winter Wren.  Thanks to Tim,
I picked up two county birds in just over an hour of birding.


Regards,

Rick Fridell
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Here in NE Utah the osprey generally leave around the first part of September. 
I say generally because I have observed opsrey all months but January. Most 
frequently, I observe juvenile birds later in fall. I presume late nests. Often 
these osprey are observed along the south edge of the Uinta Mountains and I 
have always thought they were young from high elevation nests in the Uintas 
that would be initiated later than most nests because of the nesting conditions 
(ice on lakes until July). 


I have seen osprey around the Sevier Valley throughout the winter in past years 
(80s). 


I generally see territories start filling up in mid-March on Flaming Gorge but 
some osprey are there by late February. Probably not the cold that drives their 
movements but the availability of prey. 


Brian
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  Subject: [Birdtalk] OSPREY




 Sunday - Deer Creek Reservoir - The osprey were still there today, My question 
is: Does any one have departure records for osprey? If so, would you please 
email them to me. It seem very late in the year for osprey to be at the 
reservoir. 


  Thanks for the info
  Ned

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There are 26 Bohemian Waxwings here at my place this morning. The draw is the 
Crab Apple Tree. 


Have a great day!  

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More images of the hawk-owl, Rexburg, Idaho, taken yestrday...what a wonderful 
visitor from the far north. If you get bored that's what delete buttons are 
for. 

   
  http://www.pbase.com/phiggins/image/
  http://www.pbase.com/phiggins/image/
  http://www.pbase.com/phiggins/image/
  http://www.pbase.com/phiggins/image/
  http://www.pbase.com/phiggins/image/
  http://www.pbase.com/phiggins/image/
  http://www.pbase.com/phiggins/image/
   
 I did note that this little guy/girl had an injury on the right shoulder, at 
least the feathers appeared this indicate that. However, it didn't seem to 
affect it's flight. 

   
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The Winter Wren that was at Lytle Ranch today was of the hiemalis eastern sub 
species group. It was along the stream below the beaver dam. The bird was 
giving a call note much different then a western bird besides the plumage 
differences. 


Larry Tripp

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This morning on the Antelope Island Causeway we saw 3 Snow Buntings at
the first bridge, 5 Long-tailed Ducks at the second bridge, and 9 Snowy
Plovers, 2 Black-bellied Plovers and a Least Sandpiper in-between.  No
scoters were seen.  
A flock of 25 Bohemian Waxwings were seen flying over in Fruit Heights
(Davis Co.).  
This afternoon another flock of 20 Bohemian Waxwings were at Shingle
Creek CG on the Mirror Lake Byway (Summit Co.).  A female Dusky Grouse
was sitting on the side of the road at about mile marker 2 on the Mirror
Lake Byway, and very obligingly allowed us to stop next to it for some
nice views from four feet or less.

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I couldn't stand it any longer...went to Rexberg, Idaho, today to see for 
myself. 

 These were shot with Nikon 300mm f4.0 lens and Nikon D300 body. I got some 
pretty good stuff with my 600mm and will post when I get time to down load. 

   
  http://www.pbase.com/phiggins/image/
  http://www.pbase.com/phiggins/image/
  http://www.pbase.com/phiggins/image/
  http://www.pbase.com/phiggins/image/
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  http://www.pbase.com/phiggins/image/
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I found six Christmas Bird Count records for Osprey in Utah since 1960 
(presumably in December), and I expect that there may be records from 
all months, if we searched hard enough, though clearly winter records 
are slim. The CBC records are:

1988 - Logan
1990 - Zion
1997 - Bear Lake
1999 - Logan
2004 - Salt Lake
2005 - Ouray

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On Nov 25, 2007, at 3:12 PM, Ned Bixler wrote:

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> Sunday - Deer Creek Reservoir - The osprey�were still there today,� My 
> question is: Does any one have departure records for osprey?� If so, 
> would you please email them to me.� It seem very late in the year 
> for�osprey to be�at the reservoir.
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> Thanks for the info
> Ned
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Birding this afternoon at Lytle Ranch I saw the Palm Warbler that was found 
earlier in the day. I saw it by the pond on the west side of the stream and 
west of the main gate. Also I saw a Eastern Phoebe that I assume is the same 
bird that was reported on Wed. This bird did not have a tail. It either lost it 
in the last few days or was a different bird. It was quite entertaining 
watching it doing the Phoebe tail dip without a tail. It was in the same area 
west of the parking lot. Other birds of note there today were a Winter Wren and 
a Yellow-shafted Flicker. 


