Friday March 22 Once again at my favorite refuge… So excited to spot this Hooded merganser! A first sighting at the refuge for me. I’ve never seen a Common merganser at the refuge either. I was trying to get a good photo of the Ring necked pheasant. It took looking at the picture on my … More Bear River Refuge – March 2019
Friday February 15, 2019 I needed to catch a plane at the Salt Lake City airport Saturday morning so I maximized my birding options and drove down Friday evening so I could bird the Bear River Refuge. I love that it is located between my home and the airport. I have rarely come out to … More Bear River Refuge – Feb 2019
Wednesday December 19, 2018 We (Shanna, Jenny, John & Bill) left Idaho heading for Texas. We left early enough to make a brief stop at the Bear River Refuge on our way south. We didn’t do the full auto tour loop but only drove in to the viewing tower. Canada geese against the Wasatch front … More Bear River Refuge – Dec 2018
November 17, 2018 I was seduced by the thought of seeing thousands of swans. See, I follow the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BearRiverMBR/ And they posted this amazing photo: by Dickson Smith. And included the words: “Witness the spectacle of the Tundra swan migration from the new Viewing Tower at Bear River … More Bait and switch at the refuge
October 7, 2018 The movement of the wind in the reeds is quite hypnotic. This is a movie, click on the image to get to the Flickr site to play it. Smiling Pied billed grebe. I think he really looks like he’s got a secret. They have done a controlled burn in parts of the … More Final Autumn Visit to the Bear River Refuge
Sept 24, 2018 Melinda & I spent the previous evening with Jessica’s family. We hung out, played games and had a great time. In the morning we had breakfast of enormous waffles and eggs. Thanks Jessica & Doug. Melinda was going to Idaho with me for a couple of days so we headed north, once … More Back to Bear River Refuge
Sunday Sept 9, 2018 I woke up really early in the morning. I had planned detouring around the Cedar Breaks road in search of birds, but changed my plan. I wanted to get home. The early departure meant that I was nearing my favorite bird refuge just after noon. There are always birds at the … More Bear River Refuge – Sept 2018
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
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
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 … More Early Birding the BRMBR
