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Vesper Sparrows In Spring

By Mia McPherson|2023-03-07T07:44:53-06:00April 28th, 2020|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Vesper Sparrows|Tags: adult, early light, early morning light, grasses, grasslands, Poocetes gramineus, recording, rock, singing, song, sparrow, sparrows, spring, Vesper Sparrow, white rock|

Earlier this month I spotted my first of year Vesper Sparrow way up north in Box Elder County and since then I have been looking for them closer to home in the Wasatch Mountains.

I Swear I heard A Willet Calling Two Days Ago

By Mia McPherson|2021-04-25T05:24:41-05:00April 3rd, 2019|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Willets|Tags: adult, alert, call, grasses, grasslands, mobile blind, shorebirds, spring, Tringa semipalmata, Tringa semipalmata inornata, Western Willet, white rock, Willet, willets|

While looking for Sage Thrashers to photograph on Antelope Island two days ago I swear I heard a Willet call. It was just one distant call but my ears perked up right away.