loss of habitat

Reasons Why We May Be Seeing Fewer Northern Harriers At Farmington Bay

By Mia McPherson|October 25th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Northern Harriers, Utah|Tags: Circus hudsonius, harrier, harriers, hawks, Hawks of Utah, hovering, hunting, immature, loss of habitat, male, marsh, Marsh hawk, mitigation, nesting success, Northern Harrier, phragmites, phrags, prey, raptors, young|

I don't see nearly as many harriers over the marshes at Farmington Bay as I used to five to ten years ago but the marshes have changed some since I moved to northern Utah.

White-faced Ibis On The Wing Over The Marsh At Farmington Bay WMA

By Mia McPherson|September 24th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, White-faced Ibises|Tags: adult, flight, flying, ibis, ibises, loss of habitat, marsh, nonbreeding plumage, on the wing, playa, Plegadis chihi, summer, wetlands, White-faced Ibis|

I took this White-faced Ibis on the wing over the marsh at Farmington Bay WMA photo last week and at first I thought the bird was too small in the frame but the more I look at it the more I like it.