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I left Pocatello super early in the morning so I could be at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge before dawn. It was an excellent plan and I was able to see a lot of wonderful birds.

Sunrise with Ravens

Sunrise over the Wasatch Front

Great Horned Owls

Red winged blackbird looking for love

The refuge was filled with birds. There were hundreds of tundra swans, geese, and ducks.  But mostly SWANS!  I was so excited. Tundra Swans and Canada Geese

Horned Lark

A stunning morning

A ribbon of light filled with ducks, geese, and swans

A cute Coot

Great Blue Heron

Bird list for the refuge:

1. Canada geese
2. Tundra swans
3. Trumpeter swans
4. Northern shovelers
5. Gadwalls
6. Mallards
7. Northern pintails
8. Barrow’s goldeneyes
9. Ring necked ducks
10. Blue winged teals
11. Ring necked pheasants
12. Pied billed grebes
13. Great blue herons
14. Northern harriers
15. Bald eagle
16. Red tailed hawks
17. Rough legged hawk
18. American coots
19. California gulls
20. Great horned owls
21. American kestrels
22. Common ravens
23. European starlings
24. Red winged blackbirds
25. Horned larks

— Jenny

Birding trip: Feb 3, 2018