On Sat. in Central I saw a Lapland Longspur in the field to the west of the 
Pine Valley turnoff. 


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This does seem late for Osprey in UT but I'm not really sure.  There are 
a few reports from southern ID in winter and I regularly see them well 
into Sept. here.  This year I have records for Oct 5th and 6th, near 
Ashton, ID, and that seems a bit on the late side. 

Cliff

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> If you go to www.utahbirds.org , and go to 
> the alphabetical list of birds, for each bird there is a little box 
> that has the months of the year and a colored bar that shows which 
> months the bird is expected to be seen and the frequency ( i.e. 
> common, uncommon, rare, occassional, etc)  This may not give an exact 
> date of when the Osprey has migrated, but you can get the general idea. 
>

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Hi,

The cemeteries up north seem to be real productive, so I spent a couple of 
hours going through ours. I usually stay around Cyprus Ave. and Center street 
in the north section. Lots of mature pine trees there. Right off of the bat at 
about 340 North Center St. there were some birds in the big spruces and I saw 
what I thought was a Pygmy Nuthatch. By the time I got my binoculars up and 
focused it had moved and I could not relocate it. It will remain a probable. 


There were lots of Red-breasted Nuthatches, Mountain and Black-capped 
Chickadees, Juncos, and Northern Flickers in the area. Also seen were several 
Brown Creepers and several small flocks of Red Crossbills. It was a pretty good 
day both weather wise and bird wise. I also saw a Downy Woodpecker, a couple of 
Townsend's Solitares, an American Robin, Sharp-shinned Hawk, American Kestrel, 
Red-tailed Hawk, a Yellow-rumped Warbler, and some Pine Siskins and of course 
Magpies. 


All of the above between noon and 3 PM.

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Ned,
If you go to www.utahbirds.org, and go to the alphabetical list of birds,
for each bird there is a little box that has the months of the year and a
colored bar that shows which months the bird is expected to be seen and the
frequency (i.e. common, uncommon, rare, occassional, etc)  This may not give
an exact date of when the Osprey has migrated, but you can get the general
idea.

I looked up the Osprey and according to the legend, ospreys should have been
gone at the end of August.  So you're right, it is a bit late for them to be
around.  But birds are birds, just like people, and they sometimes do their
own thing.

I hope this was helpful

Connie McManus
Cache Valley Girl.

On Nov 25, 2007 3:12 PM, Ned Bixler  wrote:

>
> Sunday - Deer Creek Reservoir - The osprey were still there today,  My
> question is: Does any one have departure records for osprey?  If so, would
> you please email them to me.  It seem very late in the year for osprey to
> be at the reservoir.
>
> Thanks for the info
> Ned
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There is also a flock of 20-40 Bohemian Waxwings hanging out near the  
upper LDS chapel in Elk Ridge.  They spent half of Thanksgiving  
eating my juniper berries.  They fly around with a few Cedar  
Waxwings.  They've been eating Bradford Pear berries at the church  
and other berries, crabapples, ect. in surrounding yards.
Kevin Colver


On Nov 24, 2007, at 8:34 PM, Craig Fosdick wrote:

