late – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Migrating Sandhill Cranes On The Wing

By Mia McPherson|February 25th, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Sandhill Cranes, Utah|Tags: adult, Antigone canadensis, calling, crane, cranes, flight, flying, late, marsh, mates, mountains, pair, Sandhill Crane, snowy, wetlands, winter|

I heard through the grapevine that Sandhill Cranes have returned to Farmington Bay WMA. Since the cranes are there they might be at other Utah locations too.

Late Clark’s Grebe Plus A Rough-legged Hawk On A One Way Sign

By Mia McPherson|December 9th, 2021|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Clark's Grebes, Rough-legged Hawks, Utah|Tags: adult, Aechmophorus clarkii, autumn, birds of prey, Buteo lagopus, Buteos, Clark's Grebe, fall, grebe, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Utah, late, late migrant, light morph, male, marsh, one way sign, raptors, Rough-legged Hawk, sign, water, wetlands|

Yesterday I found and pointed out a few birds at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge including a very late Clark's Grebe I spotted from the auto tour route.

Focusing On A Hermit Thrush In Sunshine And Shadows

By Mia McPherson|November 3rd, 2019|Categories: Birds, Hermit Thrushes, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: branch, Catharus guttatus, forest, Hermit Thrush, late, migration, nemesis, nemesis bird, perched, shadows, sunshine, thrush, thrushes|

While hoping to photograph Brown Creepers two days ago I spotted a Hermit Thrush at a distance on the ground in the deep shadows of a stand of trees.