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This was sent from my phone so I couldn't edit out the older messages.... And I don't even know if it is worth mentioning but there is a barrows goldeneye at the wheeler farm south pond.
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> 1. Lee Kay Ponds (Jenson Norman)
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> 3. Re: [UBIRD] Lee Kay Ponds (Jeff Cooper)
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> Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:56:22 -0700
> From: Jenson Norman <(email address filtered)>
> Subject: [Birdtalk] Lee Kay Ponds
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> Gail and I stopped at the Lee Kay Public Shooting Range today to pick up a behind the gate key. The key costs $10.00* and allows you access to the entire Lee Kay complex, for us that was the ability to get on the south side of the ponds. If you've ever birded Lee Kay and arrived in the middle of the day about 10:30 to 2:30 the light is just terrible for viewing the birds. It makes a huge difference getting on the other side.
>
> We covered many of the roads, but not all some looked a little too dicey even for the Subaru, think west side of Willard Bay, but most of the roads seemed passable even in a non four-wheel drive vehicle if you were very careful.
>
> The birding was much better having access to the whole area, there are ponds everywhere and while most of the birds were in the ponds you can access from 1300 South there was a goodly number of birds that you can't see from anywhere but cruising the entire area.
>
>
> * note they rekey the locks every July 1st and so another $10.00 fee each year.
>
> Here is our list for the hour we spent there this morning.
>
> Lee Kay Ponds, Salt Lake, US-UT
> Feb 8, 2012 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 2.5 mile(s)
> 26 species
>
> Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 200
> Gadwall (Anas strepera) 20
> American Wigeon (Anas americana) 2
> Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 10
> Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 5
> Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) 4
> Redhead (Aythya americana) 8
> Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) 50
> Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 1
> Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 9
> Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 9
> Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 4
> Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) 1
> Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) 1
> American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 2
> American Coot (Fulica americana) 55
> Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 200
> California Gull (Larus californicus) 800
> Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 1
> Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) 2
> Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) 25
> White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 25
> Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) X
> Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) 3
> Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) X
> House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 2
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> Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:34:44 -0700
> From: "Kristin Purdy" <(email address filtered)>
> Subject: RE: [Birdtalk] Davis County
> To: "'Bird Talk'" <(email address filtered)>
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> Dave,
>
> Coincidentally, I also visited Kaysville Ponds in Davis County yesterday at
> about 2:00 pm and saw a few of the sights you reported:
>
> 21 Hooded Mergansers
> Several Cackling Geese among the Canadas
> Three white geese, all of which turned out to be domestics. Bummer.
>
> Kris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: (email address filtered) [mailto:(email address filtered)]
> On Behalf Of Dave Hanscom
> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 8:30 AM
> To: Bird Talk
> Subject: [Birdtalk] Davis County
>
> After reading reports sent in last week by Bryant and Jeff, I decided to
> make the rounds in Davis County yesterday morning. Here are highlights:
>
> - Farmington Bay - The barn owl was in his box by the heron rookery, and a
> big flock of night herons was still hanging out west of the first bridge.
>
> - Kaysville Ponds - I hadn't planned to stop there, since they were pretty
> much frozen last time I was there, with ice fishermen on the upper pond and
> very few birds on the lower one. As I drove by on my way to Antelope
> Island, however, I noticed that there was much less ice, and a large white
> bird standing near one of them. It turned out to be a good stop.
>
> The Hooded Mergansers were back on the lower pond, along with a big flock of
> Canada Geese that included several Cackling Geese. The white bird on the
> upper pond turned out to be what I think is a Snow Goose, although I
> couldn't see any black on the wings, and it was quite large. Has anyone
> gotten a good look at that bird? Might it be a domestic goose?
>
> - Gentile Street - My usual route to the island these days is to go through
> Layton and out Gentile Street to see if I can find any unusual sparrows. No
> luck on that yesterday, but a cowbird was a new one for me this year.
> Woopie!
>
> - AIC - The bay south of the causeway is starting to melt, so there are
> quite a few ducks there now. The only interesting ones I saw were at the
> last bridge, where a Horned Grebe, Redheads, and Common Goldeneyes were
> hanging out.
>
> - Antelope Island - Goldfinches everywhere at the ranch, but I couldn't find
> a Redpoll in their midst. About 50 quail scurried back into the brush pile
> when I approached. Nothing unusual.
