Bear River Refuge pt 2
4/5/24 Western grebes American white pelican Yellow headed blackbird American avocet Northern shovelers and a mallard Mule deer Northern pintail Gadwalls Long billed curlew
4/5/24 Western grebes American white pelican Yellow headed blackbird American avocet Northern shovelers and a mallard Mule deer Northern pintail Gadwalls Long billed curlew
4/5/24 an evening of birding Green winged teal Killdeer Western meadowlark and Red winged blackbird Long billed curlew Yellow headed blackbirds American white pelican Pied billed grebe Cinnamon teal Redheads Northern shoveler
Sunrise on the way to the refuge Morning pond full of American coots Belted kingfisher Backlit American kestrel A flight of Redwinged blackbirds Northern pintail and Canada goose Bald eagle Northern shovelers with Canada geese
Snowy egret Cinnamon teal Ring necked pheasant White faced ibises and Snowy egrets Black necked stilt Killdeer – juvenile Cattle with Cattle egrets Western mockingbird Eastern kingbird Barn swallow
Northern pintail American avocet – juvenile American avocets White faced ibises Great blue heron American coot with chick Yellow headed blackbird American white pelican
9/24/22 American coots Pelicans in blue White faced ibises Great blue heron in flight Black necked stilts Pelicans and cormorants Blackbirds Barn swallows
Another treat is getting to drive the main auto route in the reverse direction 9/24/22 Autumn blues White faced ibises and American avocets Kettling ibises and avocets and more A lone ibis So many lovely fall colors
More photos from this drive 9/24/22 Canada geese and assorted ducks American white pelican And so many kettling pelicans White faced ibis American coot The refuge Blackbirds
Cows are used to help manage the invasive fragmites plants 9/24/22
Once again the Bear River Refuge allowed us to bird the D route. This is so amazing 9/24/22 So many gulls, mostly Franklin’s and Ring billed Black necked stilt(s) Great blue heron Avocet butts Avocets