Driving the auto route in the wrong direction April 23, 2022 Long billed curlew Red breasted mergansers Northern shovelers American avocet Common goldeneye Cinnamon teal American white pelicans, double crested cormorants, with solo coot & gull Snowy egrets Female red breasted merganser Pied billed grebe Tree swallow Peregrine falcon, not a good photo, but proof … More Bear River Refuge Reversed – April 2022

Turning into the D route April 23, 2022 Great blue heron A new view Rookery for Double crested cormorants, gulls and other birds Rookery with Northern shovelers American avocets Black necked stilts Eared grebes Another new view White faced ibis Another island rookery full of gulls and cormorants Hello song sparrow, thank you for posing … More Bear River Refuge – the D Route

I was so excited when the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge announced that it would be opening up the D route and running the standard auto tour pattern in reverse for one day. I was less excited since I had just spent last weekend+ in Utah birding and attending the College Rodeo. I had really … More Bear River Refuge – April 23 2022

Spent the early morning hours at the refuge birding and dodging raindrops. Stunning vistas Silvery grays sky & water with pelican and ducks Yellow headed blackbirds Yellow headed blackbirds American coot in silhouette Mallards American white pelican Ring necked ducks, Rehead, Northern shoveler Long billed curlew Gadwall Buffleheads Marsh wren Very wet Cinnamon teal and … More Bear River Refuge – April 26 2022

4/14/21 Rainy evening at the Bear River Refuge

4/14/21 Rainy evening at the Bear River Refuge Ring necked pheasant Common merganser and Double crested cormorant American white pelicans Great egret Ring necked duck Clark’s grebe Red winged blackbird Northern shovelers Tundra swan with American coot friend Western grebe Black crowned night heron Yellow headed blackbird Muskrat

Morning Mallards American white pelicans American avocets Song sparrow Cinnamon teal Tree swallows Pied billed grebes Tundra swans Shy yellow headed blackbird Sandhill crane Killdeer Clark’s grebe Double crested cormorant, and yes its eye really is that deep teal color. Yellow headed blackbirds decorating the reeds with a few coots attending

I spent the morning at Antelope Island, the afternoon at the Bear River Refuge and the evening at the rodeo. Here are the best of the photos from the Bear River Refuge afternoon. I’m excited that the Avocets have returned. Northern shoveler Sandhill crane and Ring billed gulls American white pelicans Great blue heron Double … More Bear River Refuge – March 25 2022

Spring is definitely on its way. Tundra swans are at the refuge in the hundreds. Northern pintails have arrived as have more ducks. The eagles and most of the Rough legged hawks have moved on. Sunrise on the way to the refuge Red tailed hawk House sparrow Mallards and my first Northern pintail of 2022 … More Bear River Refuge – Early Mar 2022