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Eyes On The Sky – Osprey Migration Is Underway

By |2024-03-15T04:25:46-06:00March 15th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Ospreys, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It is time for me to keep my eyes on the sky because Osprey migration is underway. Online, in the past week, I've seen them being reported in Montana and Idaho.

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.

Franklin’s Gull Images – Better Late Than Never

By |2023-09-03T04:38:44-06:00September 3rd, 2023|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Franklin's Gulls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I took these Franklin's Gull images at Farmington Bay WMA nearly a year ago. I suppose it's better late than never to share the photos with you all today.

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.

Least Sandpiper In Kamas Valley

By |2023-08-20T04:45:08-06:00August 20th, 2023|Categories: Bird ID, Birds, Kamas Valley, Least Sandpipers, Summit County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The most surprising and wonderful bird I saw and photographed on Thursday with my friend, April Olson, was a migrating Least Sandpiper in the Kamas Valley.

World Migratory Bird Day 2023 – Focus On Water

By |2023-05-13T04:22:09-06:00May 13th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Common Loons, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

World Migratory Bird Day is observed on the second Saturday of May every year to promote the significance of preserving migratory birds and their habitats.

Communing With Sandhill Cranes

By |2023-03-13T05:47:19-06:00March 13th, 2023|Categories: Bicknell Bottoms Wildlife Management Area, Birds, Sandhill Cranes, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've been thinking a lot about Sandhill Cranes recently so I am going back in time to nine years ago today when I photographed them in Wayne County, Utah.

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.

Lesser Yellowlegs Photos From Farmington Bay

By |2022-09-14T04:46:30-06:00September 14th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Lesser Yellowlegs, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Monday morning I was delighted to find and photograph a couple of Lesser Yellowlegs foraging and moving around a pond covered in duckweed at Farmington Bay WMA.

Fall Yellow-rumped Warbler – Urban Birds

By |2021-10-07T06:12:27-06:00October 7th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Jordan River Parkway Trail, Salt Lake County, Utah, Yellow-rumped Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This has been a weird fall so far and because of that I haven't been out to look for urban birds like this Yellow-rumped Warbler I photographed last year close to home.

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.

Twelve Years In Utah

By |2021-07-10T07:30:34-06:00July 10th, 2021|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Red-necked Phalaropes, Utah, Wilson's Phalaropes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Twelve years ago this morning I woke in Grand Island, Nebraska. I was a little more than 800 miles from my destination of Salt Lake City.

What The Changes In The 2021 AOS Supplement Meant For Me

By |2021-06-30T21:07:25-06:00June 26th, 2021|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Double-crested Cormorants, Neotropic Cormorants, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The 2021 AOS Supplement did mean that I had a bit of work to do on my site after I read that it had been published on the ABA website last night.

Tree Swallows Have Returned

By |2022-05-27T06:28:16-06:00March 23rd, 2021|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Idaho, Modoc Creek, Summit County, Targhee National Forest, Tree Swallows, Uinta Mountains, Uinta National Forest, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

A little birdie told me that Tree Swallows returned to the marshes at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge about the middle of this month.

Ten Sandhill Cranes At Bear River MBR

By |2021-03-02T05:33:35-07:00March 2nd, 2021|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Sandhill Cranes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It was the highlight of my morning to find, observe, listen to, and photograph ten Sandhill Cranes at Bear River MBR yesterday.

Photographing Late Summer Nashville Warblers

By |2021-04-11T15:14:42-06:00September 15th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Nashville Warblers, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I parked next to a stand of willows to see what birds would come in and it wasn't long before I was busy photographing Nashville Warblers foraging for aphids on the leaves of the trees.

Willow Flycatcher And Thoughts About Fall Migration

By |2021-05-25T03:59:42-06:00August 30th, 2020|Categories: Birds, East Canyon, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Willow Flycatchers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I took forty-eight photos of this flycatcher three days ago as it watched for flying insects from its perch and I realized that these might be the last Willow Flycatcher photos that I take this year.

Serviceberries Are Blooming In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2022-08-15T05:40:44-06:00May 24th, 2020|Categories: Morgan County, Shrubs, Trees, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

What got me so excited was seeing how many serviceberries there were blooming on the slopes of the mountains and how thick the blossoms were on each of the shrubs.

One Spring Morning When Yellow-rumped Warblers Dripped From Trees

By |2021-05-09T15:07:03-06:00May 23rd, 2020|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow-rumped Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Almost one year ago I spent my morning photographing so many Yellow-rumped Warblers that they seemed to almost drip from the trees.

First Of Season Male Yellow Warbler Photo

By |2021-05-08T17:08:24-06:00May 9th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Three days ago I was able to take my first of season Yellow Warbler photos when a male came up close to where I sat in my Jeep in a high mountain canyon.

I Spotted My First Of Season Western Kingbirds Four Days Ago

By |2021-05-31T12:41:23-06:00March 25th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Western Kingbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While I was up in Box Elder County, Utah four days ago I spotted my first of season Western Kingbirds chasing each other around in flight near a ranch.

Barn Swallows – Soon To Arrive In Northern Utah

By |2021-04-14T16:35:55-06:00March 14th, 2020|Categories: Barn Swallows, Birds, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Perhaps the next weather front coming from the south will push these Barn Swallows into northern Utah, I know I will be watching for their arrival.

Rough-legged Hawks Will Be Leaving – Swainson’s Hawks Will Arrive Soon

By |2021-03-31T14:14:55-06:00February 29th, 2020|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Rough-legged Hawks, Swainson's Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It is almost time for me to see a seasonal switch of raptors here in northern Utah because the Rough-legged Hawks will leaving and the Swainson's will arrive soon.

Focusing On A Hermit Thrush In Sunshine And Shadows

By |2022-10-02T05:27:00-06:00November 3rd, 2019|Categories: Birds, Hermit Thrushes, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While hoping to photograph Brown Creepers two days ago I spotted a Hermit Thrush at a distance on the ground in the deep shadows of a stand of trees.

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