Recurvirostra americana

Midges and Birds – Food for thought

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-22T09:29:50-05:00May 14th, 2011|Categories: American Avocets, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Cliff Swallows, Marsh Wrens, Midges, Utah, Yellow-headed Blackbirds|Tags: adult, American Avocet, bird photography, birds that eat midges, Chironomidae, Cistothorus palustris, Cliff Swallow, displaying, Marsh Wren, midge, midges, nest building, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, Recurvirostra americana, singing, wetlands, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, Yellow-headed Blackbird|

This is the time of the year that "midges" are as thick as flies on you-know-what at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.

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Coming Soon to a view near U(tah)

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-27T04:39:04-05:00March 3rd, 2011|Categories: American Avocets, American White Pelicans, Antelope Island State Park, Double-crested Cormorants, Loggerhead Shrikes, Long-billed Curlews, Salt Lake County, Sandhill Cranes, Utah|Tags: American Avocet, American White Pelican, Antigone canadensis, avocets, cormorants, cranes, curlews, Double-crested Cormorant, Lanius ludovicianus, Loggerhead Shrike, Long-billed Curlew, Nannopterum auritus, Numenius americanus, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, pelicans, Recurvirostra americana, Sandhill Crane, shrikes, spring previews, spring time|

These are just a small selection of the cast and characters of the upcoming Spring Season

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