May 26, 2018 It was a glorious day to go bird watching and we spent hours and saw many, many birds. First we went to my favorite Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge: 1 Mallard 2 Red winged blackbirds 3 European starlings 4 White faced ibises Field of White faced ibis 5 Barn swallows 6 Yellow … More Onward to Spanish Fork
May 22-24 Every afternoon Tuesday I had to go to work in the morning but we started a project I’ve been excited to work with that afternoon. SHELLS!!! Once upon a time my grandmother and granddad lived in Hawaii and would bring us the occasional shell. I don’t know when my mother started collecting but … More Sorting Shells
May 25, 2018 Friday, Melinda and I headed South. We headed the direction South to Logan UT, and we headed towards South, meaning our brother David South and his wife Jennifer South and family. We did a little birding and even took a few by roads. The birds were NOT cooperative so I have no … More Visiting family in Logan UT
Monday May 21st Clearly, I need to rethink my plans. It would have been nice to sleep in after spending three days in Yellowstone, but no. In order to accommodate everyone’s schedules we were up and out of the house by 7:00 a.m. This time heading North to Roberts, Market Lake, and the Camas Wildlife … More Birding Market Lake & Camas NWR
Sunday May 20th Now this was a tricky morning, we wanted to be out by the wolf den for the sunrise. In May that means earlier than the crack of dawn. I think we were up and moving around 4:30 and out by 5:00 a.m. Well, we got outside and there was mist and fog. … More Yellowstone with Melinda & Shanna pt 3
Saturday May 19th On Saturday we got up early and headed into the park towards Mammoth. We made it there earlier than I expected so we had lunch at the Mammoth grill, and checked in early to the hotel. The Mammoth hotel is a lovely old fashioned place to stay with the bathrooms down the … More Yellowstone with Melinda & Shanna pt 2
Friday May 18th Melinda arrived from Texas on Thursday the 17th. Hooray! Let the fun begin. The three of us (Melinda, Jenny, Shanna) birded our way North to Yellowstone on Friday. Our first detour near Ashton on Flagg Ranch Road was blocked by a barricade closing the road. A detour meandered us over to Warm … More Yellowstone with Melinda & Shanna pt 1
Saturday April 28, 2018 I stayed in Brigham City after visiting Antelope Island. This way I got to bird the Bear River Migratory Bird refuge at dawn. It was AMAZING. Gorgeous morning Displaying male long billed curlew chasing an uninterested female Ring necked pheasant Long billed curlew Black crowned night heron Mallard with Cinnamon teals … More Bear River Refuge
Friday April 27, 2018 I got to attend a library building design conference held on April 27th in Salt Lake City. After the conference was over I zipped up to Antelope Island to check out the birds. 1. Brewer’s blackbirds 2. Red winged blackbirds 3. Loggerhead shrike 4. American crows 5. Common ravens 6. Eared … More Antelope Island
Saturday April 21, Yellowstone This was opening day for the West entrance into the park and the first day the road to Old Faithful was clear. The park still has people, but not nearly the numbers that we see later in the summer. I rented a 12 passenger van for this day trip into Yellowstone. … More April in Yellowstone 2018
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