>
> - AIC - As I was leaving the island, I stopped to see what a couple of
> photographers were so intently watching and photographing. Turned out to be
> a Prairie Falcon perched on one of the cement structures along the south
> side of the road. They had parked right near him, gotten out of their cars,
> set up their cameras less than 100 feet away, and were standing there taking
> pictures. He didn't even move when I pulled up next to them and asked if
> they had him tied down. Pretty amazing to see such a tame wild bird!
>
> Thanks to Bryant and Jeff for their posts.
>
> Dave Hanscom
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 16:04:38 -0700
> From: Jeff Cooper <(email address filtered)>
> Subject: [Birdtalk] Re: [UBIRD] Lee Kay Ponds
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> Further to Norm's post...
>
> Learning about the "get behind the gate" key was an accidental discovery
> last week when I, and a few of my birding passengers, passed through an
> open gate and returned 20 minutes later to find out we were stuck behind a
> locked gate with no way out despite trying several gates. Well, that was
> until we drove to where some other vehicles were and had them let us out.
> They informed us of the $10/year key fee. As Norm indicates, the view from
> the south side of the ponds is much better this time of year. And all the
> other little puddles, ponds, and fields behind the gates have more birds.
>
> It can get extremely muddy in spots. 4WD is recommended, but not necessary
> if you are selective about where you go.
>
> Jeff
>
> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Jenson Norman <(email address filtered)> wrote:
>
> > Gail and I stopped at the Lee Kay Public Shooting Range today to pick up a
> > behind the gate key. The key costs $10.00* and allows you access to the
> > entire Lee Kay complex, for us that was the ability to get on the south
> > side of the ponds. If you've ever birded Lee Kay and arrived in the middle
> > of the day about 10:30 to 2:30 the light is just terrible for viewing the
> > birds. It makes a huge difference getting on the other side.
> >
> > We covered many of the roads, but not all some looked a little too dicey
> > even for the Subaru, think west side of Willard Bay, but most of the roads
> > seemed passable even in a non four-wheel drive vehicle if you were very
> > careful.
> >
> > The birding was much better having access to the whole area, there are
> > ponds everywhere and while most of the birds were in the ponds you can
> > access from 1300 South there was a goodly number of birds that you can't
> > see from anywhere but cruising the entire area.
> >
> >
> > * note they rekey the locks every July 1st and so another $10.00 fee each
> > year.
> >
> > Here is our list for the hour we spent there this morning.
> >
> > Lee Kay Ponds, Salt Lake, US-UT
> > Feb 8, 2012 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
> > Protocol: Traveling
> > 2.5 mile(s)
> > 26 species
> >
> > Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 200
> > Gadwall (Anas strepera) 20
> > American Wigeon (Anas americana) 2
> > Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 10
> > Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 5
> > Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) 4
> > Redhead (Aythya americana) 8
> > Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) 50
> > Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 1
> > Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 9
> > Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 9
> > Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 4
> > Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) 1
> > Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) 1
> > American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 2
> > American Coot (Fulica americana) 55
> > Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 200
> > California Gull (Larus californicus) 800
> > Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 1
> > Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) 2
> > Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) 25
> > White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 25
> > Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) X
> > Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) 3
> > Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) X
> > House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 2
> >
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> Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 18:45:05 -0700
> From: Jeff Cooper <(email address filtered)>
> Subject: [Birdtalk] Bald Eagles at Lindon Marina (with link to photos)
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> I had a business meeting in Lindon today and an appointment in American
> Fork following that so I was able to pass by the Lindon marina (on Utah
> Lake in Utah County) for a few minutes between the two appointments. There
> were two adult Bald Eagles perched on some of the older trees on the east
> edge of the marina, along the paved path. I love seeing Bald Eagles in
> these trees because one of the first Bald Eagles I saw as a new birder two
> years ago was in the same trees. I remember the excitement I felt at the
> time as a brand new birder discovering such a majestic bird so close to my
> home. I drove ten minutes to my home to tell my wife and kids and then
> asked if they wanted to go back and see it with me. They thought it was
> cool, but only one son went back with me and was able to see a different
> Bald Eagle as it flew along the shoreline of Utah Lake in front of us.
>
> The trees near the marina make a great perch for these winter
> visitors because there are thick snags, nearby fields, and a great view of
> the marina where lots of fish are to be had.
>
> Below is a link to images of one of the eagles I observed today. I'm a
> little sad to think they'll be making their trek north in coming weeks, but
> I am looking forward to some of our spring visitors arriving to take their
> place, including Ospreys that nest in the area during the summer.
>
> Happy birding!
