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American Coot On The Last Day Of Winter

By Mia McPherson|March 21st, 2024|Categories: American Coots, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: adult, American Coot, enter, entering, Fulica americana, marsh, mound, phragmites, phrags, water, wetlands, winter|

One of the birds I photographed on the last day of winter at Bear River MBR was an American Coot. I happen to like seeing their big, funky-looking feet.

Western Kingbird Attempting To Take Over A Bullock’s Oriole Nest

By Mia McPherson|June 15th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Bullock's Orioles, Utah, Western Kingbirds|Tags: adult, behavior, Bullock's Oriole, Celtis reticulata, desert, down, entering, female, Icterus bullockii, interactions, kingbird, kingbirds, nest, nest take over, Netleaf Hackberry, oriole, orioles, spring, Tyrannus verticalis, tyrant flycatchers, Western Kingbird|

At times I see some odd things in the field and two days ago that was what appeared to be a Western Kingbird attempting to take over a Bullock's Oriole nest.