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February Tundra Swan Photos Plus Some Very Early Sandhill Cranes

By Mia McPherson|February 11th, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Sandhill Cranes, Tundra Swans, Utah|Tags: adult, alert, Antigone canadensis, crane, cranes, Cygnus columbianus, early, ice, marsh, resting, road, Sandhill Crane, snow, snow covered, stink-eye, swan, swans, Tundra Swan, walking, wary, waterfowl, wetlands, winter|

Late last month I mentioned that I hadn't yet gotten the Tundra Swan photos that I wanted to take. Yesterday at Bear River MBR I was delighted to remedy that situation.

I Spotted My First Of Season Western Kingbirds Four Days Ago

By Mia McPherson|March 25th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Western Kingbirds|Tags: adult, Arkansas Kingbirds, begging, breeding grounds, early, facts, fence post, flycatcher, flycatchers, immature, information, juvenile, kingbird, kingbirds, migration, perched, post, resting, Tyrannus verticalis, tyrant flycatchers, Western Kingbird, wooden post, young|

While I was up in Box Elder County, Utah four days ago I spotted my first of season Western Kingbirds chasing each other around in flight near a ranch.