birds that eat midges

Midge Swarms – Messy & Annoying But An Important Food Source For Many Birds

By Mia McPherson|March 19th, 2017|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Midges, Utah|Tags: birds that eat midges, bugnadoes, Chironomidae, Chironomidae spp, clouds, important food source, insects, midge, midge nados, midgenado, midges, swarm|

I have complained about the midges in this post because they are messy and annoying but one thing that I feel is critical to mention is that these midges are an important food source for the birds that live and breed at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.

Midges and Birds – Food for thought

By Mia McPherson|May 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.