Goose Egg Island

Why I See More Than A Tree In These Photos

By Mia McPherson|December 29th, 2023|Categories: Conservation, Davis County, Environment, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Habitat, Trees, Utah|Tags: Ailanthus altissima, Chinese Sumac, clouds, Goose Egg Island, hill, marsh, mountains, sky, tree, Tree-of-heaven, trees, Wasatch Mountains, wetlands, winter|

Both of these photos show the same tree on Goose Egg Island at Farmington Bay WMA. The images were taken in December of 2022 and 2013.

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Juvenile Northern Harrier perched on a post

By Mia McPherson|November 23rd, 2015|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Northern Harriers, Utah|Tags: birds of prey, Circus hudsonius, Goose Egg Island, harrier, harriers, hawk, hawks, immature, juvenile, marsh, mobile blind, Northern Harrier, perched, post, wetlands, winter, wooden post|

I photographed this juvenile Northern Harrier as it perched on a post near Goose Egg Island at Farmington Bay.

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