spring migrants

American Avocets, American White Pelicans and Sandhill Cranes Have Returned

By Mia McPherson|February 11th, 2018|Categories: American Avocets, American White Pelicans, Birds, Sandhill Cranes|Tags: American Avocet, American White Pelican, Antigone canadensis, avocet, avocets, crane, cranes, early migrants, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, pelican, pelicans, Recurvirostra americana, Sandhill Crane, sandhills, shorebirds, spring migrants|

I'm excited that the American Avocets, American White Pelicans and Sandhill Cranes have returned to northern Utah because I look forward to seeing and photographing them again.

American White Pelicans, Sandhill Cranes, Swainson’s Hawks – Spring Migrants On The Wing

By Mia McPherson|February 19th, 2017|Categories: American White Pelicans, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Bicknell Bottoms Wildlife Management Area, Birds, Box Elder County, Sandhill Cranes, Swainson's Hawks, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: American White Pelican, Antigone canadensis, birds of prey, Buteo swainsoni, calls, crane, cranes, displaying, flight, flying, hawks, migrants, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, pelican, pelicans, raptors, Sandhill Crane, spring migrants, Swainson's Hawk|

We still have our winter birds and the spring migrants have begun their journey north so my bird photography is likely to pick up and get exciting soon if the clouds will give me a break.