> Jeff
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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>This was sent from my phone so I couldn't edit out the older messages.... And I don't even know if it is worth mentioning but there is a barrows goldeneye at the wheeler farm south pond.<br><br>> Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 12:00:46 -0700<br>> From: birdtalk-request@utahbirds.org<br>> Subject: Birdtalk Digest, Vol 74, Issue 14<br>> To: birdtalk@utahbirds.org<br>> <br>> Send Birdtalk mailing list submissions to<br>> 	birdtalk@utahbirds.org<br>> <br>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br>> 	http://utahbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/birdtalk<br>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br>> 	birdtalk-request@utahbirds.org<br>> <br>> You can reach the person managing the list at<br>> 	birdtalk-owner@utahbirds.org<br>> <br>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>> than "Re: Contents of Birdtalk digest..."<br>> <br>> <br>> Today's Topics:<br>> <br>> 1. Lee Kay Ponds (Jenson Norman)<br>> 2. RE: Davis County (Kristin Purdy)<br>> 3. Re: [UBIRD] Lee Kay Ponds (Jeff Cooper)<br>> 4. Bald Eagles at Lindon Marina (with link to photos) (Jeff Cooper)<br>> <br>> <br>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> Message: 1<br>> Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:56:22 -0700<br>> From: Jenson Norman <onegoodmove@mac.com><br>> Subject: [Birdtalk] Lee Kay Ponds<br>> To: Birdtalk <Birdtalk@utahbirds.org>, UBird <ubird@googlegroups.com><br>> Message-ID: <844A71C7-0C35-4EA4-AA4C-8E2456C8629D@mac.com><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII<br>> <br>> Gail and I stopped at the Lee Kay Public Shooting Range today to pick up a behind the gate key. The key costs $10.00* and allows you access to the entire Lee Kay complex, for us that was the ability to get on the south side of the ponds. If you've ever birded Lee Kay and arrived in the middle of the day about 10:30 to 2:30 the light is just terrible for viewing the birds. It makes a huge difference getting on the other side.<br>> <br>> We covered many of the roads, but not all some looked a little too dicey even for the Subaru, think west side of Willard Bay, but most of the roads seemed passable even in a non four-wheel drive vehicle if you were very careful. <br>> <br>> The birding was much better having access to the whole area, there are ponds everywhere and while most of the birds were in the ponds you can access from 1300 South there was a goodly number of birds that you can't see from anywhere but cruising the entire area. <br>> <br>> <br>> * note they rekey the locks every July 1st and so another $10.00 fee each year. <br>> <br>> Here is our list for the hour we spent there this morning.<br>> <br>> Lee Kay Ponds, Salt Lake, US-UT<br>> Feb 8, 2012 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM<br>> Protocol: Traveling<br>> 2.5 mile(s)<br>> 26 species<br>> <br>> Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 200<br>> Gadwall (Anas strepera) 20<br>> American Wigeon (Anas americana) 2<br>> Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 10<br>> Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 5<br>> Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) 4<br>> Redhead (Aythya americana) 8<br>> Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) 50<br>> Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 1<br>> Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 9<br>> Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 9<br>> Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 4<br>> Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) 1<br>> Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) 1<br>> American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 2<br>> American Coot (Fulica americana) 55<br>> Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 200<br>> California Gull (Larus californicus) 800<br>> Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 1<br>> Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) 2<br>> Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) 25<br>> White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 25<br>> Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) X<br>> Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) 3<br>> Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) X<br>> House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 2<br>> <br>> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) <br>> <br>> <br>> ------------------------------<br>> <br>> Message: 2<br>> Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:34:44 -0700<br>> From: "Kristin Purdy" <kristinpurdy@comcast.net><br>> Subject: RE: [Birdtalk] Davis County<br>> To: "'Bird Talk'" <birdtalk@utahbirds.org><br>> Message-ID: <000301cce6a9$79d4c330$6d7e4990$@net><br>> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="US-ASCII"<br>> <br>> Dave,<br>> <br>> Coincidentally, I also visited Kaysville Ponds in Davis County yesterday at<br>> about 2:00 pm and saw a few of the sights you reported:<br>> <br>> 21 Hooded Mergansers<br>> Several Cackling Geese among the Canadas<br>> Three white geese, all of which turned out to be domestics. Bummer. <br>> <br>> Kris<br>> <br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: birdtalk-bounces@utahbirds.org [mailto:birdtalk-bounces@utahbirds.org]<br>> On Behalf Of Dave Hanscom<br>> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 8:30 AM<br>> To: Bird Talk<br>> Subject: [Birdtalk] Davis County<br>> <br>> After reading reports sent in last week by Bryant and Jeff, I decided to<br>> make the rounds in Davis County yesterday morning. Here are highlights:<br>> <br>> - Farmington Bay - The barn owl was in his box by the heron rookery, and a<br>> big flock of night herons was still hanging out west of the first bridge.