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Signs of Spring: Yellow-bellied Marmots

By Mia McPherson|April 1st, 2018|Categories: Box Elder County, Utah, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: adult, desert, grass, grasses, mammals, marmot, Marmota flaviventris, marmots, mountains, rocks, signs, spring, Yellow-bellied Marmot|

I get excited to see and photograph my first Yellow-bellied Marmots of the years, sunning on rocks, scurrying along a hillside, nibbling on fresh spring grasses or calling out an alarm because a raptor is flying overhead.

My First of the Season Rough-legged Hawks

By Mia McPherson|October 27th, 2016|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Rough-legged Hawks, Utah|Tags: adult, autumn, birds of prey, Buteo lagopus, Buteos, fall, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Utah, light morph, perched, raptors, Rough-legged Hawk, sign, signs|

I went to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge yesterday hoping to see and photograph my first of the season Tundra Swans and Rough-legged Hawks, I dipped on the swans but found at least 5 of the hawks.