Utah (Statewide) RBA
May 6, 2007
Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 22:54:27 -0600
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Subject: [BIRDWEST] Utah RBA, May 7, 2007
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* Utah Rare Bird Alert
* Statewide
* May 6, 2007
* UTAH0705.06
Number: 801-538-4730
E-mail: utah-rba at timaverybirding.com
Compilers: Phone - Bill Fenimore, Online - Tim Avery
- Transcript
This is the Utah Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, May 6th at 10:54 p.m.
Species included in this report:
VAUX'S SWIFT (Box Elder)
RUDDY TURNSTONE (Davis)
Common Grackle (Davis)
Dunlin (Davis)
Common Tern (Davis)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Davis)
Purple Martin (Utah, Davis)
RED KNOT (Davis)
Evening Grosbeak (Utah)
White-throated Sparrow (Wasatch)
Northern Waterthrush (Davis)
White-winged Dove (Uintah)
Whimbrel (Davis)
Red-necked Phalarope (Davis)
To report a RARE BIRD, please send an email to utah-rba@timaverybirding.com.
Note, you DO NOT need to send an email if you posted to either BIRDNET
or BIRDTALK. Please include your name, phone number/email, detailed
directions and dates for all sightings. It would be helpful if you would
spell your
last name and identify the county of the sighting. You can also report
via phone at 801-538-4730,
please include information listed above.
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Box Elder County:
-- 2 VAUX'S SWIFTS were discovered and reported by Kris Purdy on May 3rd
just to the north
of Willard Bay State Park. The birds were seen actively feeding over a
large wet field with
5 different species of swallows. The birds were initially seen in the
early afternoon, but were still
present till nearly 6:15 pm when these pictures were taken:
http://www.timaverybirding.com/photos/species/vauxs_swift.html
Directions: Take I-15 to exit 357, Willard Bay. At the end of the exit
ramp, turn west (left) and then
north (right). Follow the road as it curves west and then look for the
pink tape tied on a willow on the
embankment 90 yards after the next right turn (that's the road that runs
east of the Willard Bay sewage
treatment pond; pass it by). The swifts field is due south of the pond.
Davis County:
-- A RUDDY TURNSTONE was reported by Joel and Kathy Beyer along the AIC
on May 6th.
No further details about the bird were given.
-- A Purple Martin was reported by Joel and Kathy Beyer sitting on the
wires at 1700 So. 3000 W. in Syracuse
on May 6th.
-- 6 Common Grackles were reported by Joel and Kathy Beyer at Kaysville
Ponds on May 6th. The birds were in
the trees just to the south of the Botanical Center.
-- 2 Northern Waterthrushes were reported by The Sommerfeld's as well as
Colby Neuman and Tim Avery at Garr
Ranch on May 5th. The Sommerfeld's reported that 2 birds were seen
around the pond just to the south of the
ranch. Colby and Tim reported 1 bird at this pond and another along the
fence where the spring at the Ranch
flows into the fragmites and cattails.
-- A probable COMMON TERN was photographed by Tim Avery at the ponds at
Glover Lane on May 5th. Colby Neuman and
Tim Avery observed the bird feeding over the ponds.
-- 2 Dunlin were reported by numerous individuals along the AIC on May
5th. The birds were
seen to the south of the causeway between MM 4 and 5.
-- Around 40 Semipalmated Sandpipers were reported by Colby Neuman and
Tim Avery along the AIC on May 5th. This is an
unusually high concentration for this species in Utah.
-- 10 RED KNOTS were reported by Tim Avery between MM 5 and 6 on the
north side
of AIC on April 30th. The birds were about 350 yards north of the
causeway and
appeared to be in breeding plumage.
-- A Whimbrel was reported by Jack Binch and Bob Huntington at AIC near
between MM
5 and 6 on April 27th.
-- A flock of about 30 Red-necked Phalarope were photographed by Tim
Avery at AIC
on April 30th near MM 5.
Uintah County:
-- A White-winged Dove was reported by Clay and Cliftia Johnson visiting
their feeders in Jensen on May 2nd.
Clay reported that a White-winged Dove has shown up at their feeders
each April or May the past four years: 5/23/2004, 4/23/2005, 4/23/2006,
and now on 5/2/2007.
Utah County:
-- A flock of Evening Grosbeaks was reported by Alona Huffaker in
Springville on May 3rd.
The birds are usually seen hanging around in Chinese Elm trees in the
area of 1195 South and
700 East in Springville. Apparently the birds have been around for
several weeks now. The
birds will still present as of the 4th when relocated by Tim Avery.
-- 2 Purple Martins were reported by Reed Stone in the Palmyra / Lake
Shore area on May 5th.
Wasatch County:
-- A White-throated Sparrow was reported by Dave Hanscom at Deer Creek
Reservoir on May 3rd.
The bird was seen just a couple hundred yards from the trailhead near
Soldier Hollow. A WTSP
was reported nearby, about a half mile east (across the water) on
February 18th.
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Upcoming Birding Events:
May 10th - 12th (Thu-Sat): Salt Lake Birders Field Trip - A special
over-night jaunt to see the birds of Daggett County, then to Stewart WMA
near Jensen, Pelican Lake and Ouray NWR. This will be in conjunction
with the Utah Ornithological Society. We will leave Thursday night,
spend the night at Pat Jividen's cabin in Tabiona, then get an early
stare to the Uintas Friday a.m. Watch for details to come.
May 12th (Sat): Utah County Birders Field Trip - Utah county desert
birds - the great Utah county - day trip; leave Payson WalMart 7:00 a.m.
More details TBA.
May 12th (Sat): Layton Wild Bird Center Bird Walk - East Kaysville
Foothills - Saturday Bird Walks leave from the Wild Bird Center (1860
N. 1000 West, Layton) at 8 a.m, in spring/summer, unless otherwise posted.
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Abbreviations:
AIC - Antelope Island Causeway
WMA - Wildlife Management Area
NWR - National Wildlife Refuge
GSL - Great Salt Lake
GSLA - Great Salt Lake Audubon
UCB - Utah County Birders
SP - State Park
NP - National Park
MM - Mile Marker
- End Transcript
Thank you and good birding
Tim Avery
Salt Lake City, Utah
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