eBird – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

White-faced Ibis Do Overwinter At Bear River MBR

By Mia McPherson|January 8th, 2024|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, White-faced Ibises|Tags: eBird, graph, ibis, ibises, ice, marsh, overwinter, overwintering, Plegadis chihi, wading birds, water, wetlands, White-faced Ibis, winter, wintering|

On New Year's Day, I photographed two small flocks of White-faced Ibis at Bear River MBR. It isn't unusual at all for this ibis species to overwinter at the refuge.

Barn Swallows – Soon To Arrive In Northern Utah

By Mia McPherson|March 14th, 2020|Categories: Barn Swallows, Birds, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, Barn Swallow, close, easiest to identify, eBird, Hirundo rustica, late spring, metal post, migrating, migration, most recognizable, perched, post, preening, swallow, swallows|

Perhaps the next weather front coming from the south will push these Barn Swallows into northern Utah, I know I will be watching for their arrival.

Mountain Plovers – Technology Today Is Amazing

By Mia McPherson|April 3rd, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Mountain Plovers, Rarities, Utah|Tags: adult, Anarhynchus montanus, Apps, bird listserv, bird photography, breeding plumage, eBird, female, male, Mountain Plover, plover, plovers, rare, rare birds, rarity, shorebirds, smart phones, social media, technologies, technology, wirelessly|

Seven days shy of a year ago I found two rare Mountain Plovers in the White Rock Bay area of Antelope Island State Park and lately I have been hoping to see them again.