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My First Of Year Gray Catbird – Heard But Not Seen

By |April 12th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Gray Catbirds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On April 2nd in a canyon in some mountains of the West Desert of Utah I heard a familiar call, the mewing call of a Gray Catbird while I was looking for birds to photograph.

Greater-Sage Grouse Leks In March

By |March 8th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Greater Sage-Grouse, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

March is a time when my mind wanders to windswept, high country sagebrush steppes where Greater-Sage Grouse will dance, fight and court on their leks as they have done for eons.

Canada Geese and How Their Calls Signal a Change of Seasons For Me

By |August 8th, 2017|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Canada Geese, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There are lots of Canada Geese near where I live in part because of the grassy golf course that is not too far away and because of the Jordan River and several small ponds that are just down the hill.

Song Sparrow In Box Elder County, Utah – Bird Sounds of Spring

By |April 2nd, 2017|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Song Sparrows, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was trying to photograph some Red-tailed Hawks when I heard a song close to me and realized it was a Song Sparrow before I even located the bird and put my lens on it.

Sounds of Spring – Western Meadowlark

By |March 13th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Davis County, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Normally we have Western Meadowlarks year round here in the Salt Lake Valley but because this past winter was harsh it seemed that they moved south for a bit. They are back now and singing their songs of spring.

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