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Flurry of Snowies in August

By Mia McPherson|August 14th, 2015|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: adult, Bear River, congregation, egret, egrets, Egretta thula, feathers, flight, flurry, flying, land, landing, marsh, preening, rousing, scratching, shaking, Snowy Egret, stretch, stretching, wading birds, wetlands|

There was lots of bird activity yesterday at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and a flurry of Snowy Egrets kept things interesting early in the morning.

Juvenile Dark Morph Harlan’s Hawk

By Mia McPherson|October 20th, 2014|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Harlan's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: American Coot, bird photography, birds of prey, Buteo jamaicensis, Buteo jamaicensis harlani, coot, dark morph, eating, feathers, Fulica americana, Harlan's Hawk, hawks, juvenile, marsh, prey, raptors, Red-tailed Hawk, snow, sub-adult, winter, young|

Harlan's Hawks are a subspecies of Red-tailed Hawks that breed in Alaska and northern Canada and spend their winters in the northern Great Plains.