fall migration

American White Pelicans Fueling Up For Fall Migration

By |2023-10-27T02:54:38-06:00October 4th, 2023|Categories: American White Pelicans, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week, I was happy to photograph a small flock of American White Pelicans fueling up for their fall migration in the wetlands of Farmington Bay WMA.

Late Summer Barn Swallow Delight

By |2023-09-22T05:09:25-06:00September 22nd, 2023|Categories: Barn Swallows, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was thoroughly delighted to capture several late summer Barn Swallow photos during my last trip to the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. I was truly thrilled.

Lesser Yellowlegs – Time To Be On The Lookout For Them

By |2023-08-27T05:09:54-06:00August 27th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Lesser Yellowlegs, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It is not too soon to be on the lookout for Lesser Yellowlegs migrating through northern Utah, as shorebird migration can start as early as July.

Orange-crowned Warbler In Fall Migration

By |2022-11-27T05:15:10-07:00November 27th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Orange-crowned Warblers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The last time I wrote about this species I said that I was feeling Orange-crowned Warbler deprived. Just a few days later I had this beauty in my viewfinder.

Migrating Greater Yellowlegs

By |2021-09-21T03:55:10-06:00September 21st, 2021|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Greater Yellowlegs, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Greater Yellowlegs migrate starting in the summer until late in the fall and return early in the spring. I will be seeing them until about December here in Utah.

Rufous Hummingbird For National Hummingbird Day

By |2021-09-04T06:03:59-06:00September 4th, 2021|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Rufous Hummingbirds, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today is National Hummingbird Day and I am celebrating by sharing some Rufous Hummingbird photos I took earlier this week on Antelope Island.

Rufous Hummingbird Plus Smoky Rising Sun Photos

By |2021-09-01T06:53:07-06:00September 1st, 2021|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Low light, Rufous Hummingbirds, Utah, western skies|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I went out to Antelope Island for the first time since April and I took hundreds of Rufous Hummingbird photos plus some of the rising sun.

Focusing On A Greater Yellowlegs With A Small Fish

By |2022-04-20T20:57:28-06:00October 24th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Greater Yellowlegs, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I'd watched the Greater Yellowlegs foraging and most of the time the prey was too tiny to see but this little fish was a nice catch for the shorebird and for me.

Photographing Autumn Townsend’s Solitaires

By |2021-11-13T08:05:20-07:00October 9th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Townsend's Solitaires, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last Friday as I looked for birds in a few West Desert canyons I was serenaded by the songs and calls of Townsend's Solitaires and while I loved hearing them it was frustrating because they were either too far away or hidden from my view.

Enchanted By Fall Ruby-crowned Kinglets

By |2021-06-26T11:46:09-06:00October 7th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

For a few moments yesterday morning I was absolutely enchanted by a small flock of Ruby-crowned Kinglets in Box Elder County in northern Utah.

Fall Yellow-rumped Warbler In My Viewfinder

By |2021-05-09T15:13:14-06:00September 20th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, Yellow-rumped Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

For a few brief moments yesterday morning I had a lovely Yellow-rumped Warbler in my viewfinder at Farmington Bay that had perched in a leafy tree and I took full advantage of it being nearby.

American Pipits and Fall Migration

By |2021-03-04T04:20:38-07:00October 5th, 2018|Categories: American Pipits, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

American Pipits aren't flashy birds, in fact some people might think they are rather plain or dull colored. I am always happy to have them in my viewfinder and to hear their flight calls in the breeze.

Incredible Phalarope Migration Happening Now at the Great Salt Lake

By |2021-07-06T17:20:02-06:00July 19th, 2018|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Red-necked Phalaropes, Utah, Wilson's Phalaropes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Red-necked and Wilson's Phalaropes have started their fall migration and one of the places where they gather in large numbers is the Great Salt Lake where they show up in the tens of thousands to feed and rest before continuing their journey.

Red-necked Phalaropes – Migration and the Great Salt Lake

By |2021-07-06T17:16:33-06:00October 12th, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Red-necked Phalaropes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last month I was able to photograph flocks of Red-necked Phalaropes on the Great Salt Lake when they were migrating through the area.

Shorebirds Are On The Move – Fall Migration

By |2022-09-17T04:37:27-06:00August 10th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Greater Yellowlegs, Least Sandpipers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Shorebirds begin their fall migration early and for those of us who live in the Great Salt Lake ecosystem that means looking for them in the marshes around the lake and on the lake itself.

Migrating Least Sandpiper at Red Rock Lakes NWR

By |2023-08-20T03:45:50-06:00July 16th, 2016|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Least Sandpipers, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

I photographed this migrating Least Sandpiper in the same pond as the Wilson's Phalarope chick at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge but on different days.

Too many Eared Grebes to Count

By |2021-12-01T16:21:49-07:00May 9th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Brine Flies, Eared Grebes, Great Salt Lake, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

During spring and fall migration there can be so many Eared Grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) on the Great Salt Lake that they are impossible to count.

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