7/30/21 Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge pt 1 https://www.fws.gov/refuge/bear_river_migratory_bird_refuge/ Dawn Great Blue Heron Killdeer “If I don’t look at you, you won’t see me” Bank Swallow Bank Swallows American White Pelican Mudcracks

May 15 & 16 2021 Spring at the refuge Yellow headed blackbird Sandhill cranes Barn swallows Snowy egret, Forster’s tern, White faced ibis Eared grebe Pied billed grebe Marsh wren Black crowned night heron Clark’s grebe Yellow headed blackbird Cinnamon teal Sleepy grebes Forster’s terns

May 15 & 16 2021 Spring at the refuge American white pelican Snowy egret Ring necked pheasant Great blue heron Spotted Sandpiper Great egret Black crowned night heron Ready to beat the competitors, Snowy egret Where the water is: Great egrets, Great blue herons, American white pelicans, White faced ibises, Snowy egrets, Black crowned night … More Spring at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge pt 1

4/15/21 Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge It begins with a Sandhill crane Then a Long billed curlew The big surprise on this outing was this adorable Burrowing owl! Northern shoveler Not quite 4 and 20 blackbirds… Yellow headed blackbirds Yellowlegs Pied billed grebe Western grebes

3/5/21 Bear River Refuge – March 2021 pt 2 Ring billed gulls on ice Bald eagle waiting Tundra swans and assorted ducks Tundra swans Oh so many, many swans Bufflehead

3/5/21 Bear River Refuge – March 2021 pt 1 Refuge morning Sandhill cranes Red winged blackbird Western meadowlark Cinnamon teal males chasing a lone female Cinnamon teals

5/17/2020 A Swainson’s Hawk The Hawk Closeup Looking at you Flight prep Takeoff Tail feathers

5/17/20 Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge https://www.fws.gov/refuge/bear_river_migratory_bird_refuge/ American White Pelican in Breeding Plumage American White Pelican in Breeding Plumage #2 Great Blue Heron Great Blue Heron with Western Meadowlark in Flight Clark’s Grebe Dusk Black Necked Stilt White Faced Ibis Crowd of Goslings American Avocets Barn Swallow Swallow Fence (Bank, Barn, & Cliff)

5/17/20 Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge https://www.fws.gov/refuge/bear_river_migratory_bird_refuge/ Lone Cinnamon Teal Short Eared Owl in Flight Ring Necked Pheasant Northern Harrier on the Rocks Canada Goose and Goslings Female Ring Necked Pheasants Pheasant doing the mating dance Male pheasant with the hens he’s trying to impress Double Crested Cormorants & White Faced Ibises in Flight Long … More Spring at the Bear River Refuge pt 1