mountain plovers

Ghosts of the Prairie – Mountain Plovers

By Mia McPherson|July 8th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Mountain Plovers, Rarities, Utah|Tags: adult, Anarhynchus montanus, breeding plumage, female, Ghosts of the Prairie, male, Mountain Plover, mountain plovers, plover, plovers, Prairie Ghost, rare, rarity, shorebirds, spring|

On April 10th I spotted two Mountain Plovers on Antelope Island State Park after reporting it to the UBIRD birding list many birders and bird photographers sped to the island to see these birds which are a rarity in this area.

More Mountain Plover Images

By Mia McPherson|April 11th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Mountain Plovers, Rarities, Utah|Tags: Anarhynchus montanus, bird photography, images, Mountain Plover, mountain plovers, plover, plovers, rare, rarities, rarity, shorebirds|

I wanted to share a few more of the Mountain Plover images I took which are a lifer bird for me as well as being rare in Utah.