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Yellow-bellied Marmot Out And About In January

By Mia McPherson|January 16th, 2022|Categories: Box Elder County, Utah, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: adult, climate change, desert, hibernation, January, lichen, lichen covered, lichens, mammals, marmot, Marmota flaviventris, marmots, rock, rocks, rodents, sky, too early, winter, Yellow-bellied Marmot|

I found and pointed out dozens of birds yesterday but the biggest surprise to me was spotting a Yellow-bellied Marmot out and about in the middle of January.

Yellow-bellied Marmot That Should Be Hibernating

By Mia McPherson|February 8th, 2021|Categories: Box Elder County, Utah, Wildlife, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: adult, awake, desert, hibernating, hibernation, lichen, mammals, marmot, Marmota flaviventris, marmots, mountains, rocks, rocky, rodents, slope, too early, winter, Yellow-bellied Marmot|

The Yellow-bellied Marmot in these photos should be hibernating until mid-March. I spotted it wide awake yesterday on a rocky slope in northern Utah.