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Midge Swarms – Messy & Annoying But An Important Food Source For Many Birds

By Mia McPherson|2022-07-04T04:05:28-05:00March 19th, 2017|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Midges, Utah|Tags: birds that eat midges, bugnadoes, Chironomidae, Chironomidae spp, clouds, important food source, insects, midge, midge nados, midgenado, midges, swarm|

I have complained about the midges in this post because they are messy and annoying but one thing that I feel is critical to mention is that these midges are an important food source for the birds that live and breed at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.