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Red-naped Sapsucker Photos

By Mia McPherson|2021-04-11T06:10:38-05:00April 11th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Modoc Creek, Red-naped Sapsuckers, Summit County, Targhee National Forest, Uinta National Forest, Utah|Tags: adult, aspen, begging, calls, chick, drumming, female, fledgling, forest, immature, leaving, male, nest, nesting, nesting cavity, nesting season, nesting tree, Red-naped Sapsucker, sapsucker, sapsuckers, Sphyrapicus nuchalis, woodpecker, woodpeckers, young|

This morning I wanted to share a few Red-naped Sapsucker photos I have taken while in gorgeous alpine forests of Idaho and Utah.

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

By Mia McPherson|2021-03-31T14:14:55-05:00February 29th, 2020|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Rough-legged Hawks, Swainson's Hawks, Utah|Tags: adult, arrive, Buteo lagopus, Buteo swainsoni, Buteos, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Utah, intermediate morph, leaving, light morph, male, metal post, migration, morning, perched, raptors, Rough-legged Hawk, rusty, sign, spring migration, Swainson's Hawk, wooden sign|

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.