I let my feeders go toward the end of the summer, but recently started filling them again. I was rewarded (and cleaned out) by a visit from 50-75 common...
I'm in Vernal - well, technically Maeser which is on the NW edge of Vernal. I occasionally have common grackles show up in my yard, or see them around town -...
Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 10/4/07 We've been able to divert water into one of the pools in Sheppard Bottom just in time for the...
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I see Common Grackles throughout the summer in Roosevelt and near Altamont. Brian ... From: Kathy Paulin To: northeasternutahbirding@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 10/4/07 The best time to see the cranes is mid-morning to mid afternoon - oddly enough. But the best...
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Oct 22, 2007 7:22 pm
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Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 11/5/07 The following birds were seen within the survey route: Canada geese 766 Snow goose 1 ...
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Nov 5, 2007 7:20 pm
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Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 11/20/07 The best time to see the cranes is late morning to mid-afternoon. The following birds were...
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Nov 20, 2007 7:34 pm
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Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 12/5/07 Winter has definitely arrived. Must be time for the Christmas Bird Count which is Dec. 15....
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Dec 6, 2007 3:50 pm
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Just a reminder that we have 2 local CBCs going on. The Ouray CBC (Diane's circle) is typically the first Saturday of the count period and this year it's the...
Here are the final numbers from Saturday's count. The town of Jensen was the place to be this year, where backyard feeders provided most of the action....
I've been hearing about flocks of waxwings all winter, on birdnet and from people around Vernal, but hadn't run into any myself - until last Saturday. I was...
Just a reminder that the GBBC started today and runs thru Monday. It's a fun, simple count to do and provides researchers with valuable information on bird...
Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 2/20/08 We haven't had any waterfowl on the Refuge since December. Lots of snow; almost all the Refuge...
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Feb 20, 2008 8:26 pm
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Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 3/4/08 Starting to thaw out slowly. Still no open water in the impoundments and only a few slivers of...
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Mar 4, 2008 7:03 pm
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I'm looking for info on purple martins in eastern Utah, to help with an ongoing research project. If any of you have seen this species in the eastern half of...
Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 3/17/08 Most of the snow is gone, but only a couple areas plus the River have open water. The...
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Mar 17, 2008 8:26 pm
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Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 4/4/08 We've been able to put a little water in a couple units from the Pelican Lake pipeline, but we...
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Apr 4, 2008 7:23 pm
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Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 4/14/08 Been able to flood a couple more areas with Pelican Lake water. The following birds were seen...
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Apr 21, 2008 9:29 pm
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Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 5/5/08 Saw the first goose brood of the year. Even though it snowed last week, I think spring is...
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May 5, 2008 10:15 pm
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Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 5/20/08 Note all the phalaropes!! The following birds were seen within the survey route: Canada geese...
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May 21, 2008 3:58 pm
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Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 6/3/08 We are currently seeing some of the highest river flows in years. The shorebirds aren't liking...
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Jun 3, 2008 10:17 pm
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Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 6/18/08 The river flows have only been higher than this year 5 times since the Flaming Gorge Dam was...
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Jun 19, 2008 9:41 pm
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Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 7/21/08 The following birds were seen within the survey route (that I could get to): Canada geese...
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Jul 22, 2008 8:34 pm
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I just found a snowy plover with 3 young in Sheppard Bottom. It is the first documented nesting snowy plover. Diane Penttila Ouray NWR Refuge Biologist...
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Jul 25, 2008 7:38 pm
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Hello all members, I have launched a new Birding blog which contains Interesting and exciting Birding Observations from all around the world and postings of...
fyi, the message that just went to this list about a birding blog seems legit. I googled "Indian Birder blog" to independently verify the address (since I'm...
Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 8/5/08 While many nests initiated were wiped out during the flooding, many are still doing well....
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Aug 6, 2008 9:42 pm
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Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 8/19/08 The following birds were seen within the survey route (that I could get to): Canada geese...
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Aug 19, 2008 10:33 pm
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Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey 9/3/08 Still have a good amount of water for this time of year. The following birds were seen within...
