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Nesting Black-billed Magpies

By Mia McPherson|2021-09-07T14:05:44-05:00November 22nd, 2010|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Black-billed Magpies, Davis County, Nesting Birds, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: adult, behavior, Black-billed Magpie, ethics, Greasewood, magpie, magpies, nest building, nesting, nesting behavior, nesting habits, nesting material, Pica hudsonia|

If I had not been paying attention to the first magpie's activity and behavior I would have missed the opportunity to photograph these birds and their nesting habits over the next several weeks.

Sage Thrashers

By Mia McPherson|2022-03-13T09:05:09-05:00August 23rd, 2010|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: adult, behavior, bird ID, chick, comparison, differences, immature, juveniles, Oreoscoptes montanus, perched, rocks, Sage Thrasher, sunflowers, thrasher, thrashers, young|

Sage Thrashers are from the Mimid family. They forage mainly on the ground for insects, though they do eat berries at times.

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