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> Today I did a half-day Cache Valley patrol, trying to scare up some  
> BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS which have been eluding me for about 3 weeks  
> now.  I finally located a flock of  40+ BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS today in  
> Paradise, feeding in a crabapple tree next to the Utah Daughters of  
> Pioneers Museum on the east side of 200 West (Utah 165).  The  
> Museum, a tiny stone building, is at 8970 West, next to the Cracker  
> Barrel Cafe; both buildings are between 8900 South and 9000 South.   
> Across the road from the crabapple tree is a (full-size) apple tree  
> (the apples, not the tree, are full-size) in a horse pasture.  The  
> waxwings were flying back and forth between the two between ~300  
> and ~400 pm Sat afternoon.
>
> Hyrum State Park had, among 100+ Canadian Geese, 3-4 very small  
> Canadian Geese that appeared to be about half the size of their  
> larger companions.  These 3-4 small geese also had very small bills  
> and small heads.  They appeared to lack the dark breast coloration  
> found on Cackling Geese, but viewing conditions weren't exactly  
> optimal.  The geese were observed from the turnaround in the  
> camping area on the NW corner of the park, using a 40x power  
> eyepiece on a 77mm spotting scope.  The geese were on the far side  
> of the reservoir, but directly across from me, with the sun high  
> and slightly to their right.
>
> How often do small Canadian Geese show up in Utah?
>
> Other birds at Hyrum State Park included a female Hooded Merganser  
> sleeping on the far shore, 4 Common Loons (a fifth loon was too  
> distant) as well as a couple of Redhead, 30 Common Goldeneye, 35  
> Lesser Scaup, and  300+ gulls at the far eastern end of the  
> reservoir.  Sorry, I was too interested in finding Bohemian  
> Waxwings to take the time to get close enough to pick through and  
> count all the gulls.
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Sunday - Deer Creek Reservoir - The osprey were still there today, My question 
is: Does any one have departure records for osprey? If so, would you please 
email them to me. It seem very late in the year for osprey to be at the 
reservoir. 


Thanks for the info
Ned

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Bob McDougal and I tried for the Longspur that Tim Avery reported out on 7200 
west. We gave it a valid try looking through all of the Horned Larks, but no 
luck. 


A trip up City Creek was fairly quiet, but we were able to find the Winter Wren 
just below picnic area 4. 


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Tim Avery just called (1 pm, Sunday) to report a PALM WARBLER at Lytle 
Ranch, Washington County. The bird was just west of the gate where you must 
park (closed today because it's Sunday) and along the beaver dam. Cindy and 
Steve Sommerfeld also saw the bird.

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My wife an I went for a moonlight walk at Farmington Bay Friday evening hoping 
to see Short-eared Owls and we were not disappointed, we saw three. The moon 
was beautiful and made for good owl watching. The main gate at Farmington Bay 
is opened 24-7 thru the duck hunt season. 


Happy birding
Steve

>>> Paul Higgins  11/23/2007 11:12 PM >>>

Short-eared Owl--Corinne, Utah November 23, 2007. Did everyone notice(besides 
the owls) the full moon tonight? 


http://www.pbase.com/phiggins/image/

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Richard Pontius took this picture of the NORTHERN HAWK-OWL in Rexburg:

http://utahbirds.org/hotlinephotos/2007/NorthernHawkOwl2.htm

There are quite a few recent photos on the "Hotline Photos" page at:

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Apologies in advance for the cross-post if you receive both the Box
Elder-Cache-Rich Co. list and the Utah Birds list.

Today I did a half-day Cache Valley patrol, trying to scare up some BOHEMIAN
WAXWINGS which have been eluding me for about 3 weeks now.  I finally
located a flock of 40+ BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS today in Paradise, feeding in a
crabapple tree next to the Utah Daughters of Pioneers Museum on the east
side of 200 West (Utah 165).  The Museum, a tiny stone building, is at 8970
West, next to the Cracker Barrel Cafe; both buildings are between 8900 South
and 9000 South.  Across the road from the crabapple tree is a (full-size)
apple tree (the apples, not the tree, are full-size) in a horse pasture.
The waxwings were flying back and forth between the two between ~300 and
~400 pm Sat afternoon.

Hyrum State Park had, among 100+ Canadian Geese, 3-4 very small Canadian
Geese that appeared to be about half the size of their larger companions.
These 3-4 small geese also had very small bills and small heads.  They
appeared to lack the dark breast coloration found on Cackling Geese, but
viewing conditions weren't exactly optimal.  The geese were observed from
the turnaround in the camping area on the NW corner of the park, using a 40x
power eyepiece on a 77mm spotting scope.  The geese were on the far side of
the reservoir, but directly across from me, with the sun high and slightly
to their right.

How often do small Canadian Geese show up in Utah?