<br>> <br>> - Kaysville Ponds - I hadn't planned to stop there, since they were pretty<br>> much frozen last time I was there, with ice fishermen on the upper pond and<br>> very few birds on the lower one. As I drove by on my way to Antelope<br>> Island, however, I noticed that there was much less ice, and a large white<br>> bird standing near one of them. It turned out to be a good stop.<br>> <br>> The Hooded Mergansers were back on the lower pond, along with a big flock of<br>> Canada Geese that included several Cackling Geese. The white bird on the<br>> upper pond turned out to be what I think is a Snow Goose, although I<br>> couldn't see any black on the wings, and it was quite large. Has anyone<br>> gotten a good look at that bird? Might it be a domestic goose?<br>> <br>> - Gentile Street - My usual route to the island these days is to go through<br>> Layton and out Gentile Street to see if I can find any unusual sparrows. No<br>> luck on that yesterday, but a cowbird was a new one for me this year.<br>> Woopie!<br>> <br>> - AIC - The bay south of the causeway is starting to melt, so there are<br>> quite a few ducks there now. The only interesting ones I saw were at the<br>> last bridge, where a Horned Grebe, Redheads, and Common Goldeneyes were<br>> hanging out.<br>> <br>> - Antelope Island - Goldfinches everywhere at the ranch, but I couldn't find<br>> a Redpoll in their midst. About 50 quail scurried back into the brush pile<br>> when I approached. Nothing unusual.<br>> <br>> - AIC - As I was leaving the island, I stopped to see what a couple of<br>> photographers were so intently watching and photographing. Turned out to be<br>> a Prairie Falcon perched on one of the cement structures along the south<br>> side of the road. They had parked right near him, gotten out of their cars,<br>> set up their cameras less than 100 feet away, and were standing there taking<br>> pictures. He didn't even move when I pulled up next to them and asked if<br>> they had him tied down. Pretty amazing to see such a tame wild bird!<br>> <br>> Thanks to Bryant and Jeff for their posts.<br>> <br>> Dave Hanscom<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Birdtalk mailing list<br>> Birdtalk@utahbirds.org<br>> http://utahbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/birdtalk<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> ------------------------------<br>> <br>> Message: 3<br>> Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 16:04:38 -0700<br>> From: Jeff Cooper <jeffcooper7@gmail.com><br>> Subject: [Birdtalk] Re: [UBIRD] Lee Kay Ponds<br>> To: onegoodmove@mac.com<br>> Cc: UBird <ubird@googlegroups.com>, Birdtalk <Birdtalk@utahbirds.org><br>> Message-ID:<br>> 	<CAKoVegZZgco=k66StGCpJKn_BH2dW3Jr9NQy7KDKaEZ0gkXQdQ@mail.gmail.com><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br>> <br>> Further to Norm's post...<br>> <br>> Learning about the "get behind the gate" key was an accidental discovery<br>> last week when I, and a few of my birding passengers, passed through an<br>> open gate and returned 20 minutes later to find out we were stuck behind a<br>> locked gate with no way out despite trying several gates. Well, that was<br>> until we drove to where some other vehicles were and had them let us out.<br>> They informed us of the $10/year key fee. As Norm indicates, the view from<br>> the south side of the ponds is much better this time of year. And all the<br>> other little puddles, ponds, and fields behind the gates have more birds.<br>> <br>> It can get extremely muddy in spots. 4WD is recommended, but not necessary<br>> if you are selective about where you go.<br>> <br>> Jeff<br>> <br>> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Jenson Norman <onegoodmove@mac.com> wrote:<br>> <br>> > Gail and I stopped at the Lee Kay Public Shooting Range today to pick up a<br>> > behind the gate key. The key costs $10.00* and allows you access to the<br>> > entire Lee Kay complex, for us that was the ability to get on the south<br>> > side of the ponds. If you've ever birded Lee Kay and arrived in the middle<br>> > of the day about 10:30 to 2:30 the light is just terrible for viewing the<br>> > birds. It makes a huge difference getting on the other side.<br>> ><br>> > We covered many of the roads, but not all some looked a little too dicey<br>> > even for the Subaru, think west side of Willard Bay, but most of the roads<br>> > seemed passable even in a non four-wheel drive vehicle if you were very<br>> > careful.<br>> ><br>> > The birding was much better having access to the whole area, there are<br>> > ponds everywhere and while most of the birds were in the ponds you can<br>> > access from 1300 South there was a goodly number of birds that you can't<br>> > see from anywhere but cruising the entire area.