Baby It's Cold Outside!
December 29, 2015
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Black-crowned Night Heron's feed from dusk to early morning, resting during the day. This one was obsered near the busiest section of Farmington Bay WMA. A few night herons occasionally spend the winter as far north as New England, but most of the birds which breed in the northern States migrate south in the fall to join the resident heron populati...
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More than a Murder
December 14, 2015
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The number of Crows spotted in Salt Lake City has been increasing, from a somewhat rare occurance to the estimated 500 individuals we spotted at twilight last eveing. So, what's going on, why are they "suddenly" showing up in such large numbers into cities? "All About Birds" contributor Kevin McGowan offers these possibilites
A number of possibl...
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Backyard Magic: The Calm Before the Storm
December 14, 2015
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With the first significant snowstorm of the season expected tomorrow, we had a good showing of birds in the yard and a warm-before-the-storm afternoon. A steady supply of nyger seed has kept a flock of 12-18 Lesser Goldfinch hanging around the feeders for almost a year now. Dark-eyed Juncos have descended from the mountains to take up, hopefully, r...
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Why Bird in December?
December 08, 2015
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Some of us believe that nothing worth having comes easily. These contrary indivduals are undoubtedly birders at heart. Many bird watchers place a value on their sightings in direct proportion to the challenge of laying eyes on the prize. Virtually everyone can be seduced the thrill of the hunt. In the hunt, one's quarry is not the issue. The ideal...
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Farmington Bay Snipe Hunt
November 29, 2015
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Not a hunt, really, just an early winter birding trip to Farmington Bay with expectations of seeing Pipits, ducks and perhaps an early arriving Bald Eagle or a day-flying Barn Owl. A couple of Bald Eagles were perched on the "eagle" tree and the cold conditions decreased the amount of open water for ducks and other waterfowl to feed and rest on. Th...
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