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Pair Of Clark’s Grebes At Bear River MBR

By |2024-03-23T04:30:33-05:00March 23rd, 2024|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Clark's Grebes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On my most recent trip to Bear River MBR, I stopped my Jeep on the west side of the auto tour loop to take a few images of a pair of Clark's Grebes.

My First Of Year Gray Catbird – Heard But Not Seen

By |2021-04-27T05:28:37-05:00April 12th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Gray Catbirds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On April 2nd in a canyon in some mountains of the West Desert of Utah I heard a familiar call, the mewing call of a Gray Catbird while I was looking for birds to photograph.

Greater-Sage Grouse Leks In March

By |2021-03-26T10:37:43-05:00March 8th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Greater Sage-Grouse, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

March is a time when my mind wanders to windswept, high country sagebrush steppes where Greater-Sage Grouse will dance, fight and court on their leks as they have done for eons.

Canada Geese and How Their Calls Signal a Change of Seasons For Me

By |2024-02-13T05:04:00-06:00August 8th, 2017|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Canada Geese, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There are lots of Canada Geese near where I live in part because of the grassy golf course that is not too far away and because of the Jordan River and several small ponds that are just down the hill.

Song Sparrow In Box Elder County, Utah – Bird Sounds of Spring

By |2024-03-24T13:56:59-05:00April 2nd, 2017|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Song Sparrows, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was trying to photograph some Red-tailed Hawks when I heard a song close to me and realized it was a Song Sparrow before I even located the bird and put my lens on it.

Sounds of Spring – Western Meadowlark

By |2023-08-21T04:05:38-05:00March 13th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Davis County, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Normally we have Western Meadowlarks year round here in the Salt Lake Valley but because this past winter was harsh it seemed that they moved south for a bit. They are back now and singing their songs of spring.

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