Other birds at Hyrum State Park included a female Hooded Merganser sleeping
on the far shore, 4 Common Loons (a fifth loon was too distant) as well as a
couple of Redhead, 30 Common Goldeneye, 35 Lesser Scaup, and  300+ gulls at
the far eastern end of the reservoir.  Sorry, I was too interested in
finding Bohemian Waxwings to take the time to get close enough to pick
through and count all the gulls.

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Two snow buntings remained at the first bridge, north side, on the 
Antelope Island Causeway at about 3 p.m. today, along with American 
pipits. Numerous long-tailed ducks were still at the second bridge, and 
yes, not one, but TWO separate groups of folks came by in the hour I 
was by the 2nd bridge, to toss boulders into the water and scatter all 
of the birds. Good grief.

Numerous hooded mergansers were still at the Kaysville Ponds today.

Carol Gwynn


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Yes, I did mean NORTHERN HAWK OWL. Oops! The hour was late.
David Allan

Quoting Jim Woolf :

> Did you mean northern hawk owl?Jim
>
> On 11/23/07, David J. Allan  wrote:
>>
>> To all procrastinators:
>>
>> I finally made time to make the trip to Rexburg, ID to look for the
>> Northern Pygmy Owl today (Friday, 11/23). I'm not only a
>> procrastinator, but also - bad for a birder - not what you would think
>> of as an early morning person (ask my boss). I arrived at Beaver Dick
>> Park at ~1500h and found the NOHO within about 1 minute. I enjoyed
>> great views from unaided eyeball range for an hour. I watched it yawn,
>> sleep, preen, stretch, scratch, and sun itself for ~an hour. I didn't
>> bother or feel a need to get my spotting scope out of my car; it
>> filled my binos. What a beautiful creature; looked better than any
>> photo or drawing of the species that I have seen.
>>
>> Good birding, and good luck with the NOHO.
>> David Allan
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I'm sure that two birds I saw today at dusk at Willard Bay State Park, Box 
Elder County, didn't mind missing the Thanksgiving feast this week--Wild 
Turkeys. I've never seen turkeys at Willard Bay and in fact, the species is 
not on the park list that Wasatch Audubon created a couple years ago.

The birds ran through a campground as only they could--doing a turkey 
trot--and later, I saw their silhouettes against the sunset in a tall group 
of cottonwoods at the edge of one of the dry ponds west of Cottonwood 
Campground. They've also been roosting in a tall cottonwood between Willow 
Creek campsites 31 and 33 as evidenced by the droppings on the pavement 
under the tree.

I also saw three black bunnies.

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I know this list serv is supposed to be non-commercial, but permit me for a 
moment to advertise some great deals I got on the day after Thanksgiving. 
This actually occured a couple years ago and I never knew what to do with 
this report. But since we're having a bird winter similar to the one I wrote 
about below, perhaps it's fitting that I post it now.

Kris

After-Thanksgiving Day Sale


"STORES OPEN AT FIVE!" all the ads say

To extend shopping hours after Thanksgiving Day.

So I set my alarm for well before dawn;

I made both a list and plans to be gone.



But I'll never be called a shopaholic,

'Cuz shopping practically gives me colic.

A quirk in my psyche caused me to explore

A location a world away from the stores.



"What?!?" you say, "Shop far away?"

"Don't you shop in the malls after Thanksgiving Day?"

Oh no! I'll confide I was planning to play -

I was shopping for birds on the big shopping day.



I didn't list gifts I wanted to buy;

My list was of feathered creatures that fly.

A list of bird species I wanted to see

At my day's destination - Smithfield Cemetery.



A cemetery's a peaceful place

To reflect, to honor, to find quiet space.

Winter birds flock there for cover and food

And birders for birdwatching interludes.



So I headed north to bird in Cache Valley;

Ready with list, pen poised for the tally.

The birds were busy when I arrived

With the daily press to find food to survive.



"Kip-kip"! The call that found my ear

Conveyed the big red finch was here.

Crossbills filled the pines to feed

And pried cone scales to get the seeds.



The kinglets did their level best

To show the colors of their crests.

One shone gold; one ruby red,

Surprising colors upon their heads.



Two nuthatches - those avian clowns

Viewed the world while upside down

Or downside up if you prefer,

An upside down him and a downside up her.



A second birdwatcher was there with me;

A Sharp-shinned Hawk lurked in a tree.

