Xanthium strumarium

October Marsh Wren

By Mia McPherson|October 3rd, 2021|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Marsh Wrens, Utah|Tags: active, adult, autumn, Cistothorus palustris, cocklebur, fall, fall colors, marsh, Marsh Wren, perky, secretive, wetlands, wren, wrens, Xanthium strumarium|

Four years ago I found a Marsh Wren perched on a Cocklebur on a bright October morning in the wetlands of the refuge.

Immature Yellow Warbler Foraging in a Cocklebur at Bear River MBR

By Mia McPherson|August 21st, 2018|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Yellow Warblers|Tags: cocklebur, immature, marsh, Setophaga petechia, warbler, warblers, wetlands, Xanthium strumarium, Yellow Warbler, young|

This spring and summer I have photographed Yellow Warblers primarily in mountainous riparian habitat so when I spotted one foraging in a Rough Cocklebur two days ago in the marshes at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge I was happy to take photos of it.