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Wilson’s Snipe resting in snow – Two Years Ago Today

By Mia McPherson|December 9th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, Wilson's Snipes|Tags: adult, autumn, climate change, creek, creek bank., El Niño, Gallinago delicata, Great Salt Lake, marsh, resting, shorebirds, snipe, snipes, snow, wetlands, Wilson's Snipe|

Two years ago today I photographed this Wilson's Snipe resting in snow at Farmington Bay WMA, it was bitter cold and snow covered the ground.

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Rough-legged Hawk and thoughts about the upcoming winter

By Mia McPherson|August 30th, 2015|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Rough-legged Hawks, Utah|Tags: adult, Buteo lagopus, El Niño, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Utah, lift off, light morph, male, raptors, Rough-legged Hawk, sign, speed limit, winter|

I came across this image of a male Rough-legged Hawk taken this past February and it caused me to wonder what this upcoming winter will be like.

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