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Time To Keep An Eye On The Sky For Bald Eagles

By Mia McPherson|November 21st, 2020|Categories: Bald Eagles, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: adult, Bald Eagle, banking, eagle, eagles, flat, flats, flight, flooded, flying, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, marsh, on the wing, raptors, water, winter|

I could see a Bald Eagle being chased by a gull in the sky and my heart skipped a beat because I know it is time for me to keep an eye on the sky for Bald Eagles again.

Ferruginous Hawks in Utah

By Mia McPherson|December 26th, 2019|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Ferruginous Hawks, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: adult, agricultural, birds of prey, breeding habitat, Buteo regalis, Buteos, deserts, Ferruginous Hawk, flat, foothills, grasslands, hawks, Hawks of Utah, largest buteo, migration habitat, raptors, rolling, sagebrush steppe, saltbush-greasewood, shrublands, terrain, winter habitat, year round|

Knowing what kind of habitat Ferruginous Hawks prefer during all four seasons here in northern Utah can increase the chances of finding them year round.