Friday April 19, 2018 I went to a library Unconference in Rexburg on Friday and decided to take the long birdy way home. I checked at some previously unbirded locations such as Beaver Dick Park and a nearby slough but came up with nothing but robins, magpies, and an occasional Western meadowlark. Next I checked … More Market Lake and Environs April 2019
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
Thursday April 11, 2019 Hooray for the ISU Rodeo Team. Because I go to their events I get out of town in the fall and the spring. Today, I left work an hour early and drove to Brigham City. Leaving early on Thursday shortens the overall drive to Grand Junction Colorado by a couple of … More Early April at the Bear River Refuge
Saturday April 6th I thought I would take a day and explore my nearby Northern hotspots. In particular I was hoping it was not to late to see Snow geese. The migration of waterfowl was in full flight. There were hundreds and hundreds of ducks of all kinds. Sandhill crane in the reeds Bald eagle … More Camas NWR and Market Lake- April 2019
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
What with a vacation, a 60th wedding anniversary, my dad’s birthday and eventually a funeral I ended up spending first a week in Texas (airline there and back) only to spend one day at home and load up the car and daughter and drive back, for another two weeks including driving there and back. Inevitably … More Texas – Spring 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
It turns out that the Titusville/Canaveral (i.e. Space Coast) area of Florida is going to be on my regular destination list now since I have some wonderful friends who live there and who are always ready to have me come visit. I was there in late November on a trip that got cut really short … More Florida’s Space Coast
In my review of a convertible Camaro last month, I concluded that for birding, you were really better off with something far more boring. So I went to Florida again. And rented a different car. A more boring car. I am SUCH a giver. And it was boring. Really, really, really boring. So boring that … More Car for birders review #7: late model Nissan Sentra
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
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