I was overt and he discreet;

I wanted to watch, he needed to eat.



A flash of a thrush made me aware

A juniper harbored a gray solitaire

He was trying to hoard his berries, you see,

But the robins and waxwings would not let them be.



Siskins, House Finches, and Cassin's, too;

Juncos were there, of gray-headed hue.

A Red-tail and flickers and American Crows,

Surviving November's cold and the snow.



Chickadees, creepers, all those you'd expect;

I checked them all off; I madly did check!

I checked them off left and I checked them off right;

A flurry of listing of creatures of flight.



After the flurry was over and done,

I reflected on shopping and my birding fun.

I came out ahead - I'd say I had won.

Heckuva sale, in my opinion.



My exploits were cheap; I spent not a penny.

And my list of bird species - I'd say I saw many!

Shop for birds again next year?  Oh yes - in a flash,

For I was enriched in the Valley of Cache.


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My photos of Mantua Lake and the Downy WP are now posted.

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Paul,  Nice pic!!
I did indeed notice the moon was full. In my report I forgot to mention that
coming home through Wellesville Cyn, at Dry Lake, there was a young moose
getting a drink just inside the fence.  The moon was up and she was posing
right and left and I had NO MORE BATTERY.  Oh well, it's only a moose.  next
time.

connieM

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> Short-eared Owl--Corinne, Utah  November 23, 2007.     Did everyone
> notice(besides the owls) the full moon tonight?
>
> http://www.pbase.com/phiggins/image/
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Short-eared Owl--Corinne, Utah November 23, 2007. Did everyone notice(besides 
the owls) the full moon tonight? 

   
  http://www.pbase.com/phiggins/image/
   
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To all procrastinators:

I finally made time to make the trip to Rexburg, ID to look for the
Northern Pygmy Owl today (Friday, 11/23). I'm not only a
procrastinator, but also - bad for a birder - not what you would think
of as an early morning person (ask my boss). I arrived at Beaver Dick
Park at ~1500h and found the NOHO within about 1 minute. I enjoyed
great views from unaided eyeball range for an hour. I watched it yawn,
sleep, preen, stretch, scratch, and sun itself for ~an hour. I didn't
bother or feel a need to get my spotting scope out of my car; it
filled my binos. What a beautiful creature; looked better than any
photo or drawing of the species that I have seen.

Good birding, and good luck with the NOHO.
David Allan
Oak City, Millard Co, UT
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Make that four Northern Pygmy-owls. I had great looks at one the  
afternoon of 11/16 near the mouth of Oak Creek Canyon in Millard  
County - just above Oak City.

David Allan
Oak City, Millard Co, UT



Quoting Kristin Purdy :

> Birder-photographers have seen three different Northern Pygmy-owls in
> the last couple weeks:
>
> Randy Chatelain photographed one on the North Ogden Divide road, Ogden
> Valley side, Weber County, on Nov 3.
>
> Ryan Houston photographed this bird in Diamond Fork Canyon, Utah
> County, on Nov 15:
>
> http://www.utahbirds.org/birdsofutah/BirdsL-R/NorthernPygmyOwl2.htm
>
> Jack Binch reported one east of Kamas in Summit County on Nov 17.
>
> That's a pretty good number of sightings for one of our least common
> species of owls. Perhaps the sightings are indicative of a good winter
> for them at lower elevations like we had during the winter of 05-06.
> Keep your eyes peeled!
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I visited the Kaysville Ponds today, hoping I would have the place to 
myself with no errant rock-throwing children or fisherpeople. Don't get 
me wrong - I love children, but after spending all day with them. . . 
Anyway, I was only partially successful.

There were at least 8, probably more, hooded mergansers on the main 
Kaysville pond. Also present were gadwall, wigeons, ring-necked ducks, 
lesser scaup, common goldeneye, mallards, green-winged teal, 
pied-billed grebe, kingfisher, and white-crowned sparrow.

The long-tailed ducks were on the causeway as previously reported. The 
winds were howling by the time I got there, and man, it was cold! I 
also observed a female black scoter at the bridge by the island, and I 
scared off about a half-dozen chukars that were hunkered down in the 
rocks. On accident, as the kids would say.

Carol Gwynn

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