Friday October 4, 2019 An early morning visit to Antelope Island. A few birds and lots of bison in sunflowers. – Jenny Sunrise American avocets and ducks Ruddy ducks and Northern shovelers Morning light Western meadowlark Bison on the hill Bison closeup 1 (yay for a telephoto lens) Bison closeup 2 Bison scratching an itch … More Antelope Island – October 2019
Friday September 20, 2019 Dawn at Antelope Island with a bit of rain and a lot of sunflowers. Killdeer in the rain Red necked phaleropes, there were thousands of them, I did not know they migrated through. Such a marvelous surprise! American avocet, Red necked phaleropes, Willet Willet & Avocet Western meadowlarks and a European … More Antelope Island – Sept 2019
Friday August 2, 2019 Melinda and I got to bird Antelope Island State Park on Friday evening. First we checked out the Great blue heron rookery at Gower Ponds. The rookery not only included a few herons but a couple of Double crested cormorants. When we got to Antelope Island it was only a couple … More Antelope Island – Aug 2019
May 18, 2019 This was a marvelous day. We got to the island fairly early in the morning while it was overcast and drizzly. The thousands of Eared grebes were particularly noticeable. We birded the cove & beach side of the island for several hours then went into Layton for lunch and thrift store shopping. … More Antelope Island UT
Friday April 12, 2019 There’s nothing like spring and the return of sunshine. Sunrise this morning happened at 7:00 a.m. This meant I was up and out of the hotel by 6:30 so I could be at Antelope Island for the sun, or rather for the drizzle and clouds hiding the sun. Antelope Island never … More Early April at Antelope Island
October 7, 2018 I made it to Antelope Island just as the sun was starting to rise. I then spent three hours driving and birding around the island. It was a gorgeous, cool, and cloudy day. There weren’t a lot of birds out what with the storm passing through the night before. I tried changing … More Back to Antelope Island
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
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
May 15 2016 Antelope Island with Regina & Katrina Bison sculpture Bison Western meadowlark Great horned owl Loggerhead shrike Burrowing owl Baby ravens American avocets One of three angry bird buoys
On the way home from my Dallas trip in November I stopped by Antelope Island UT to see what birds might still be around. There weren’t a ton, but … First off, I spotted two hawks at a distance the smaller harassing the larger. I was surprised when I got home that I was able … More Antelope Island – 11/18/2017