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > * note they rekey the locks every July 1st and so another $10.00 fee each<br>> > year.<br>> ><br>> > Here is our list for the hour we spent there this morning.<br>> ><br>> > Lee Kay Ponds, Salt Lake, US-UT<br>> > Feb 8, 2012 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM<br>> > Protocol: Traveling<br>> > 2.5 mile(s)<br>> > 26 species<br>> ><br>> > Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 200<br>> > Gadwall (Anas strepera) 20<br>> > American Wigeon (Anas americana) 2<br>> > Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 10<br>> > Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 5<br>> > Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) 4<br>> > Redhead (Aythya americana) 8<br>> > Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) 50<br>> > Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 1<br>> > Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 9<br>> > Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 9<br>> > Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 4<br>> > Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) 1<br>> > Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) 1<br>> > American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 2<br>> > American Coot (Fulica americana) 55<br>> > Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 200<br>> > California Gull (Larus californicus) 800<br>> > Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 1<br>> > Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) 2<br>> > Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) 25<br>> > White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 25<br>> > Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) X<br>> > Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) 3<br>> > Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) X<br>> > House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 2<br>> ><br>> > This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)<br>> ><br>> > --<br>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to "UBIRD":<br>> > http://groups.google.com/group/ubird<br>> ><br>> > To post to this group, send email to ubird@googlegroups.com<br>> ><br>> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to<br>> > ubird+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com<br>> ><br>> > Visit us at http://www.utahbirders.com<br>> ><br>> -------------- next part --------------<br>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>> URL: http://secureserver.securesites.net/pipermail/birdtalk/attachments/20120208/8a46e56b/attachment.html<br>> <br>> ------------------------------<br>> <br>> Message: 4<br>> Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 18:45:05 -0700<br>> From: Jeff Cooper <jeffcooper7@gmail.com><br>> Subject: [Birdtalk] Bald Eagles at Lindon Marina (with link to photos)<br>> To: Birdtalk UtahBirds <birdtalk@utahbirds.org>, UBIRD<br>> 	<ubird@googlegroups.com><br>> Message-ID:<br>> 	<CAKoVegZvPpZqeF-EOB_uNU-EAbREdEOSwT9sO=t=x30XCU3OsQ@mail.gmail.com><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br>> <br>> I had a business meeting in Lindon today and an appointment in American<br>> Fork following that so I was able to pass by the Lindon marina (on Utah<br>> Lake in Utah County) for a few minutes between the two appointments. There<br>> were two adult Bald Eagles perched on some of the older trees on the east<br>> edge of the marina, along the paved path. I love seeing Bald Eagles in<br>> these trees because one of the first Bald Eagles I saw as a new birder two<br>> years ago was in the same trees. I remember the excitement I felt at the<br>> time as a brand new birder discovering such a majestic bird so close to my<br>> home. I drove ten minutes to my home to tell my wife and kids and then<br>> asked if they wanted to go back and see it with me. They thought it was<br>> cool, but only one son went back with me and was able to see a different<br>> Bald Eagle as it flew along the shoreline of Utah Lake in front of us.<br>> <br>> The trees near the marina make a great perch for these winter<br>> visitors because there are thick snags, nearby fields, and a great view of<br>> the marina where lots of fish are to be had.<br>> <br>> Below is a link to images of one of the eagles I observed today. I'm a<br>> little sad to think they'll be making their trek north in coming weeks, but<br>> I am looking forward to some of our spring visitors arriving to take their<br>> place, including Ospreys that nest in the area during the summer.<br>> <br>> Happy birding!<br>> Jeff<br>> <br>> https://plus.google.com/photos/118005878733396796908/albums/5706929007142609985?authkey=CLP4ytPZ2Z2ILQ<br>> -------------- next part --------------<br>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>> URL: http://secureserver.securesites.net/pipermail/birdtalk/attachments/20120208/e6202743/attachment-0001.htm<br>> <br>> ------------------------------<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Birdtalk mailing list<br>> Birdtalk@utahbirds.org<br>> http://utahbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/birdtalk<br>> <br>> End of Birdtalk Digest, Vol 74, Issue 14<br>> ****************************************<br> </div></body>
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